Geriatrics

With The Baby Boomer Generation Reaching 65 Years Of Age, Attention In The Medical Field Is Turning To How Best To Meet The Needs Of This Rapidly Approaching, Large Population Of Geriatric Individuals. Geriatric Healthcare By Nature Is Multi-dimensional, Involving Medical, Educational, Social, Cultural, Religious And Economic Factors. The Chapters In This Book Illustrate The Complex Interplay Of These Factors In The Development, Management And Treatment Of Geriatric Patients, And Begin By Examining Sarcopenia, Cognitive Decline And Dysphagia As Important Factors Involved In Frailty Syndrome. This Is Followed By Strategies To Increase Healthspan And Lifespan, Such As Exercise, Nutrition And Immunization, As Well As How Physical, Psychological And Socio-cultural Changes Impact Learning In The Elderly. The Final Chapters Of The Book Examine End Of Life Issues For Geriatric Patients, Including Effective Advocacy By Patients And Families For Responsive Care, Attitudes Toward Autonomy And Legal Instruments, And The Cost Effectiveness Of New Health Care Technologies And Services. 00 preface_ Geriatrics......Page 1 Part 1_Functional Loss Associated With Aging......Page 13 01_Physical Function in Older People......Page 15 02_Sarcopenia in Older People......Page 41 03_The Epidemiology of Vascular Dementia......Page 53 04_Swallowing Difficulties in Elderly People: Impact of Maxillomandibular Wedging......Page 63 05_Association of Disease-Specific Mortality with Fitness Measurements and Nonparticipation in an 80-Year-Old Population......Page 71 Part 2_Preventative Strategies for Maintenance......Page 95 06_Behavioral Treatment for Geriatric Syndrome......Page 97 07_Aging and Exercise Training on the Neuromuscular Functions of Human Movements......Page 117 08_Tailor-Made Programs for Preventive Falls that Match the Level of Physical Well-Being in Community-Dwelling Older Adults......Page 129 09_Vaccine-Preventable Infectious Respiratory Diseases in the Elderly......Page 145 10_Beneficial Effect of Viscous Fermented Milk on Blood Glucose and Insulin Responses to Carbohydrates in Mice and Healthy Volunteers: Preventive Geriatrics Approach by "Slow Calorie"......Page 153 11_Health Education for the Elderly......Page 165 Part 3_End of Life Care......Page 189 12_Expanding the Time Frame for Advance Care Planning: Policy Considerations and Implications for Research......Page 191 13_End of Life Care: Attitudes Toward Autonomy and Legal Instruments......Page 207 14_Health Economics and Geriatrics: Challenges and Opportunities......Page 221