| Description |
xii, 290 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Societal impact on aging |
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Societal impact on aging.
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| Contents |
1. What Can We Learn about Competence at the Older Ages from Active Life Expectancy? / Eileen M. Crimmins and Mark D. Hayward. Commentary: Imprints of Disability / Lois M. Verbrugge. Commentary: Active Life Expectancy: Concept or Model for Research on Competency? / Merrill F. Elias and Penelope K. Elias -- 2. Psychological Issues Related to Competence / Timothy A. Salthouse. Commentary: Psychological Issues Related to Competence: Cognitive Aging and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living / Denise C. Park. Commentary: The Social Context of Competence / Neal Krause -- 3. Does Being Placed in a Nursing Home Make You Sicker and More Likely to Die? / Fredric D. Wolinsky, Timothy E. Stump and Christopher M. Callahan. Commentary: The Role of Physical Health in Understanding Societal Mechanisms for Maintaining Competence in Old Age / Ilene C. Siegler. Commentary: Nursing Home Placement and Subsequent Morbidity and Mortality / Laurence G. Branch -- 4. Long-Term Care Institutions and the Maintenance of Competence: A Dialectic Between Compensation and Overcompensation / Margret M. Baltes and Ann L. Horgas. Commentary: Dependency Scripts and Competencies: New Direction or More of the Same? / Steven H. Zarit. Commentary: Quality Improvement and the Management of Dependency in Nursing Facilities / Diane Brannon and Theresa Barry -- 5. Social Support and the Maintenance of Competence / Toni C. Antonucci and Hiroko Akiyama. Commentary: Social Relationships in Context and as Context: Social Support and the Maintenance of Competence in Old Age / Laura L. Carstensen and Frieder R. Lang. Commentary: Emerging Theoretical and Empirical Issues in the Study of Social Support and Competence in Later Life / Merril Silverstein -- 6. The Physical Environment and Maintenance of Competence / Victor Regnier. Commentary: The FSU Approach to Design: Feedback from Senior Users / Neil Charness. Commentary: The Maintenance of ADL and IADL Functioning Through Design / Paul G. Windley |
| Summary |
In this interdisciplinary volume, renowned researchers examine how societal mechanisms and social support systems enable individuals to continue leading independent lives within their communities or in an institutional setting. Integrating sociological, psychological and health perspectives, the distinguished contributors address such topics as active life expectancy, mental health issues, social relationships, housing design, and institutional care. They describe how older adults' decision-making capacity is maintained by a variety of societal mechanisms, including formal support systems, cognitive training, and environmental supports |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Subject |
Older people -- Psychology.
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Older people -- Services for.
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Old age assistance.
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Aging -- Psychological aspects.
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Social work with older people.
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Life Style.
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Aged.
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Mental Competency.
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Homes for the Aged.
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Nursing Homes.
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Social Support.
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| Author |
Hayward, Mark D.
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Schaie, K. Warner (Klaus Warner), 1928-
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Willis, Sherry L., 1947-
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| LC no. |
97016310 |
| ISBN |
082619690X |
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