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This book offers an accessible and sympathetic introduction for relatives, carers and professionals looking after or training to work with people with dementia. Drawing on the two `laws of dementia'……続きを見る

The risk of cancer increases with age, and the number of older adults seeking treatment is increasing dramatically in line with the aging population. The care of older patients differs from that of ……続きを見る

Demonstrating that it is essential to be sensitive to the cultural backgrounds of people with dementia in order to provide truly person-centred care, this book shows that it is possible to create cu……続きを見る

Presenting the most up-to-date information available about dementia and intellectual disabilities, this book brings together the latest international research and evidence-based practice, and descri……続きを見る

"In this book, the tools and clear presentation of information related to the actual testing process provide the learner with a framework for confidence as he or she prepares for the exam. More impo……続きを見る

This issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine is devoted to Palliative Care. Guest Editors Thomas Smith, MD and Madeline Leong, MD have assembled a group of expert authors to review the following topi……続きを見る

The first book to encompass adult-gerontology practice guidelines for primary care, this comprehensive resource is designed as a text and reference for health care practitioners specializing as adul……続きを見る

What do national dementia strategies, constantly evolving policy and ongoing funding difficulties mean for people living well with dementia? Adopting a broad and inclusive approach, Shibley Rahman p……続きを見る

"[This] book’s unfading preoccupation with social context, social processes, and social structures distinguishes itself and greatly contributes to the discourse in gerontology." -The Gerontologist T……続きを見る

People with dementia have often played a passive role in the investigation of their condition. The contributors to this book look at ways of redressing the balance and involving them in the research……続きを見る

Dementia is a devastating disorder which may dramatically interfere with decision-making abilities. Effort has focused on trying to determine when a person is no longer capable of making particular ……続きを見る

This accessible, interactive resource book encourages front-line staff working with dementia sufferers in nursing and residential settings to examine their working practice and modify it to where ap……続きを見る

In bewährter Form bietet dieses Nachweisheft umfassende Dokumentationsvorlagen für die dreijährige Altenpflegeausbildung (inkl. Altenpflegehilfe). Entlang der Lernfelder der Altenpflege-Ausbildungs-……続きを見る

Care of the Person with Dementia responds to the urgent need for health practitioners to take an innovative approach to the challenge of dementia. The first Australian text of its kind, it combines ……続きを見る

An enlightening book, You Bring Out the Music in Me, explores how music motivates, enriches, touches, relaxes, and energizes the elderly in nursing homes. Practicing music therapists explain how mus……続きを見る

Qigong is the centuries-old practice of moving vital energy (Qi) through the channels of the body, known as meridians, to promote vitality and health. Stephen Rath details current research and Tradi……続きを見る

Loss and consequent grief permeates nearly every life changing event, from death to health concerns to dislocation to relationship breakdown to betrayal to natural disaster to faith issues. Yet, whi……続きを見る

"The care of older adults suffering with pain is a difficult task that calls for understanding as well as compassion. Dr. Quinlan-Colwell has written an excellent book that deals with every facet of……続きを見る

"Janine Lange deftly describes an invaluable process that can contribute greatly to building and sustaining a culture of care." ー Stephen Long, Ph.D., author of Caring for People with Challenging B……続きを見る

For the increasing number of people diagnosed with dementia each year, treatment in the early stages can make a significant difference to their quality of life. This book provides examples of psycho……続きを見る

Der Behindertensport macht Menschen mit Behinderung Mut. Ihn gibt es in knapp 1.056 Vereinen zwischen Rhein und Weser, zusammengeschlossen zum Behinderten-Sportverband NW (BSNW). 125.000 Mitglieder ……続きを見る

Bewegungs- und Sportprogramme für das fortgeschrittene Lebensalter tragen häufig der Notwendigkeit einer Förderung der Bewegungskoordination nicht hinreichend Rechnung. Das vorliegende Buch zeigt na……続きを見る

Dieses Praxisbuch ist gedacht für alle diejenigen, die alte Menschen pflegen oder betreuen. Es richtet sich an Altenpflegekräfte, an therapeutische und sozial-pädagogische Berufsgruppen in Altenheim……続きを見る

"Bewegt im hohen Alter" ist ein psychomotorischer Aktivierungskurs für Bewohner von Altenpflegeeinrichtungen, der dazu beiträgt, die motorische und kognitive Funktionsfähigkeit sowie psychosoziale R……続きを見る

Das Buch zeigt auf, wie die Selbstständigkeit alter Menschen bis ins höchste Alter durch ein gezieltes Bewegungstraining erhalten bleiben kann. Übungsleiter, Trainer, Leiter von Seniorengruppen und ……続きを見る

Evidenzbasierte Neuerungen in pflegerischen und gerontologischen Praxissettings einzuführen ist eine komplexe Herausforderung. Insbesondere im deutschen Sprachraum ist dieses Thema bisher wissenscha……続きを見る

How can carers and relatives support a person's identity, relationships and emotional wellbeing through changes that occur in the later stages of dementia? Drawing on over ten years' experience of w……続きを見る

Based around the core curriculum for specialist trainees and consultants, Oxford Case Histories in Geriatric Medicine is a valuable reference and teaching tool, which provides an opportunity for cas……続きを見る

Fast-track medical settings call for “at-your-fingertips” information. Here is an easy-to-use, quick-reference guide for nurse practitioners and other health care providers in emergency, medical, sc……続きを見る

Sind alte Menschen unglücklicher als junge? Kann man pflegebedürftig sein, im Pflegeheim leben und sich glücklich fühlen? Was ist das überhaupt: Glück? Wohlbefinden? Lebensqualität? Und: Können Heim……続きを見る