Gerontology 36

Le passage à la retraite n’est pas toujours « un long fleuve tranquille » et les écueils sont souvent nombreux. Appréhendé ou désiré, il doit être réfléchi, contrôlé et tout simplement préparé. La v……続きを見る

What if aging is something to aspire to, not to dread? What if together we could forge a radiant rebellion against the idea of aging as a season of decline? Join Karen Walrond, author of The Lightma……続きを見る

This book explores various aspects related to human longevity and aging beyond 100 years old. It examines all domains of health and well-being of this elite group including the current demographics,……続きを見る

This book provides a picture of the abuse of older adults, organized by World Health Region and locating the problem within an area’s historic and present societal treatment of older persons. An act……続きを見る

A proposta deste livro é mostrar que há um diálogo entre o luto e a morte, e que este diálogo não é fácil, mas que pode ser até suportável, dependendo do seu momento de vida no agora. A compreensão ……続きを見る

Caregiving includes activities undertaken by others to ensure that those with a significant ongoing loss of physical or mental capacity can maintain a level of ability to be and to do what they have……続きを見る

Das Alter wird, je länger wir alle leben, zu einer eigenen Lebensphase. Wer sich auf sie einlässt, wer die unvermeidlichen Verluste, die sie mit sich bringt, nicht verdrängt, kann vieles gewinnen. M……続きを見る

23% of the persons in the US who were age 65 and over in 2017 (11.8 million) were members of racial or ethnic minority populationsー9% were African Americans (not Hispanic), 4% were Asian (not Hispa……続きを見る

Climate change is having an immediate and sometimes life-threatening impact, especially for older adults – generally speaking, people 65 or older. Older adults often face mobility, cognitive, and re……続きを見る

Uma obra de teor científico que relata a forma como o campo e o camponês se adaptaram ao longo dos séculos aos tempos modernos. Um olhar sobre o início da agricultura, a neolitização, até aos tempos……続きを見る

L’infirmière à domicile, au-delà des soins physiques, apaise les blessures émotionnelles et les parcours de vie marqués. Elle incarne la présence, l’écoute et la bienveillance, offrant un accompagne……続きを見る

Dieses Handbuch integriert und erörtert eine wachsende Evidenzbasis zur individuellen Entwicklung im mittleren und späten Erwachsenenalter. Das Buch enthält eine umfassende Analyse dessen, was Wachs……続きを見る

Waardig ouder worden Integratie in zorgzame buurten Duurzaamheid Schaalvergroting en menselijke zorg Leiderschap Stervenskunst Zorg als passie De ouderenzorg staat voor gigantische uitdagingen. Daar……続きを見る

Demens er ikke ensbetydende med et totalt menneskeligt forfald, og der er derfor behov for et humanistisk syn på lidelsen. "Hverdagen med demens" er Christine E. Swanes ph.d.-afhandling fra 1996. Af……続きを見る

Ageing of the Oppressed: A Pandemic of Intersectional Injustice explores what it is like to grow older with accumulating and intersecting discrimination. It condemns ageism and other "isms." Despite……続きを見る

Rose Rouse, a journalist, and Suzanne Noble, a serial entrepreneur– created Advantages of Age out of a conversation in a hot tub in 2016. ‘We didn’t like how we were being depicted in the media as w……続きを見る

This timely book provides an understanding of how an ageing population can maintain health in the ageing process in their preferred homes and neighbourhoods while coping with global crises of climat……続きを見る

There has been significant societal and global change in recent years with accompanying shifts in how older people are perceived by societies across the world. Different treatment and care possibili……続きを見る

Der er mange fordomme om det at blive ældre. Men hvor stammer de fra? Afhandlingen ”Da alderen blev en diagnose” er skrevet som led i forskningsprojektet ”Ældrebilledet i Sundhedsvæsenet”, der er st……続きを見る

Andelen af ældre i samfundet vokser, og det bliver ofte beskrevet med bekymring af politikere, medier og interesseorganisationer. I bogen ”Det grå guld”, som udkom første gang i 1999, giver læge Hen……続きを見る

Man kan ikke løbe fra sin alder, men hvis man passer godt på sin krop med motion, søvn, sex samt god og sund mad, kan man gøre rigtig meget for, at den bliver ved med at fungere hele livet. Det samm……続きを見る

An Interdisciplinary Approach to Aging, Biohacking and Technology focuses on a broad range of issues that cover everything from the most basic ways technology and biohacking influence people’s every……続きを見る

Menschen mit Demenz sind in den letzten Jahren ihres Lebens von vielfältigen Abschieden und Verlusten betroffen, wobei ihr dementierendes Verhalten und Erleben und die gesellschaftliche Reaktion dar……続きを見る

”Da vi ikke ved præcis, hvornår man er gammel, ved vi ikke præcis, hvem der er gamle, og derfor er det naturligvis svært at vide, hvad og hvordan det er at være gammel. Der er mange forskellige muli……続きを見る

Står du på tærsklen til livet som senior? Læge og ældreforsker Henning Kirk giver i ”Snart senior” en række praktiske anvisninger til, hvordan man holder sig i gang fysisk, psykisk og socialt og får……続きを見る

A study of the lived experience of working grandmothers in early twenty-first–century America. Young working mothers are not the only ones who are struggling to balance family life and careers. Many……続きを見る

Winner, 2020 Eileen Basker Memorial Prize, given by the Society for Medical Anthropology The troubling dynamic of the American home care industry where increased independence for the elderly conflic……続きを見る

Fear of anger can ultimately be as destructive as expressed rage, fomenting social isolation, injustice, and misunderstanding. In Aging Angry: Making Peace with Rage, Amanda Smith Barusch argues tha……続きを見る

Emile Zola, einer der bekanntesten Vertreter des literarischen Naturalismus, präsentiert in seinem Werk 'GERMINAL' ein eindringliches Bild des harten Lebens der Minenarbeiter im 19. Jahrhundert. Der……続きを見る

How do older queer adults navigate space, community, and social environments? Focussing on the lived experiences of a group of queer adults, often ignored by social policy, community planning, and a……続きを見る