Healthy Aging

Provides a system-based approach to healthy aging Covers clinical, biomedical, and psychosocial aspects of healthy aging Written by experts in the field

Provides a system-based approach to healthy aging Covers clinical, biomedical, and psychosocial aspects of healthy aging Written by experts in the field

Autorentext
Patrick P Coll MD, AGSF, CMD Medical Director Senior Health

Professor Family Medicine and Medicine

UConn Health

263 Farmington Ave

Farmington, CT 06030-5215

Klappentext

This book highlights both biomedical and psychosocial interventions, including lifestyle changes that promote healthy aging. The text begins with an introduction to the principles of disease prevention and health promotion with an emphasis on the impact of age on life expectancy, disease and disability. Written by experts who have an interest in healthy aging, the text highlights steps that patients and their healthcare providers can take to promote healthy aging. There is an emphasis on maintaining function and preventing disability with increasing age. Common biomedical interventions including exercise, nutrition, sleep and cancer prevention are addressed in detail. The text then shifts to address the psychosocial determinant of healthy aging including, housing, relationships, intimacy, work and spirituality. The text then outlines steps that healthcare systems and public policy agencies should adopt to promote healthy aging, both for those who are older now and for those who will be older in the future.

Healthy Aging is an important resource for those working with older patients, including geriatricians, family medicine physicians, nurses, gerontologists, students, public health administrators, and all other medical professionals.

Inhalt
Healthy Aging: Definition & Scope.- Disease, Disability & Frailty with Increasing Age.- The Principles of Disease and Disability Prevention & Health Promotion with Increasing Age.- The Interface between Healthy Aging, Longevity, Disease & Disability.- Cardiovascular Health & Healthy Aging.- Musculoskeletal Health &Healthy Aging.- Gastrointestinal Health & Healthy Aging.- Pulmonary Health & Healthy Aging.- Urogenital Health & Healthy Aging.- Skin Health & Healthy Aging: Cosmetics.- Skin Health & Healthy Aging: Diseases.- Preventing Falls & Injuries, & Healthy Aging.- Sensory Health & Healthy Aging: Hearing, Taste & Smell.- Sensory Health & healthy Aging: Vision.- Cognition & Healthy Aging.- Preventing Infections & Healthy Aging.- Preventing Cancer & Healthy Aging.- Endocrine Health & Healthy Aging.- Oral Health & Healthy Aging.- Exercise & Healthy Aging: Preventing Disease & Disability.- Exercise & Healthy Aging: Preventing Disease & Disability.- Nutrition & Healthy Aging.- Sleep & Healthy Aging.- PROMOTING HEALTHY AGING THROUGH RECOGNITION AND TREATMENT OF PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS IN OLDER ADULTS.- Sexuality, Intimacy & Healthy Aging.- Pain & Healthy Aging.- Creativity, Personal Fulfillment & Healthy Aging.- Relationships & Healthy Aging.- Resilience, Adapting to Change & Healthy Aging.- Mindfulness, Spirituality & Healthy Aging.- Cultural & Socio-Economic Determinants of Healthy Aging.- Employment & the Workplace Supporting Healthy Aging.- Urban Planning, Housing &Transportation Supporting Healthy Aging.- Health Care Systems & Health Care Funding Supporting Healthy Aging.- Government Policy Supporting Healthy Aging. <p