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Understanding Well-Being in the Oldest Old
Edited By Leonard W.
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Description for Understanding Well-Being in the Oldest Old
hardcover. Examines both novel and traditional paradigms that could extend our knowledge and understanding of the well-being of the oldest old. Editor(s): Poon, Leonard W.; Cohen-Mansfield, Jiska. Num Pages: 408 pages, 14 b/w illus. 23 tables. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JMD; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 66.
The demographic and social structure of most industrialized and developing countries are changing rapidly as infant mortality is reduced and population life span has increased in dramatic ways. In particular, the oldest old (85+) population has grown and will continue to grow. This segment of the population tends to suffer physical and cognitive decline, and little information is available to describe how their positive and negative distal experiences, habits and intervening proximal environmental influences impact their well-being, and how social and health policies can help meet the unique challenges they face. Understanding Well-Being in the Oldest Old is the outcome ... Read more
The demographic and social structure of most industrialized and developing countries are changing rapidly as infant mortality is reduced and population life span has increased in dramatic ways. In particular, the oldest old (85+) population has grown and will continue to grow. This segment of the population tends to suffer physical and cognitive decline, and little information is available to describe how their positive and negative distal experiences, habits and intervening proximal environmental influences impact their well-being, and how social and health policies can help meet the unique challenges they face. Understanding Well-Being in the Oldest Old is the outcome ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
Number of Pages
408
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521113915
SKU
V9780521113915
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99-14
About Edited By Leonard W.
Leonard W. Poon is University of Georgia Distinguished Research Professor and Professor of Public Health and Psychology. He is also Director of the Institute of Gerontology and the Georgia Geriatric Education Center, Chair of the Faculty of Gerontology and Executive Director of the International Centenarian Consortium. He was Director of the National Institute of Health's funded Georgia Centenarian Study from ... Read more
Reviews for Understanding Well-Being in the Oldest Old
'… advances our knowledge in a way that does justice to the central issues and the heterogeneity of the oldest-old.' Linda K. George, The Gerontologist