Title | Geriatric Medicine [electronic resource] : Volume II: Fundamentals of Geriatric Care / edited by Christine K. Cassel, John Richard Walsh |
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Imprint | New York, NY : Springer New York, 1984 |
Connect to | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-5232-0 |
Descript | online resource |
of Volume II -- I Perspectives on Aging -- 1 Demographic Perspectives -- 2 Social Perspectives -- 3 A Philosophical Perspective -- II Caring for the Geriatric Patient -- 4 Epidemiology of Illness -- 5 Development of Geriatrics in the United States -- 6 Patterns of Disease: The Challenge of Multiple Illness -- 7 Guidelines for Selected Geriatric Problems -- 8 Clinical Evaluation of the Patient -- 9 Psychological Aspects of Patient Evaluation -- 10 Instruments to Assess Functional Status -- 11 Ethical Dimensions of the Physician-Patient Relationship -- 12 Nutrition -- 13 Exercise -- 14 Sexuality -- 15 Sleep and Sleep Disorders -- 16 Elderly Abuse -- 17 Alcohol and Drug Abuse -- 18 Chronic Pain -- 19 Surgical Concerns -- 20 Rehabilitation Medicine -- 21 Spiritual Care of the Hospitalized Elderly Patient -- 22 Deciding About Life-Sustaining Therapy -- 23 Care Near the End of Life -- III Legal Issues in Geriatric Medicine -- 24 Protective Services and the Medical Profession -- 25 Medical Treatment and Physicianโs Legal Duties -- IV Health Care Systems and Geriatric Medicine -- 26 Social Justice in Chronic Illness and Long-Term Care -- 27 Long-Term Care: Policy and Reimbursement -- 28 Physicians and the Care of Nursing Home Residents -- 29 Access to Health Care -- 30 Interdisciplinary Teams -- 31 Physical Environments -- V Research Issues in Geriatrics -- 32 Research in Geriatrics: Needs and Priorities -- 33 Action Research: Its Value in Gerontology and Geriatrics -- Epilogue: A Political Perspective on Geriatrics Congressman Ron Wyden -- Appendix: Resources for the Health Care of Elderly Persons Diana White, M.S