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Resilience and Aging - Emerging Science and Future Possibilities (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)
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Resilience and Aging - Emerging Science and Future Possibilities (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)
Series: Risk, Systems and Decisions
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Older aged adults face many adversities over the later life course.
This edited volume will address the ways in which seniors bounce
back from different types and combinations of adversity - termed
"resilience". While research has been accumulating that identifies
inherent abilities and external resources needed to adapt and
navigate stress-inducing experiences among aging and older adults,
gaps remain in understanding the unique elements and processes of
resilience. A series of chapters included in this book will address
several overarching questions: why do some older
individuals/families/communities adapt to adversity better than
others; what are modifiable behavioral protective/risk factors
related to resilience; and how can we foster resilience at the
individual/community level and which approaches show the most
promise? The spectrum of aging-related challenges and responses
addressed in this book include: mental health; physical/functional
health problems; multimorbidity; socio-economic deprivation; social
isolation and loneliness; cultural dimensions of loneliness;
housing/homelessness problems; and environmental disasters. This
book presents cutting-edge science at the conceptual,
methodological, empirical and practice levels applied to emerging
resilience sub-fields in gerontology. It will also present
potential areas of future research, policy and practice linked to
these areas. During a period of the most rapid population aging in
the US, Canada and many other nations, coupled with heightened
global socio-political change, extending our knowledge of
resilience will help society to make important adjustments to
maximize health and wellness of older individuals. Supporting and
enhancing resilience through technological, social and/or
community-level advances in geroscience will help those facing
adversity to thrive by harnessing, stretching, and leveraging a
wide array of potential resources. The promotion of healthier older
populations has far-reaching consequences for health care and
social/community support systems, both in terms of public health
including pandemic response, and the development and implementation
of innovations in treatment and practice guidelines.
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