Improving the Health of Older People: A World View
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-261792-7 (ISBN)
In 1988 the World Health Organization convened an Expert Committee to identify the principles of policy for care of ageing populations of the world over the next decade. The Committee commissioned a series of background papers from an international body of experts to form the basis of its deliberations. This volume is a compilation of those papers. While the signs of ageing of populations is commonly assumed to be a problem restricted to the developed world, more than half the world's population of people aged 65 and over live in developing countries. The Committee therefore had to consider a wide range of issues including the applicability of models of care for the elderly in the developed world to less-developed nations.
The book surveys common geriatric problems, issues about delivering health care and social services to older people, and policy issues with regard to improving care. The chapters are designed to provide practical, as well as theoretical, approaches to meeting the challenges of geriatric care.
Robert L. Kane: Perceived progress in Ageing: The results of a Delphi survey of international experts; PART I: HEALTH AND FUNCTION: Introduction; D.L. Macfadyen: International demographic trends; R.L. Kane, D.M. Radosevich, and J.W. Vaupel: Compression of morbidity: issues and irrelevancies; J. Grimley Evans: How are the elderly different?; G.G. Fillenbaum: Assessment of health and functional status: an international comparison; R.B. Wallace and J.E. Rohrer: Ageing, quantitative health status assessment and the effectiveness of medical care; M.S. Gore: Social factors affecting the health of the elderly; PART II: PROGRESS IN SPECIFIC AREAS: Introduction; C.E. Finch: Progress in the biology of ageing; Osteoporosis: Introduction; B.E.C. Nordin: Scope for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis; Stroke: J. Grimley Evans: Introduction; C.J. Bulpitt: Stroke prevention and the population control of hypertension; T. Omae: Care of the patient with acute stroke; L. Offerhaus: Drugs and old people: recent advances in geriatric pharmacology; F.I. Caird: Iatrogenic disorders; D. Noffsinger, J.P. Martin and S.H. Lewis: Hearing disorders of ageing: identification and management; B.J. Guland, J.E. Borne, R. Mayeux and B.S. Meyers: The effectiveness of intervention for the mental health of the elderly; J.G. Ouslander: The efficacy of continence treatment; M.J. Gibson: Falls in later life; A. M. Davies: Prevention in the ageing; PART II : HEALTH CARE: Introduction; G. Andrews: Role of primary health care for the elderly; N.A. Apt: The role of the family in the care of the elderly in developing countries; D. Maeda: The role of the family in developed countries; R.A. Kane: Case management and assessment of the elderly; L.A. Rubenstein: The efficacy of geriatric assessment programmes; R.A. Barker: The role of geriatric medicine; B. Havens: Home care and day care for the elderly; M.J. Hirschfield and R. Fleishman: Nursing home care for the elderly; D.S. Greer: Hospice care for the elderly; N. Blackie: Housing for older people: the North American approach; K.Maslow: Technology development and use for elderly people; H. Becker: Assessing the impact of introducing new technologies and interventions for the elderly; PART IV: EDUCATION AND PERSONNEL NEEDS: Introduction; E.C. de Lehr: Educating lay persons about the care of the elderly; C. Ewan: Educating health professionals in the care of the elderly; D.I Zwick and T.F. Williams: pLaning for health personnel needed to serve elderly persons; PART V: HEALTH AND SOCIAL POLICY ISSUES IN AGEING: Introduction; B. Vellas, P. Vellas, and J-L Albarede: Planning more suitable environments for the elderly; N. Ogawa: Economic factors affecting the health of the elderly; K. Wright: The role of ageing in establishing social priorities: an economic perspective; V. Rys: Contribution of social security to the well-being of the elderly; A.L. Caplan: Ethical issues and care of the elderly; Appendix; Index.
| Zusatzinfo | line drawings and tables |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Oxford |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Gewicht | 1305 g |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitswesen |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Geriatrie | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-19-261792-3 / 0192617923 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-19-261792-7 / 9780192617927 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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