In this timely and important work, expert gerontologists review what has been learned about the aged and the process of aging and link this knowledge to interventions for improving the quality of life.
This volume highlights the development of preventive, therapeutic, and rehabilitative interventions designed to assist older people maintain their independence and quality of life. In addition to the editors, chapter authors include Robert N. Butler, Matilda White Riley, Carroll Estes, and a foreword by James O. Mason.
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Foreword,
James O. Mason, MD, Dr PH
Acknowledgments
Contributors
Introduction: Aging and Quality of Life-Celebrating New Discoveries,
Marcia G. Ory, Ph D, MPH, Donna M. Cox, Ph D, Helen C. Gift, Ph D, and Ronald P. Abeles, Ph D
Part I: Background Perspectives
Historical Perspective on Aging and Quality of Life, Robert N. Butler, MD Conceptualizing and Measuring Quality of Life in Older Populations, Anita L. Stewart, Ph D, and Abby C. King, Ph D Part II: Life Styles and Quality of Life
Behavioral and Social Factors in Healthy Aging, George A. Kaplan, Ph D, and William J. Strawbridge, Ph D Disability in Late Life, Lois M. Verbrugge, Ph D, MPH Self-Care and Quality of Life in Old Age, Gordon H. De Friese, Ph D, Thomas R. Konrad, Ph D, Alison Woomert, Ph D, Jean E. Kincade Norburn, Ph D, and Shulamit Bernard, RN, MS Part III: Physical Health, Quality of Life, and Aging
Rehabilitation in Old Age, T. Franklin Williams, MD Psychosocial Status in Cancer Patients, Barrie R. Cassileth, Ph D Biopsychosocial Risks for Cardiovascular Disease in Spouse Caregivers of Persons with Alzheimerís Disease, Peter P. Vitaliano, Ph D, Cynthia M. Dougherty, Ph D, RN, and Ilene C. Siegler, Ph D, MPH Part IV: Older People and Their Environments
Social Support: Content, Causes, and Consequences, Robert L. Kahn, Ph D Aging Well and Institutional Living: A Paradox?, Margret M. Baltes, Ph D Human Factors and Aging: The Operator-Task Dynamic, Robin A. Barr, DPhil Maintaining a Sense of Control in Later Life, Margie E. Lachman, Ph D, Mauri A. Ziff, MA, and Avron Spiro III, Ph D Part V: Social Structures, Quality of Life, and Aging
The Challenging Structure of Work Opportunities: Toward an Age- Integrated Society, Matilda White Riley, DSc, and Karyn A. Loscocco, Ph D Socioeconomic Status and Health over the Life Course, Stephanie A. Robert, MSW, and James S. House, Ph D New Directions in Socioeconomic Research on Aging, James P. Smith, Ph D Minority and Socioeconomic Status: Impact on Quality of Life in Aging, H. Asuman Kiyak, Ph D, and Nancy R. Hooyman, MSW, Ph D Part VI: Policy Implications
Public Policy and Long-Term Care, Carroll L. Estes, Ph D, and Liz Close, MS Changing the Social Environment to Promote Health, Lennart Levi, MD, and Donna M. Cox, Ph D Exploring the Future of Health Care for Older People, Robert H. Binstock, Ph D, Dennis W. Jahnigen, MD, and Stephen G. Post, Ph D Index
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