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Physical Change and Aging - A Guide for the Helping Professions (Paperback, 7th Revised edition)
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Physical Change and Aging - A Guide for the Helping Professions (Paperback, 7th Revised edition)
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The seventh edition of this classic multidisciplinary text for
students of gerontology continues to offer practical,
user-friendly, and comprehensive information about the physical
changes and common pathologies associated with the aging process.
Fully updated with current information regarding diagnosis, risk
factors, prevention recommendations, treatment approaches, and
medications along with new statistics on prevalence and
evidence-based clinical guidelines, this textbook focuses on
physical changes and common pathologies of aging, while also
considering the psychological and social implications with which
they are inextricably linked.Through a systems-based approach,
positive aspects of aging are emphasized, showing the reader how
older adults can gain greater personal control through lifestyle
changes and preventive health strategies. Included is important
content related to teaching, health, and well-being, such as
nutrition, medications, aging with lifelong disabilities,
complementary and alternative therapies, and death and dying. The
seventh edition features a new chapter on gerontechnology, with new
content on the influence of pandemics, including COVID-19, on
death, dying, grieving, and funeral rituals. This multifaceted text
also delivers new and updated information on diagnosis and
treatment, along with stressed behaviors and interventions to
promote more personal control the individual aging process. Helpful
appendices include practical suggestions for improving safety for
older adults and websites of relevant organizations, along with a
glossary of medical terms used in the text. Purchase includes
digital access for use on most mobile devices or computers. New to
the Seventh Edition: A brand-new chapter on gerontechnology Updated
information on diagnosis and treatment, risk factors, and
prevention recommendations New statistics for prevalence and
clinical guidelines/recommendations Focus on behaviors and
interventions providing personal control over aging process
Practical suggestions for improving older adult safety Influence of
COVID-19 on death, dying, grieving, and funeral rituals Test bank
and PowerPoint slides Key Features: A unique systems-based approach
covering the anatomy and physiology of each organ system Focuses on
common health problems within each body system Addresses
psychological and social implications of aging Provides
evidence-based treatment strategies Describes practical
applications of aging data - how to use the data to so adults can
gain greater personal freedom Useful as textbook, practitioner's
guide and family caregiver resource
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