| Description |
ix, 181 pages ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 134-174) and index. |
| Summary |
"This book provides a foundation for understanding the requirements and goals, as well as both individual and community models that have been developed, for health promotion in the elderly. The authors provide an overview of health promotion needs and objectives for aging populations and address health promotion for risk reduction, individual models for health promotion, and community models for health promotion."--Jacket. |
| Contents |
1. Changes accompanying aging and functional assessment -- Goals for health promotion in older people -- Identification of changes accompanying aging : integumentary system ; gastrointestinal system ; genitourinary system ; musculoskeletal system ; cardiovascular system ; pulmonary system ; neurological system ; endocrine system -- Functional assessment -- 2. Health risk in older people -- Cigarette smoking -- Physical inactivity : falls ; osteoporosis -- Nutritional risk : overnutrition ; undernutrition -- Stressors among vulnerable individuals and groups : sociocultural barriers to health promotion efforts ; socioeconomic barriers to health promotion efforts -- Cardiovascular risk in older people : age ; gender ; family history ; blood pressure and hypertension ; serum lipids and lipoproteins ; diabetes mellitus ; psychosocial and contextual factors ; coronary-prone behavior ; social context -- Polypharmacy -- Hormone alterations at midlife : health consequences of menopause -- Psychosocial risks in older people : depression ; sleep disorders ; physical and social environment -- 3. Theoretical models for health promotion in older people -- Individual-level models -- Community-based models -- 4. Health promotion interventions -- Smoking cessation : pharmacological interventions ; behavioral and cognitive interventions -- Physical activity : benefits of physical activity on : cardiovascular disease ; weight management ; lipoproteins and glucose tolerance ; osteoporosis ; psychological well-being ; muscle weakness and functional capacity. Falls ; minimum level of physical activity for elders ; the exercise prescription ; clinical assessment ; motivational issues and promoting physical activity in older people -- Nutritional management : energy requirements ; nutritional assessment ; clinical examination ; biochemical assessment ; anthropometric data ; overnutrition ; undernutrition ; protein requirements ; dietary carbohydrate intake ; dietary fat intake ; dietary cholesterol intake ; dietary fiber intake ; alcohol intake ; vitamin requirements ; mineral requirements ; fluid intake ; managing nutritional status -- Management of stressors : health promotion interventions in ethically diverse elderly -- Management of cardiovascular risk : hypertension ; management of unfavorable lipids ; control of hyperglycemia ; polypharmacy ; management of hormone alterations ; hormone replacement therapy as prevention ; alternative therapy for hormone alterations -- Psychosocial health-promoting interventions : treatment of depression ; social network function and support -- 5. Prevention and screening -- Cancer screening -- Immune support : pneumococcal vaccine ; influenza vaccine ; tetanus and diphtheria ; other vaccines -- 6. Directions for research and intervention -- The importance of thorough and appropriate assessments -- The importance of lifestyle changes in achieving healthy outcomes -- The importance of culturally sensitive health promotion efforts -- The importance of theory-based interventions. |
| Subject |
Older people -- Health and hygiene.
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Health promotion.
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Health Promotion. (DNLM)D006293
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Aged. (DNLM)D000368
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Aging. (DNLM)D000375
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Geriatrics. (DNLM)D005853
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Health promotion. (OCoLC)fst00953194
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Older people -- Health and hygiene.
(OCoLC)fst01199538
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Gezondheidsvoorlichting en -opvoeding.
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Ouderen.
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| Added Author |
Fleury, Julie.
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| ISBN |
0761914749 (pbk. ; acid-free paper) |
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9780761914747 (pbk. ; acid-free paper) |
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0761914730 (acid-free paper) |
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9780761914730 (acid-free paper) |
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