This volume evaluates a range of assessment measures with regard to older adults. The expert contributors address topics such as assessment of health, functional disability (ADLs), mental agility, aging and personality, depression, and pain. While the instruments themselves are readily available from other sources, this book discusses the suitability, strengths, and weaknesses of various measures and offers current information on the rapidly changing, state-of-the-art assessment technology.
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Contributors
Forthcoming Contents, Volume 15
Introduction
Overview of Methodological Issues in Gerontological and Geriatric Measurement, Jeanne A. Teresi and Douglas Holmes Assessing Health, M. Powell Lawton and Renee H. Lawrence Functional Disability: Activities and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living, Mary Grace Kovar and M. Powell Lawton Balance and Gait Measures, Pamela W. Duncan and Stephanie Studenski Brief Assessments of Cognitive Function in the Elderly, Marilyn S. Albert Assessment of Behavioral Disturbance in Older Adults, Linda Teri and Rebecca G. Logsdon Leisure and Productive Activity, Roger C. Mannell and Sherry L. Dupuis Assessing the Health-Related Dimensions of Older Adults’ Social Relationships, Karen S. Rook Aging and Personality Assessment The Measurement of Affect in the Elderly, Richard Schulz, Alison T. O’Brien, a, nd Connie A. Tompkins Assessment of Depression, Nancy A. Pachana, Dolores Gallagher-Thompson, and Larry W. Thompson Caregiver Functioning, Gary T. Deimling Assessment of Pain in the Elderly, Patricia A. Parmelee Assessing the Environment, Frances M. Carp Assessing Life Events Among Older Adults, Alex J. Zautra, Glenn Affleck, and Howard Tennen Multidimensional Assessment Instruments: Present Status and Future Prospects, Linda K. George Index
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