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Occupational therapy with older adults : strategies for the OTA.

Contributor(s): Publisher: St. Louis, Missouri : Elsevier, [2024]Copyright date: 2024Edition: 5th edDescription: xv, 382 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 29 cmISBN:
  • 9780323824101
Subject(s): NLM classification:
  • WB 555
Contents:
SECTION 1 CONCEPTS OF AGING -- 1. AGING TRENDS AND CONCEPTS -- 2. BIOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL THEORIES OF AGING -- 3. THE AGING PROCESS -- 4. PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF AGING -- 5. AGING WELL: HEALTH PROMOTION AND DISEASE PREVENTION -- 6. THE REGULATION OF PUBLIC POLICY FOR ELDERS -- SECTION 2 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY INTERVENTION WITH ELDERS -- 7. OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY PRACTICE MODELS -- 8. OPPORTUNITIES FOR BEST PRACTICE IN VARIOUS SETTINGS -- 9. CULTURAL DIVERSITY OF THE AGING POPULATION -- 10. ETHICAL ASPECTS IN THE WORK WITH ELDERS -- 11. WORKING WITH FAMILIES AND CAREGIVERS OF ELDERS -- 12. ADDRESSING SEXUAL ACTIVITY OF ELDERS -- 13. USE OF MEDICATIONS BY ELDERS -- 14. CONSIDERATIONS OF MOBILITY -- 15. WORKING WITH ELDERS WHO HAVE VISION IMPAIRMENTS -- 16. WORKING WITH ELDERS WHO HAVE HEARING IMPAIRMENTS -- 17. STRATEGIES TO MAINTAIN CONTINENCE IN ELDERS -- 18. DYSPHAGIA AND OTHER EATING AND NUTRITIONAL CONCERNS WITH ELDERS -- 19. WORKING WITH ELDERS WHO HAVE HAD CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENTS -- 20. WORKING WITH ELDERS WHO HAVE DEMENTIA AND ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE -- 21. WORKING WITH ELDERS WHO HAVE PSYCHIATRIC CONDITIONS -- 22. WORKING WITH ELDERS WHO HAVE ORTHOPEDIC CONDITIONS -- 23. WORKING WITH ELDERS WHO HAVE CARDIOVASCULAR CONDITIONS -- 24. WORKING WITH ELDERS WHO HAVE PULMONARY CONDITIONS -- 25. WORKING WITH ELDERS WHO HAVE ONCOLOGICAL CONDITIONS -- GLOSSARY -- INDEX
Summary: 'Occupational Therapy with Older Adults: Strategies for the OTA,' is a comprehensive book on geriatric occupational therapy designed specifically for the occupational therapy assistant. It provides in-depth coverage of each aspect of geriatric practice - from wellness and prevention to death and dying.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

SECTION 1 CONCEPTS OF AGING -- 1. AGING TRENDS AND CONCEPTS -- 2. BIOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL THEORIES OF AGING -- 3. THE AGING PROCESS -- 4. PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF AGING -- 5. AGING WELL: HEALTH PROMOTION AND DISEASE PREVENTION -- 6. THE REGULATION OF PUBLIC POLICY FOR ELDERS -- SECTION 2 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY INTERVENTION WITH ELDERS -- 7. OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY PRACTICE MODELS -- 8. OPPORTUNITIES FOR BEST PRACTICE IN VARIOUS SETTINGS -- 9. CULTURAL DIVERSITY OF THE AGING POPULATION -- 10. ETHICAL ASPECTS IN THE WORK WITH ELDERS -- 11. WORKING WITH FAMILIES AND CAREGIVERS OF ELDERS -- 12. ADDRESSING SEXUAL ACTIVITY OF ELDERS -- 13. USE OF MEDICATIONS BY ELDERS -- 14. CONSIDERATIONS OF MOBILITY -- 15. WORKING WITH ELDERS WHO HAVE VISION IMPAIRMENTS -- 16. WORKING WITH ELDERS WHO HAVE HEARING IMPAIRMENTS -- 17. STRATEGIES TO MAINTAIN CONTINENCE IN ELDERS -- 18. DYSPHAGIA AND OTHER EATING AND NUTRITIONAL CONCERNS WITH ELDERS -- 19. WORKING WITH ELDERS WHO HAVE HAD CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENTS -- 20. WORKING WITH ELDERS WHO HAVE DEMENTIA AND ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE -- 21. WORKING WITH ELDERS WHO HAVE PSYCHIATRIC CONDITIONS -- 22. WORKING WITH ELDERS WHO HAVE ORTHOPEDIC CONDITIONS -- 23. WORKING WITH ELDERS WHO HAVE CARDIOVASCULAR CONDITIONS -- 24. WORKING WITH ELDERS WHO HAVE PULMONARY CONDITIONS -- 25. WORKING WITH ELDERS WHO HAVE ONCOLOGICAL CONDITIONS -- GLOSSARY -- INDEX

'Occupational Therapy with Older Adults: Strategies for the OTA,' is a comprehensive book on geriatric occupational therapy designed specifically for the occupational therapy assistant. It provides in-depth coverage of each aspect of geriatric practice - from wellness and prevention to death and dying.

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