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  • Sustainable Health and Long-Term Care Solutions for an Aging Population
    Lasting healthcare for the entire population, specifically the elderly, has become a main priority in society. It is imperative to find ways to boost the longevity of healthcare services for all users. Sustainable Health and Long-Term Care Solutions for an Aging Population is a pivotal reference source featuring the latest scholarly research on issues pertinent to health cost a...
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    295,52 €

  • Optimizing Assistive Technologies for Aging Populations
    Anupam Shukla / Chandra Prakash Rathore / Yosry Morsi
    Demographics reveal that the proportion of elderly individuals in the population is growing at a significant rate. Advances in medicine have allowed populations to live longer than ever; however, ensuring that these individuals have the tools necessary to sustain a productive and happy lifestyle as they age remains a concern. Optimizing Assistive Technologies for Aging Populati...
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    289,15 €

  • The Geriatric Admission
    This is a guide book that showcases the commonest clinical problems encountered in the inpatient setting concerning elderly patients. Each chapter is based on a symptomatic theme and quizzes the reader through the evolution of a patient scenario upon hospitalisation. Engaging discussions occur after each quiz question, focusing on approaches and diagnostic and therapeutic pearl...
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    77,11 €

  • The Geriatric Admission
    This is a guide book that showcases the commonest clinical problems encountered in the inpatient setting concerning elderly patients. Each chapter is based on a symptomatic theme and quizzes the reader through the evolution of a patient scenario upon hospitalisation. Engaging discussions occur after each quiz question, focusing on approaches and diagnostic and therapeutic pearl...
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    169,67 €

  • Pressing RESET for Longevity
    Original Strength / Suzie Gullett
    Every day people hear from a doctor or a friend, 'That pain you’re experiencing, get used to it. It’s just a part of getting older.' Well, I say no. Pain isn’t just a part of getting older. Pain is simply a change request. Come on a movement journey with me and learn from what others know about longevity. Meet six people who have decided to keep movement as part of their lives ...
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    4,92 €

  • Dementia Caregiving
    Janet G Cruz
    DEMENTIA CAREGIVING - A COMPASSIONATE GUIDE FOR CAREGIVERS Dementia is a thief that steals memories and moments, leaving in its wake a shell of the person your loved one used to be. As their caregiver, you find yourself on a rollercoaster of emotions, juggling the needs of your loved one with the demands of life. You want nothing more than for them to feel healthy, happy, and l...
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    32,18 €

  • Dementia Caregiving
    Janet G Cruz
    DEMENTIA CAREGIVING - A COMPASSIONATE GUIDE FOR CAREGIVERSDementia is a thief that steals memories and moments, leaving in its wake a shell of the person your loved one used to be.As their caregiver, you find yourself on a rollercoaster of emotions, juggling the needs of your loved one with the demands of life. You want nothing more than for them to feel healthy, happy, and lov...
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    27,82 €

  • Memory Matters-A Guide to Understanding and Supporting Older Adults with Dementia
    Lily J. Thompson
    Are you caring for a loved one with dementia or are you simply interested in learning more about this complex condition? If so, 'Memory Matters: A Guide to Understanding and Supporting Older Adults with Dementia' is the book for you!Written by experts in the field of gerontology and dementia care, this comprehensive guide offers a wealth of information and practical advice to h...
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    10,50 €

  • Food for thought
    Richard A. Dienstbier
    'Food for Thought: Nutrition and the Aging Brain' presents and analyzes the research on nutrition’s impacts on the aging brain, on possibly-declining cognitive abilities, and on changing emotional dispositions. With 40 pages of references, the depth of coverage of the underlying science makes the book appropriate for scientists in fields such as nutrition, geriatrics, and psych...
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    49,19 €

  • HOW TO FACE THE HEALTH CHALLENGES WHILE GROWING OLD
    Sahasranam Kalpathy
    Do you have an elderly parent, uncle, or aunt at home?Are you middle aged expecting to retire in the next ten years?This book explains what changes normally occur in your body as you age. This is a must buy book for Senior Citizens. How will this book benefit you?  Get to know….. ·       What changes in your health will you face when you grow older.·       What are the ‘Normal’...
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    23,80 €

  • The Art and Science of Aging Well
    Mark E. Williams M.D. / Mark EWilliams M.D.
    In the past century, average life expectancies have nearly doubled, and today, for the first time in human history, many people have a realistic chance of living to eighty or beyond. As life expectancy increases, Americans need accurate, scientifically grounded information so that they can take full responsibility for their own later years. In The Art and Science of Aging Well,...
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    29,05 €

  • Age-Friendly Health Systems
    According to the US Census Bureau, the US population aged 65+ years is expected to nearly double over the next 30 years, from 43.1 million in 2012 to an estimated 83.7 million in 2050. These demographic advances, however extraordinary, have left our health systems behind as they struggle to reliably provide evidence-based practice to every older adult at every care interaction....
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    16,02 €

  • Age-Friendly Health Systems
    According to the US Census Bureau, the US population aged 65+ years is expected to nearly double over the next 30 years, from 43.1 million in 2012 to an estimated 83.7 million in 2050. These demographic advances, however extraordinary, have left our health systems behind as they struggle to reliably provide evidence-based practice to every older adult at every care interaction....
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    25,65 €

  • The Bedside Communication Handbook
    The art of good communication is an essential skill that every healthcare professional must master in this increasingly demanding and challenging healthcare climate.From medical, nursing and allied health students to experienced doctors, nurses and healthcare professionals, the authors of The Bedside Communication Handbook - with more than 20 years of teaching 'Clinical Communi...
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    117,54 €

