The Legacy of Longevity

1. Auflage 1991
ISBN: 978-0-8039-4001-7
Verlag: SAGE Publications, Inc

Buch, Englisch, 344 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 680 g

Published in Cooperation with the Midwest Council for Social Research on Aging Improved standards of living coupled with advancements in medical technology have enhanced much of the populations' opportunities for living long and productive lives. But what are the implications for living longer? Is living longer necessarily the best thing for the individual? And, what about the quality of that life? In this insightful volume, leading figures in social gerontology present state-of-the-art research on health and longevity. They discuss such consequential topics as health promotion and disease prevention, supply and demand for social and medical services, governmental and community response to needs, and effects of gender and ethnicity on health and life circumstances. In addition, they provide a sound basis for understanding the theoretical questions and empirical findings of a growing and multifaceted field. The Legacy of Longevity is an excellent resource for anyone wishing to understand the health and social implications of an aging population. Administrators and policymakers will find its practical information useful in planning and implementing programs to improve the health and social well-being of older persons. "Address[es] a variety of topics pertinent to the health care of older adults including conceptualizing and measuring health; social factors associated with becoming sick; use of health-care services; organization and financing of health-care services; and the interaction of the system with the individual. Recommended for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students." --Choice "This book provides intelligent discussion of the important issues in health care and health policy for elderly people today. The authors' expertise in setting out their arguments clearly is obvious and the outcome is an inspired presentation of what could appear to be a dull topic. It should become a key text for the specialist readers." --Journal of Advanced Nursing "Purely as a work of reference, the book is very useful. But it is more than that. There is no shortage of fresh insights or of controversial positions; the authors on the whole, do not get bogged down in the minutiae of their findings or the findings of others but set them in context and discuss them with concern and enthusiasm. The editor is to be congratulated on the way in which he has assembled and balanced the various contributions, successfully weathering the perils of overlap and repetition." --Ageing in Society "The Legacy of Longevity is a multiauthor collaborative effort, full of information bound to be of interest to serious students, educators, and practitioners in the fields of aging. It provides a comprehensive overview of state-of-the-art research on health and longevity as these relate to social issues." --Pride Institute of Long Term Home Health Care

Autoren/Hrsg.

Stahl, Sidney

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik: Kranken-, Alten- und Behindertenhilfe
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Public Health, Gesundheitsmanagement, Gesundheitsökonomie, Gesundheitspolitik
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Präventivmedizin, Gesundheitsförderung, Medizinisches Screening

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword - Judith A Levy
Introduction - Sidney M Stahl
The Legacy of Aging
SECTION ONE
CONCEPTUALIZING AND MEASURING THE HEALTH OF OLDER PERSONS
Old Equals Sick - Sidney M Stahl and Jacquelyn Rupp Feller
An Ontogenetic Fallacy
Assessing the Physical and Mental Health of the Elderly - Jersey Liang and Nancy A Whitelaw
The Iceberg of Disability - Lois M Verbrugge
SECTION TWO
SOCIAL FACTORS IN WHO GETS SICK
The Relative Contributions of Gender, Social Class and Advancing Age to Health - Charles F Longino Jr
Old Age Health Problems and Long-Term Care Policy Issues - Jeffrey Michael Clair
The Distribution of Distress by Age and Gender - Marjorie Chary Feinson
Examining Data from Community Surveys
Changes in Health Functioning and Mortality - Kenneth G Manton and Eric Stallard
SECTION THREE
THE USE OF SERVICES
Health Beliefs, Attitudes and Behavior of Older Persons - Michael A Counte and Gerald L Glandon
An Analysis of Advances in Research and Future Directions
Predicting Nursing Home Utilization - Karl D Kosloski, Rhonda J V Montgomery and Edgar F Borgatta
Is This The Best We Can Do?
The Relationship Between Formal and Informal Health Care Services for the Elderly - William J McAuley, Shirley S Travis and Marcia Safewright
Autonomy in Health Care for Elders - Debra David
SECTION FOUR
THE ORGANIZATION AND FINANCING OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES
Health Needs and Services for Older Adults - Kenneth F Ferraro and Thomas T H Wan
Evaluating Polices for an Aging Society
The Dilemma of Poverty Based Long-Term Care - Madonna Harrington Meyer and Jill Quadagno
SECTION FIVE
THE INTERACTION OF SYSTEM WITH INDIVIDUAL
Health Care Provider Choice and Satisfaction - Russell A Ward
Physician-Elderly Patient Communication - Mary Ann Cook, Rodney M Coe and Kristin Hanson
Processes and Outcomes of Medical Encounters
Transition to the Status of Family Caregiver - J Jill Suitor and Karl Pillemer
A New Framework for Studying Social Support and Well-Being
The Caregiver Role - Michael Glasser, Susan Rubin and Mary Dickover
Review of Family Caregiver-Physician Relations and Dementing Disorders