| Vulnerable Older Adults: Health Care Needs and Interventions Contributor(s): Burbank, Patricia (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0826102085 ISBN-13: 9780826102089 Publisher: Springer Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $84.55 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2006 Annotation: Explores the concept of vulnerability and addresses five groups of vulnerable older adults: those who are frail, those incarcerated in prisons, homeless older adults, gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender elders, and those who are HIV positive or have AIDS. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Health & Fitness | Health Care Issues |
| Dewey: 613.043 |
| LCCN: 2006042390 |
| Physical Information: 0.83" H x 6.34" W x 9.4" (1.17 lbs) 304 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Winner of an AJN Book of the Year Award Named an Outstanding Academic Title for 2007 by Choice Well organized, extensively referenced, and illustrated with figures/tables, this work represents a unique, multipurpose, interdisciplinary approach to elder care...Highly recommended. --CHOICE Based on the concept that vulnerability in the older populace encompasses those who are at increased risk for physical and psychosocial health problems, this book takes a closer look at vulnerability and how it affects five specific populations within the elderly:
Both physical and psychosocial health care issues and needs are addressed as well as interventions and resources that can be implemented to care for these very specific populations and their requirements for successful physical and mental health care. The unique challenges of hospice care in prisons; the lack of services that cater to homeless older people; and the overall attitude towards helping elderly gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender people are some of the increasingly important issues covered. Unique features include:
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