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Based on a unique research study, this volume examines the later
life development of Holocaust survivors from Israel and the US.
Through systematic interviews, the authors - noted researchers and
clinicians - collected data about the lives of these survivors and
how they compared to peers who did not share this experience. The
orientation of the book synthesizes several conceptual approaches -
gerontological and life span development, stress research, and
traumatology, and also reflects the varied disciplines of the
authors, spanning psychology, social work, and sociology. The
result is a multi-faceted view of their subject with an
understanding of the individual, society, and the interaction of
the two, tempered by the authors' own Holocaust experiences.
Chapters cover a range of areas including stress and coping of
these survivors, reviews of their heath and mental health, an
examination of their social integration, as well as a review of the
multiple predictors of psychological well-being and adaptation to
aging. This book will be of interest to psychologists, social
workers, sociologists, psychiatrists, and all those who study both
trauma and aging.
Based on a unique research study, this volume examines the later
life development of Holocaust survivors from Israel and the US.
Through systematic interviews, the authors a" noted researchers and
clinicians a" collected data about the lives of these survivors and
how they compared to peers who did not share this experience. The
orientation of the book synthesizes several conceptual approaches
a" gerontological and life span development, stress research, and
traumatology, and also reflects the varied disciplines of the
authors, spanning psychology, social work, and sociology. The
result is a multi-faceted view of their subject with an
understanding of the individual, society, and the interaction of
the two, tempered by the authorsa (TM) own Holocaust experiences.
Chapters cover a range of areas including stress and coping of
these survivors, reviews of their heath and mental health, an
examination of their social integration, as well as a review of the
multiple predictors of psychological well-being and adaptation to
aging. This book will be of interest to psychologists, social
workers, sociologists, psychiatrists, and all those who study both
trauma and aging.
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Health Web Science (Paperback)
Joanne S. Luciano, Grant P. Cumming, Eva Kahana, Mark D. Wilkinson, Elizabeth H. Brooks, …
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This monograph is a call to action. It is an urgent request to
those using the web to help find solutions to problems facing
healthcare globally. The disciplines of Web Science and its
subfield Health Web Science explore how the World Wide Web drives
discussions, technologies, policies, and solutions, which surround
health issues. The monograph presents Health Web Science as a
sub-discipline of Web Science that, while being concerned with the
Web's impact on health and wellbeing, also examines the impact of
the Web's health-related uses on the design, structure, and
evolution of the Web itself. Understanding and appreciating the
overlapping, yet divergent disciplinary orientation of Health Web
Science compared to related research domains, motivates specific
research efforts around better utilization of, innovation on, and
communication over and within the Web. Health Web Science is an
ideal reference for researchers and practitioners with an interest
in this emerging topic.
What is the lived experience of previously healthy older adults as
they face disability in late life, and how is disability
assimilated in their identity? How do prevailing practices
facilitate-or limit-options for elders living with new
disabilities? To address these questions, Jeffrey Kahana and Eva
Kahana uniquely synthesize disability and gerontological
perspectives to explore both the unfolding challenges of aging and
the practices and policies that can enhance the lives of older
adults.
Why are the elderly so often perceived as burdensome and
unproductive members of our society? Altruism in Later Life
explores and refutes this view with cogent, empirical data. Authors
Elizabeth Midlarsky and Eva Kahana introduce the results of a
series of investigations on assistance offered by--rather than
to--the elderly, in the context of historical, philosophical, and
theoretical trends in gerontology and altruism research. Following
a brief but inclusive historical survey of aging treatments, they
present their own theoretical model of successful aging: Based on a
carefully applied methodological review of research focusing on
altruism and the elderly, the results reveal the relative
frequency, nature, correlates, and ramifications of the
contributions they make. Dispelling many of the misapprehensions
held about the elderly, this work will prove to be a vital, timely
resource for professionals and students in fields including
gerontology, psychology, social work, sociology, counseling, and
the health sciences.