  • The Bedside Communication Handbook
    The art of good communication is an essential skill that every healthcare professional must master in this increasingly demanding and challenging healthcare climate.From medical, nursing and allied health students to experienced doctors, nurses and healthcare professionals, the authors of The Bedside Communication Handbook - with more than 20 years of teaching 'Clinical Communi...
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    40,20 €

  • Let’s Talk About End of Life Psychotherapy
    Bido Aguessy
    Ones End of Life can be compared to a person being dropped off at the Train station, with a one-way ticket to a destination that is still unknown. While at the train station, the anxiety due to the fear of the unknown of the new destination, the discomfort of the station and the concern for the family left behind become the main causes of the person emotional and psychological ...
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    17,47 €

  • Dealing With Dementia
    Paige Cooper
     GREAT CAREGIVER AND FAMILY RESOURCEIt’s a fact of life, no putting it off, we all get old and well, things start to happen, and dementia is one of those issues people suffer from as they get older. Dementia is the kind of diagnosis that hits you out of nowhere, changing your life and the life of your loved ones irreparably and forever. It is the kind of diagnosis you frequentl...
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    22,26 €

  • The Life Care Management Handbook
    Jennifer Crowley / Shanna Huber
    Helping future and current Life Care Managers start, grow, and maintain a successful Life Care Management practice. A comprehensive handbook for anyone currently working or aspiring to work in the field Life Care Management. Packed with information including common challenges and practical solutions, resources, and helpful information for managing complex situations. A powerful...
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    262,77 €

  • Evidence-based Clinical Chinese Medicine
    Brian H May
    The ninth volume of Evidence-based Clinical Chinese Medicine aims to provide a multi-faceted 'whole evidence' analysis of the management of vascular dementia in Chinese and integrative medicine.Beginning with overviews of how vascular dementia is conceptualized and managed in both conventional medicine and contemporary Chinese medicine, the authors then provide detailed analyse...
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    72,69 €

  • Aging Well
    Jean Galiana / William A Haseltine
    This open access book outlines the challenges of supporting the health and wellbeing of older adults around the world and offers examples of solutions designed by stakeholders, healthcare providers, and public, private and nonprofit organizations in the United States. The solutions presented address challenges including: providing person-centered long-term care, making palliati...
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    63,45 €

  • Aging Well
    Jean Galiana / William A Haseltine
    This open access book outlines the challenges of supporting the health and wellbeing of older adults around the world and offers examples of solutions designed by stakeholders, healthcare providers, and public, private and nonprofit organizations in the United States. The solutions presented address challenges including: providing person-centered long-term care, making palliati...
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    77,81 €

  • Is It Alzheimer’s?
    Peter V Rabins
    Perhaps someone in your family has been diagnosed with Alzheimer disease--or maybe you worry about developing memory loss yourself. In Is It Alzheimer's?, Dr. Peter V. Rabins, a top expert in the field, educates readers by answering 101 often-asked questions about memory loss and dementia.Written in a conversational, easy-to-use Q&A style, the book is organized into seven u...
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    39,74 €

  • Smiling Babies
    Lasting Happiness
    Give your loved one the dignity and respect they deserve.Whether your loved one has symptoms of dementia or is facing another one of life’s challenges, encouraging them to read can help with their confidence and self-esteem as well as spark hidden memories. Offering a children’s book to read can seem demeaning and adult books are often text heavy with too few pictures. Inside t...
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    11,52 €

  • The Unheralded Triumph
    Jon C Teaford
    In 1888 the British observer James Bryce declared "the government of cities" to be "the one conspicuous failure of the United States." During the following two decades, urban reformers would repeat Bryce's words with ritualistic regularity; nearly a century later, his comment continues to set the tone for most assessments of nineteenth-century city government. Yet by the en...
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    79,47 €

  • Socioeconomic Status and Functional Ability Among Older Adults
    Dorothy McCawley
    Abstract:This research examines the health-SES link, specifically as regards the process of disability in older adults as regards difficulty with physical actions. The AHEAD longitudinal survey includes information n physical actions as well as finances and health behaviors. The data offers the opportunity to analyze the specific functional trajectories of the respondents throu...
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    80,93 €

  • Socioeconomic Status and Functional Ability Among Older Adults
    Dorothy McCawley
    Abstract:This research examines the health-SES link, specifically as regards the process of disability in older adults as regards difficulty with physical actions. The AHEAD longitudinal survey includes information n physical actions as well as finances and health behaviors. The data offers the opportunity to analyze the specific functional trajectories of the respondents throu...
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    111,44 €

  • The Event-related Potential 'P3'
    Sharon Sandridge
    Abstract:The growth of the older population in America brings with it a new set of problems. One such problem is the loss of hearing sensitivity and speech perception. For many, the ability to hear decreases with advancing age. For a percentage of those adults, this decreased ability to hear involves a greater reduction in understanding speech than would be expected based solel...
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    80,10 €

  • The Event-related Potential 'P3'
    Sharon Sandridge
    Abstract:The growth of the older population in America brings with it a new set of problems. One such problem is the loss of hearing sensitivity and speech perception. For many, the ability to hear decreases with advancing age. For a percentage of those adults, this decreased ability to hear involves a greater reduction in understanding speech than would be expected based solel...
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    110,60 €

  • Aging in the Global South
    This book explores how the forces of development have shaped the experience of aging in countries in the global south. It points to the challenges and opportunities that lie in developing innovative, sustainable programs to support elderly care services. ...
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    129,08 €

  • Medical Implications of Basic Research in Aging Volume 2
    Andrew R Mendelsohn / James W Larrick
    Medical Implications of Basic Research in Aging Volume 2 provides an updated sampling through 2017 of the most important discoveries of the past several years relevant to aging research in the context of enhancing life- and healthspan. Have you ever wondered if there is anything that you can do to slow aging or prevent diseases associated with aging? Are you interested in enhan...
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    53,77 €


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