In recent years, the aim of research on aging has shifted from
prolonging life to fostering healthy and cognitively robust aging
of older people. In order to improve the quality of life of older
people, we need to better understand cognitive aging as well as
bodily aging.
"Health and Cognition in Old Age" assembles the cream of
research across varied medical, mental health, and social
disciplines, and demonstrates how this knowledge can lead to
improved outcomes for older people. The first half of this expert
volume discusses biomedical and life course factors in aging,
particularly as they affect cognition and well-being in later life.
From there, effective solutions are the focus: interventions and
care programs to improve mental functioning and general quality of
life, and current policy and practice ideas in promoting healthy,
active, and cognitively robust aging. Together, these diverse
chapters offer a multi-faceted approach to understanding and
modifying what was formerly the inevitable course of growing old. A
sampling of the coverage:
How the aging process affects the immune system.Occupational
gerontology work-related determinants of old age health and
functioning.Social, behavioral, and contextual influences on
cognitive function and decline.Lifestyle factors in the prevention
of dementia.Understanding long-term care outcomes: conventional and
behavioral economics.Social capital, mental well-being, and
loneliness in older people.
For gerontologists, sociologists, social workers, health
psychologists, and others working to improve older people s lives,
"Health and Cognition in Old Age" brings expertise, versatility,
and confidence to the table.
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