A Comprehensive Guide to Geriatric Rehabilitation

• Author : Timothy L. Kauffman,Ronald W. Scott,John O. Barr,Michael L. Moran
• Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
• Release : 05 September 2014

Now in its third edition, this trusted clinical guide enables both the busy practitioner and student to review or to learn about a range of pathologies, conditions, examinations, diagnostic procedures, and interventions that can be effectively used in the physical rehabilitation of older people. It presents a broad overview of age-related physiological changes as well as specific professional discipline perspectives. Organized into eleven distinct and interrelated units, the first unit begins with key anatomical and physiological considerations seen with aging

• Author : Jennifer M. Bottomley,Carole Bernstein Lewis
• Publisher : Prentice Hall Health
• Release : 03 June 2023

"This completely updated third edition of Geriatric Rehabilitation provides a comprehensive look at the specific needs of elderly patients and the practical components of their rehabilitation. The new reader-friendly format and improved illustrations enhance the overall learning experience and help to clearly convey the essential theoretical and clinical points."--BOOK JACKET.

• Author : Amanda J. Squires,Margaret B. Hastings
• Publisher : Nelson Thornes
• Release : 03 June 2023

This new edition contains new chapters on carers, primary care setting, and implications on rehabilitation settings arising from both the NHS Plan and National Service Framework for Older People.

• Author : Susan J. Garrison
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 03 June 1994

• Author : Stefano Masiero,Ugo Carraro
• Publisher : Springer
• Release : 04 September 2017

This book clearly explains when and how different rehabilitation techniques should be applied in the aging patient, thereby enabling readers to identify and apply those rehabilitation strategies that will maximize quality of life and functional independence in individual cases. It is specifically designed for ease of consultation and rapid retrieval of the information most relevant to clinical practice. Prominence is given to the benefits of a multidisciplinary approach to rehabilitation, with discussion of a very wide range of aspects of

• Author : Ellen D Taira
• Publisher : Routledge
• Release : 18 March 2014

International experts offer insights into rehabilitative work with the depressed elderly, including examples of successful treatment models, assessment and prevention techniques, as well as other helpful methods of alleviating depression in the institutionalized elderly.

• Author : Amanda J. Squires
• Publisher : Springer
• Release : 11 November 2013

Attitudes to rehabilitation of older people, particularly in departments specializing in care of the elderly, have become increasingly positive in recent years. A growing number of professionals see the speciality as a necessary career experience, and this needs encouragement if the professions are to be prepared for the increasingnumber of older people who will require help from their members. The purpose of this book is to bring together the skills and experience of experts in several fields of rehabilitation to

• Author : Ellen D Taira
• Publisher : Routledge
• Release : 24 February 2022

Gerontology professionals offer suggestions to enrich the quality of rehabilitation services offered to the institutionalized elderly. This exciting volume examines up-to-the-minute ideas--some that would have been unlikely even a few years ago--that focus exclusively on rehabilitation services for the institutionalized elderly. Despite the strong move toward more community health services in the last decade, the essential role of the nursing home in the long term care continuum is continuing to expand. Perspectives on the response of elderly persons to therapeutic

• Author : Miriam A. Henoch
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 03 June 1979

• Author : Robert D. Hill,Lars Backman,Anna Stigsdotter-Neely
• Publisher : Oxford University Press
• Release : 13 April 2000

Cognitive deficits are part of the normal aging process and are exacerbated by various diseases that affect adults in old age, such as dementia, depression, and stroke. A significant scientific and social effort has been expended to evaluate whether cognitive deficits can be remedied through systematic interventions. The editors, as well as the chapter authors, represent a variety of viewpoints that span theory as well as practice. Overall, they aim to address concepts in cognitive rehabilitation that are useful in

• Author : Shane O'Hanlon,Marie Smith
• Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
• Release : 17 November 2020

This book will help all health professionals involved in the rehabilitation of older people to provide their patients with the highest possible quality of life and autonomy. Expanded and rewritten by a diverse team of authors, the text is suitable for doctors in all specialties that see older patients, as well as nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, psychologists, dietitians, speech and language therapists/pathologists, physician associates/assistants, healthcare assistants, and many others including patients, family members and students. The book is

• Author : Robert J. Gatchel,Izabela Z. Schultz,Christopher T. Ray
• Publisher : Springer
• Release : 27 February 2019

This book discusses the state of the research and cutting-edge practice with regard to chronic illnesses and rehabilitation in older adults. It emphasizes biopsychosocial and culturally appropriate rehabilitation approaches to reduce the degree of disability and maximize independence in the activities of daily living among the burgeoning aging population. Organized in four sections—Introduction and Overview, Major Illnesses and Problems in Aging Populations, Evaluation of Functional Rehabilitation Approaches for Aging Populations, and Future Clinical Research Needs—the book includes chapters

• Author : Christian Pozzi,Alessandro Lanzoni,Maud J. L. Graff,Alessandro Morandi
• Publisher : Springer Nature
• Release : 31 January 2020

This book focuses on evidence-based occupational therapy in the care of older adults in different clinical settings, from home to acute hospital, from intensive care unit to rehabilitation centers and nursing homes. Occupational therapy has progressively developed as a new discipline aiming to improve the daily life of individuals of different ages, from children to older adults. The book first reviews the interaction between occupational therapy and geriatrics and then discusses in depth how occupational therapy interventions are applied in

• Author : David A. Soto-Quijano
• Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
• Release : 25 October 2017

This issue of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics, edited by Dr. David A. Soto-Quijano, will cover the Promotion of Health and Wellness in the Geriatric Patient. Topics discussed in the volume include, but are not limited to: Benefits of Exercise in the Older Population; Alternative Exercise Modalities and Its Effect in Older Populations; Neurocognitive Decline of the Elder Patient; Effects of Spirituality in the Quality of Life of the Elderly; Clinical Pharmacology and the Risks of Polypharmacy in the Geriatric

• Author : T. Franklin Williams
• Publisher : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
• Release : 03 June 1984