Improving the Health of Older People: A World View (Hardcover)

This book examines the worldwide growth of elderly populations and its consequences for future care, and the associated costs for this sector of the population. Living a longer life does not necessarily imply an improvement in the quality of life. Important issues concerning the overall quality of additional years gained through increase in life expectancy are addressed in this book. Progress in specific dimensions of wellbeing are described. Recent gains in knowledge are reviewed, together with advances in our understanding of falls, sensory disorders, mental health in old age, osteoporosis, incontinence, drug therapy and iatrogenic disorders. The book extends outside medical care to encompass the family, which is the key issue in developing countries, community care, nursing home and hospice care; health care services that are particularly appreciated by older people are described. It will provide readers with a knowledge base for developing policies and programs that will advance the wellbeing of the elderly people of the world.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	March 1990
Editors:	Robert L. Kane (Dean) • John Grimley Evans (Professor of Geriatric Medicine) • David MacFadyen (Associate Dean for Health Policy)
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 46mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	720
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-261792-7
Categories:	Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Geriatric medicine Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Emergency services > General Books > Medicine > General issues > Health systems & services > General
LSN:	0-19-261792-3
Barcode:	9780192617927

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