Full Description
Support the health, well-being, and quality of life of older adults!
Here's the ideal resource for students who are preparing to work with older adults. This text discusses the complexity of the aging experience, the science that contributes to positive aging, and the specific considerations that occupational therapy practitioners must bring to their efforts to support older adults. You'll find descriptions of the normal aging process, discussions of how health and social factors can impact your clients' ability to participate in valued occupations, and guidance on how to develop occupation-based strategies for maximizing their well-being.
New Chapters! Features nine new chapters, Aging and Culture; Identity, Sexuality, and Relationships; Legal and Ethical Issues; Special Concerns in Care and Prevention; Metabolic Conditions; Home Management; Health Management and Sleep; Community Mobility and Driving; Caregiving; and Acute Care Services.
Revised! Features a reconceptualized section, Aging: Body Structures and Body Functions, with chapters addressing both normal aging and health conditions to provide a holistic perspective on functional and occupational performance in older adults and OT interventions.
Updated & Expanded! Addresses interprofessional practice as interprofessional collaboration to emphasize its importance in today's healthcare environment and to clients.
New! Threads "Case Studies" throughout the chapters to encourage in-the-moment application of the content, and revisits those related to health conditions in the chapters on service delivery to help students appreciate the delivery of OT services in different care contexts.
Revised and Updated! Incorporates the most current evidence available and presents strategies supported by the evidence in "Promoting Best Practices" boxes.
New! Summarizes the assessments most relevant to older adult practice, occupation, and psychometrically best practices in an assessment table organized by ICF factors.
Encourages clinical reasoning with a "Mini-Case Study" and "Provocative Questions" at the beginning of each chapter and "Critical-Thinking Questions" at the end of each chapter with the author's suggested responses in Appendix A.
Reviews assessment and intervention strategies.
Uses the International Classification of Function (ICF; World Health Organization) as its major organizing principle.
Contents
I.The Context of Aging
1.Aging in Context
2.Meaningful Occupations in Later Life
3.Theories of Aging
4.Aging and Culture
5.Identify, Sexuality, and Relationships
6.Legal and Ethical Issues
II.Aging: Body Structures and Body Function
7.Special Concerns in Care and Prevention
8.Metabolic Conditions
9.Cardiopulmonary and Cardiovascular Conditions
10.Sensory Function and Health Conditions
11.Musculoskeletal Function and Health Conditions
12.Neuromuscular and Neuromotor Conditions
13.Neurobehavioral Function and Health Conditions
III.Active Aging
14.Self-Care
15.Home Management
16.Health Management and Sleep
17.Leisure
18.Work and Retirement
19.Community Mobility and Driving
20.Caregiving
IV.The Context of Service Delivery
21.Special Concerns Around Evaluation of the Older Adult
22.Wellness and Community-Based Services
23.Primary Care Services
24.Acute Care Services
25.Rehabilitation Services
26.Home Health Services
27.Long-Term Care Services
28.Hospice and Palliative Care
29.The Future of Aging
Appendices
A.Answers to Critical-Thinking Questions
B.Index of Assessments
Glossary
