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"Our climate crisis is resulting in more frequent and more intense extreme weather events. The US population is aging (by 2034, the US will have more people over 65 than under 18). Older adults often have challenges in preparing for and responding to a disaster (limited mobility, cognitive challenges, financial and housing instability) that the disaster management and health-care communities are not prepared to address, in spite of the evidence that...
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Population ageing and globalisation represent two of the most radical social transformations that have occurred. This book provides, for the first time, an accessible overview of how they interact. Ageing has been conventionally framed within the boundaries of nation states, yet demographic changes, transmigration, financial globalization and the global media have rendered this perspective problematic. This much-needed book is the first to apply...
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Schluckstörungen bei geriatrischen Patienten stellen Pflegekräfte, Therapeuten und Angehörige häufig vor ein schwieriges Problem. Aufgrund der weitreichenden Folgen einer Mangelernährung oder Aspirationspneumonie (Lungenentzündung durch Verschlucken von Speisen oder Flüssigkeit) ist eine umfassende interdisziplinäre Betreuung für den Betroffenen lebenswichtig.
Dieses Buch bietet Hilfestellung und zeigt auf, wie in kurzer Zeit eine Schluckstörung...
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This book is a study of nostalgia, belonging and community which provides a new theoretical framework for understanding retirement migration. It is the first account of retirement migration that focuses on the voices of retired working-class British women, who are considering either return migration to the UK or permanent/temporary settlement in Spain. Through a narrative approach, we follow their journeys as they seek, recreate and construct community...
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This volume and its companion, The new dynamics of ageing volume 2, provide comprehensive multi-disciplinary overviews of the very latest research on ageing. It reports the outcomes of the most concerted investigation ever undertaken into both the influence shaping the changing nature of ageing and its consequences for individuals and society. This book concentrates on three major themes: active ageing, design for ageing well and the relationship...
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Get the Summary of Lyn Slater's How to Be Old in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "How to Be Old" by Lyn Slater is a reflective journey through the author's experiences as she navigates the intersections of aging, fashion, and identity. Slater, a professor turned fashion blogger, explores the dynamics of her classroom and the corporatized academic environment while also delving into the world of fashion. She finds...
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In the summer of 1996, Ruth Ray, a gerontologist in her forties, befriended an eighty-two-year-old man suffering from Parkinson's. The two remained close until the end of his life, sharing stories and memories while building a deep relationship. Part memoir, part biography, Endnotes explores how people construct meaning through their interactions with others. With grace and wit, Ray situates her friend's past experiences and present relationships...
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Applying interdisciplinary perspectives about everyday life to vital issues in the lives of older people, this book maps together the often taken-for-granted aspects of what it means to age in an ageist society. Part of the “Ageing in a Global Context” series, the two parts address the materialities and the embodiments of everyday life respectively. Topics covered include household possessions, public and private spaces, older drivers, media representations,...
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Will you be ready when it's time...?
Whether whittling down to the essentials for a parent moving into a room or two or downsizing for ourselves, ignoring the spirit and basing decisions on health and safety alone could have devastating results.
In this hope filled book you will learn how to:
* Identify needs and desires to create a quality new life
* Cope with the Depression Era mind-set
* Create emotionally sustaining environments to nurture the...
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Esta investigacin presenta una propuesta de trabajo con adultos mayores a partir de un Modelo de Atencin para el cuidado de adultos mayores a partir del mtodo Montessori. El Modelo est siendo utilizado en una casa de cuidado de adultos mayores en el Estado de Colima, en el cual se han ido modificando las estrategias de atencin en donde se busca principalmente el desarrollo de habilidades sociales, a partir de actividades ldico-recreativas, que les...
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As the field of aging and gerontology grows worldwide, this exciting guide introduces students to key issues and concepts. It covers topics related to the phenomena of advancing aging, including how older age has been defined historically, cultural myths related to advanced age, health and function in later life, how older age is financed throughout the world, and other key questions. Taking a multiple-perspective approach (including humanities, social...
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A critical success in Europe, this book offers a process-based, patient-centered approach to palliative care that substantiates an indication-oriented treatment and radical reconsideration of our transition to death. Drawing on decades of work with terminally ill cancer patients and a trove of research into near-death experiences, Monika Renz encourages practitioners to not only safeguard patients' dignity as they die but also take stock of their...
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The lifecourse perspective continues to be an important subject in the social sciences. Researching the Lifecourse offers a distinctive approach in that it truly covers the lifecourse (childhood, adulthood and older age), focusing on innovative methods and case study examples from a variety of European and North American contexts. This original approach connects theory and practice from across the social sciences by situating methodology and research...
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The ageing of the population has enormous implications for the provision of, and access to, health care. Christina Victor's important textbook provides comprehensive overview of the experiences of older people, chapters on physical health, mental health, disability and lifestyle, a thesis of current policy developments, the key debates on the future health of elders and an international, up-to-date perspective. Written by a leader in the field, the...
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Over the next 40 years the number of people aged 60+ in the world, many of whom live in developing regions, will grow by 1¼ billion. What will old age be like for them? This original book provides an analysis of links between development, population ageing and older people, challenging some widely held misconceptions. It highlights the complexity of international experiences and argues that the effects of population ageing on development are influenced...
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Sexualités et conjugalités en contexte de vieillissement s'adresse aussi bien à la communauté scientifique qu'à un public étudiant ou professionnel. En dépit d'un nouvel intérêt pour la vie intime des personnes âgées, de nombreux stéréotypes subsistent. Ces stéréotypes, témoignant d'une vision réductrice de la sexualité ou de la conjugalité, risquent d'occulter toute la richesse et la diversité du vécu sexuel et relationnel des...
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As we age, society's negative assumptions mean we become a burden, a problem and the excluded 'other'. With a convincing call to embrace all that is positive about ageing comes this timely book from the authors of Retiring with Attitude. Debunking the myth of the ageing time bomb it presents a new, yet realistic, way for society to engage with older people from a myriad of perspectives, including consumerism, media, work, housing, community and 'beauty'....
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Three Score Years and Ten: Or More? delves into the enduring fascination with individuals who live beyond 100 years. The intrigue centres not only on the accomplishment itself but also on the mysteries of how and why these people achieve such remarkable longevity.
This research shifts its focus from contemporary centenarians, whose ages can be more reliably verified due to improved record-keeping, to an earlier era marked by less clear historical...
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Este libro tiene como propósito brindar un panorama general sobre la vejez y el envejecimiento. Envejecer es un proceso inevitable por el que atravesamos la mayoría de los seres vivos. Tener conocimiento sobre esta etapa permitirá tomar decisiones en el presente que repercutirán en cómo se afronte la propia vejez y la del otro. El lector encontrará en estas páginas algunos conceptos básicos de gerontología; los cambios morfofisiológicos...
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