Health and Wellbeing in Late Life

Perspectives and Narratives from India

Prasun Chatterjee (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

195 Seiten

2019 | 1st ed. 2019
Springer Verlag, Singapore
978-981-13-8937-5 (ISBN)

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This open access book takes a multidisciplinary approach to provide a holistic understanding of late old age, and situates the aged person within the context of family, caregivers, clinical and other institutions. All through the book, the author discusses preparedness for an aging individual as well as the society in the Indian context. The book highlights inevitable but mostly neglected health issues like depression, dementia, fall, and frailty and provides detailed analyses of solutions that are practicable in low resource settings. It also brings up intergenerational differences and harmony in the context of holistic care of older Indians.
Alongside clinical perspectives, the book uses narratives of elderly patients to dwell on the myriad of problems and issues that constitute old age healthcare. Demonstrating cases that range from the most influential to the most underprivileged elderly in India, the book enlightens multiple caregivers—doctors, nurses, and professional caregivers as well as family members—about the dynamic approach required in dealing with complex issues related to late old age. The narratives make the book relatable and interesting to non-academic readers, with important lessons for gerontological and geriatric caregiving. It is also of use to older adults in preparing for active aging.

Dr Prasun Chatterjee, M.D., is Assistant Professor at the Department of Geriatric Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi. He is one of the few trained elderly care physicians in India and a member of the Indian Academy of Geriatrics. He has worked extensively in the field of geriatrics and gerontology, and has multiple publications on important geriatric concerns like frailty syndromes, Alzheimer’s disease, osteoporosis and other geriatric syndromes. He was awarded the best paper at Gericon 2009. His academic background ranges from his training in psychiatry, pulmonology, to M.D. in Geriatric Medicine from Madras Medical College, and this has given him a broad base to holistically approach his elderly patients. He is a founder president of a non-profit organization, Healthy Aging India, which has a vision to provide dignity and autonomy to elderly through intergenerational empowerment. He has been given the Pride of Chennai award for his community service by Padmashree Professor V.S. Natarajan.

1. Understanding Frailty: The Science and Beyond.- 2. Living with Failing Memory: From a Caregiver’s Perspective.- 3. Panorama of Cancer.- 4. Meaningful Engagement: An Option or Not.- 5. Constipation: Much more than a Symptom.- 6. Fall: A Geriatric Syndrome with Endless Agony.- 7. Stroke, Premorbid Status and Resilience.- 8.Discussion about Sexual Health: Is it Age Inappropriate?.- 9. Treat or Not to Treat.- 10. Successful Ageing: An Opportunity and Responsibility for All.

Erscheinungsdatum	27.09.2019
Zusatzinfo	11 Illustrations, color; 17 Illustrations, black and white; XXV, 195 p. 28 illus., 11 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	Singapore
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Sozialpsychologie
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Geriatrie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
Schlagworte	Caregiver support • dependency and frailty • depression and suicide in old age • End-of-life Decisions • hip fracture in old age • intergenerational interaction • life support • meaningful engagement in late old age • open access • Successful aging
ISBN-10	981-13-8937-3 / 9811389373
ISBN-13	978-981-13-8937-5 / 9789811389375
Zustand	Neuware