Published in cooperation with the Center for Practice Innovations,
Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, Case Western Reserve
University Increased life expectancy, the deinstitutionalization of
persons with mental illness, the rise of home health care, and
advances in medical technology have resulted in greater numbers of
dependent people requiring care by family members. The frail
elderly, the chronically mentally ill, and the physically disabled
are examples of such groups who now receive their daily care in the
community. How do families accept the burden of this care? What are
the physical and emotional demands of such caregiving? Are the
families prepared to assume this role? Family Caregiving Across the
Lifespan considers the broad spectrum of chronic illnesses that
necessitate family caregiving throughout the lifespan and expands
the caregiving paradigm by including in its focus both members of
the caregiving dyad and significant non-family caregivers. It also
explores the social context in which care is provided--an entire
section of the volume is devoted to discussions of the interface
between informal and formal caregivers and society at large. Among
the other subjects this volume addresses are the negative
consequences of family caregiving, the value of providing support
to caregivers, and caregivers of persons living with AIDS. Family
Caregiving Across the Lifespan is important reading for those in
social work, nursing, family medicine, and clinical psychology.
"Family Caregiving Across the Lifespan represents a significant
milestone in the continuing maturation of this vital area of
long-term care. The title is an understatement of the authors'
accomplishments. . . .Rather than offering narrow boxes or labels,
the book invites the reader to join in a broadened perspective on
caregiving so that it can more fully reflect the richness of the
lives of all involved. . . .For those who encounter Family
Caregiving Across the Lifespan as part of their continuing study of
caregiving, the book provides the integrating milestone of
caregiving literature." --Journal of Case Management "This volume
is a useful compendium of articles on family caregiving. The
fourteen chapters in this volume address many important topics in
family caregiving. One of the book's major contributions is its
clarification that family caregiving to frail or chronically ill
people has no age limitation, although there are unique issues at
different points in the development of individuals and families.
The book has exceptional merit. It expands our understanding of
family caregiving, provides important ideas for future research,
offers research findings that enhance our understanding of family
care, and presents a very useful review of the literature. This
book would be a beneficial addition to the library of all
researchers in the area of caregiving. They will discover
worthwhile conceptualizations and gain new insights that can inform
their research. Practitioners should also benefit from this
collection. The chapters addressing interaction between forma land
informal caregivers should give practitioners a deeper
understanding of how to be more effective in dealing with informal
caregivers and care recipients." -Ageing & Society "One paper
[in this volume] deserves particular notice because it attempts to
do what many of the authors feel is most critical in caregiving
research but also most difficult, namely, to analyze the
effectiveness of caregiving, the effect of provision of care on
elder health outcomes. This is an important and original
conceptualization of the problem..." -Steven M. Albert,
Contemporary Gerontology "This book is both unique and valuable
because it embraces Brody's observation that family caregiving is
not limited to a specific segment of the life span. Moreover, the
book is not limited to filial caregiving, but entertains an
impressive variety of contexts of family caregiving. . . . This
book will be a valuable text in graduate-level courses." --Journal
of Marriage and the Family
Why are the elderly so often perceived as burdensome and
unproductive members of our society? Altruism in Later Life
explores and refutes this view with cogent, empirical data. Authors
Elizabeth Midlarsky and Eva Kahana introduce the results of a
series of investigations on assistance offered by--rather than
to--the elderly, in the context of historical, philosophical, and
theoretical trends in gerontology and altruism research. Following
a brief but inclusive historical survey of aging treatments, they
present their own theoretical model of successful aging: Based on a
carefully applied methodological review of research focusing on
altruism and the elderly, the results reveal the relative
frequency, nature, correlates, and ramifications of the
contributions they make. Dispelling many of the misapprehensions
held about the elderly, this work will prove to be a vital, timely
resource for professionals and students in fields including
gerontology, psychology, social work, sociology, counseling, and
the health sciences.
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