Functional performance in older adults /
Bette R. Bonder, Marilyn B. Wagner.
- 2nd edition
- Philadelphia : F.A. Davis, c2001.
- xxxi, 544 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
SECTION 1. INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW 1. Growing old in the United States 2. Biological Theories of Aging: Implications for functional performance 3. The Psychological meaning of activity
SECTION 2. THE AGING PROCESS 4. Mobility 5. Cardiopulmonary development 6. Sensory and sensory integrative development 7. Cognitive development
SECTION 3. ACTIVITIES OF OLDER ADULTS 8. Self-care 9. Work and retirement 10. Leisure 11. Sexuality in late adulthood 12. Assessment of functional performance
SECTION 4. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO DYSFUNCTION IN OLDER ADULTS 13. Falls 14. Dementia 15. Depression
SECTION 5. INTERVENTION STRATEGIES 16. Wellness 17. Community-based services 18. Home healthcare 19. Rehabilitation 20. Activities as agents for intervention and rehabilitation in long-term care
SECTION 6. SPECIAL TOPICS 21. Technology 22. Driving and older adults 23. Families and professionals: Therapeutic considerations 24. The end of life
Includes bibliographical references and index.
0803605439
00064402
Older people--Rehabilitation. Aging. Aging--physiology. Activities of Daily Living--Aged. Aged--psychology. Health Services for the Aged. Mental Disorders--Aged. Quality of Life--Aged.