Aging and Quality of Life / Edition 1

by Ronald P. Abeles PhD, Helen Gift PhD, Marcia G. Ory PhD, MPH

Overview

In this timely and important work, expert gerontologists review what has been learned about the aged and the process of aging and link this knowledge to interventions for improving the quality of life.

This volume highlights the development of preventive, therapeutic, and rehabilitative interventions designed to assist older people maintain their independence and quality of life. In addition to the editors, chapter authors include Robert N. Butler, Matilda White Riley, Carroll Estes, and a foreword by James O. Mason.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780826184306
Publisher:	Springer Publishing Company
Publication date:	07/12/1994
Series:	Springer Series on Lifestyles and Issues in Aging
Pages:	392
Product dimensions:	6.20(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Ronald P. Abeles, PhD, is a Special Assistant to the Director of the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research in the Office of the Director at the National Institutes of Health.

Helen C. Gift, PhD, is the Chief of the Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Branch, Epidemiology and Oral Disease Prevention Program, of the National Institute of Dental Research, National Institutes of Health.

Marcia G. Ory, PhD, MPH, is professor, Department of Social and Behavioral Health, School of Rural Public Health (SRPH) at The Texas A&M Health Science Center in College Station, Texas.

Table of Contents

Foreword, James O. Mason, MD, DrPH
Acknowledgments
Contributors
Introduction: Aging and Quality of Life-Celebrating New Discoveries, Marcia G. Ory, PhD, MPH, Donna M. Cox, PhD, Helen C. Gift, PhD, and Ronald P. Abeles, PhD
Part I: Background Perspectives
• Historical Perspective on Aging and Quality of Life, Robert N. Butler, MD
• Conceptualizing and Measuring Quality of Life in Older Populations, Anita L. Stewart, PhD, and Abby C. King, PhD
Part II: Life Styles and Quality of Life
• Behavioral and Social Factors in Healthy Aging, George A. Kaplan, PhD, and William J. Strawbridge, PhD
• Disability in Late Life, Lois M. Verbrugge, PhD, MPH
• Self-Care and Quality of Life in Old Age, Gordon H. DeFriese, PhD, Thomas R. Konrad, PhD, Alison Woomert, PhD, Jean E. Kincade Norburn, PhD, and Shulamit Bernard, RN, MS
Part III: Physical Health, Quality of Life, and Aging
• Rehabilitation in Old Age, T. Franklin Williams, MD
• Psychosocial Status in Cancer Patients, Barrie R. Cassileth, PhD
• Biopsychosocial Risks for Cardiovascular Disease in Spouse Caregivers of Persons with Alzheimer’s Disease, Peter P. Vitaliano, PhD, Cynthia M. Dougherty, PhD, RN, and Ilene C. Siegler, PhD, MPH
Part IV: Older People and Their Environments
• Social Support: Content, Causes, and Consequences, Robert L. Kahn, PhD
• Aging Well and Institutional Living: A Paradox?, Margret M. Baltes, PhD
• Human Factors and Aging: The Operator-Task Dynamic, Robin A. Barr, DPhil
• Maintaining a Sense of Control in Later Life, Margie E. Lachman, PhD, Mauri A. Ziff, MA, and Avron Spiro III, PhD
Part V: Social Structures, Quality of Life, and Aging
• The Challenging Structure of Work Opportunities: Toward an Age- Integrated Society, Matilda White Riley, DSc, and Karyn A. Loscocco, PhD
• Socioeconomic Status and Health over the Life Course, Stephanie A. Robert, MSW, and James S. House, PhD
• New Directions in Socioeconomic Research on Aging, James P. Smith, PhD
• Minority and Socioeconomic Status: Impact on Quality of Life in Aging, H. Asuman Kiyak, PhD, and Nancy R. Hooyman, MSW, PhD
Part VI: Policy Implications
• Public Policy and Long-Term Care, Carroll L. Estes, PhD, and Liz Close, MS
• Changing the Social Environment to Promote Health, Lennart Levi, MD, and Donna M. Cox, PhD
• Exploring the Future of Health Care for Older People, Robert H. Binsk, PhD, Dennis W. Jahnigen, MD, and Stephen G. Post, PhD
Index