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Physical change & aging : a guide for the helping professions / Sue V. Saxon, Mary Jean Etten, Elizabeth A. Perkins.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: New York : Springer Pub. Co., c2010.Edition: 5th edDescription: xv, 496 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780826104410 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 082610441X (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 9780826104472 (ebk.)
  • 0826104479 (ebk.)
Other title:
  • Physical change and aging
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 618.97 22
  • 612.67 22
LOC classification:
  • QP86 .S29 2010
NLM classification:
  • 2010 D-067
  • WT 104
Contents:
Perspectives on aging -- Theories of aging -- The skin, hair, and nails -- The musculoskeletal system -- The nervous system -- Dementia and delirium -- The sensory systems -- The cardiovascular system -- The respiratory system -- The gastrointestinal system -- The urinary system -- The reproductive system -- The endocrine system -- The immune system -- Aging with lifelong disabilities -- Special topics -- Health promotion and exercise -- Complementary and alternative therapies -- Nutrition -- Medications and the elderly -- Teaching older adults -- Caregiving -- Death and grief in the later years.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Perspectives on aging -- Theories of aging -- The skin, hair, and nails -- The musculoskeletal system -- The nervous system -- Dementia and delirium -- The sensory systems -- The cardiovascular system -- The respiratory system -- The gastrointestinal system -- The urinary system -- The reproductive system -- The endocrine system -- The immune system -- Aging with lifelong disabilities -- Special topics -- Health promotion and exercise -- Complementary and alternative therapies -- Nutrition -- Medications and the elderly -- Teaching older adults -- Caregiving -- Death and grief in the later years.

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