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Health in the Later Years, 4/e
Armeda F. Ferrini, California State University - Chico
Rebecca Ferrini, Edgemoor Hospital - County of San Diego

New to this Edition

  • The text material is revised and updated to reflect the current knowledge of aging and health in the later years.
  • The writing is lively and readable, balancing students' desire to refer to primary sources with analysis of the most salient and controversial issues in health and aging.
  • Demographics are updated and the theories of aging have been consolidated to reflect a clear and concise summary of the major lines of thinking to explain the biology of aging as well as interventions to slow or forestall the aging process.
  • Expanded sections include the latest research on what changes are inevitable with aging, and which we can modify with lifestyle improvements.
  • Expanded sections on chronic and acute illnesses of the elderly focus on in-depth explanations of the major illnesses affecting elders, their characteristics, diagnosis, prevention and treatment with particular attention to the cardiovascular diseases, cancer and accidents and their prevention.
  • The text includes an extensive discussion of Medicare and its changes, including Medicare Part D and the important influences that health care financing play on the care elders receive.
  • The section on dementia among elders is expanded and clarified with attention to the needs of the elder with the disease as well as those caring for them.
  • Discussion of psychotropic medications and mental health and transitions of elders are included.
  • The physical activity and nutrition chapters incorporate the latest recommendations for elders with focus on the role of exercise and nutrition in the prevention and treatment of disease and disability.
  • Preventive health care for elders addresses primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention and recommendations of the U.S. Preventive Task Force.
  • An expanded section on health care financing includes innovative Medicare Programs and helps students understand critical issues about federal, state, and individual funding priorities on health. Sections on nursing homes have been updated to include the latest innovations from the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services.
  • The long-term care chapter has been expanded to include new information about the regulations affecting nursing homes and the changes in care that have come about, as well as alternatives to nursing home placement and the "eden alternative" movement to change the culture of nursing homes to be less institutional.
  • The chapter on death, dying and grief is updated to encompass the latest research in palliative care.








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