Download or read book Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2020-05-14 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Social isolation and loneliness are serious yet underappreciated public health risks that affect a significant portion of the older adult population. Approximately one-quarter of community-dwelling Americans aged 65 and older are considered to be socially isolated, and a significant proportion of adults in the United States report feeling lonely. People who are 50 years of age or older are more likely to experience many of the risk factors that can cause or exacerbate social isolation or loneliness, such as living alone, the loss of family or friends, chronic illness, and sensory impairments. Over a life course, social isolation and loneliness may be episodic or chronic, depending upon an individual's circumstances and perceptions. A substantial body of evidence demonstrates that social isolation presents a major risk for premature mortality, comparable to other risk factors such as high blood pressure, smoking, or obesity. As older adults are particularly high-volume and high-frequency users of the health care system, there is an opportunity for health care professionals to identify, prevent, and mitigate the adverse health impacts of social isolation and loneliness in older adults. Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults summarizes the evidence base and explores how social isolation and loneliness affect health and quality of life in adults aged 50 and older, particularly among low income, underserved, and vulnerable populations. This report makes recommendations specifically for clinical settings of health care to identify those who suffer the resultant negative health impacts of social isolation and loneliness and target interventions to improve their social conditions. Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults considers clinical tools and methodologies, better education and training for the health care workforce, and dissemination and implementation that will be important for translating research into practice, especially as the evidence base for effective interventions continues to flourish.
Download or read book Problems and Social Adjustment in Old Age written by Saraswati Mishra and published by Gyan Books. This book was released on 1989 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Not only in western countries but in India also the problem of old age is becoming a social problem due to the rising proportion of the aged people in the population and their declining role and status in the changing society. The findings of this study have relevance for policy formulation and programme desing in the interest of the aged people.
Download or read book Social Adjustment in Old Age written by Saraswati Mishra and published by Delhi : B.R. Publishing Corporation. This book was released on 1987 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Study of retired government employees living in Chandigarh.
Download or read book Social Adjustment written by Robert Cloutman Dexter and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Aged in Changing Social System written by Nab Kishore Behura and published by Discovery Publishing House. This book was released on 2005 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contents: Introduction, Demographic Profile of the Aged in India and Orissa, Village Demography and Socio- Economic Profile, Demographic Background of the Aged in Study Villages, Social Situation and the Problems of the Aged, Constitutional Safeguards, Welfare Measures and Recommendations, Summary and Conclusion.
Download or read book Conceptual and Methodological Issues on the Adjustment to Aging written by Sofia von Humboldt and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-05-25 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book approaches the concept of adjustment to aging and endeavors to build reader understanding of this construct through a critical review and discussion. Once the reader understands the origins and nature of adjustment to aging, a second innovation encompasses the development of a proposed empirical model of adjustment to aging and the analysis of its components and correlates. Measures to assess adjustment to aging, policies, programs and interventions comprising adjustment to aging and its components and correlates will also be addressed. Another innovation includes the multidimensional experience of adjustment to aging from the cultural perspective. Lastly, it addresses areas of future development related to this construct.Future policies and interventions in older populations need to integrate and debate the role of adjustment to aging, and ultimately consider a variety of different strategies, each with a different set of costs and benefits. Health and social professionals will be at the vanguard of policy making and community and institutional interventions. Hence, resources and tools to adequately prepare these individuals for the future years will be vital. It is the author's hope that this resource can be valuable for professionals and students working within the field of aging, as they develop research and intervention policies encompassing adjustment to aging in the coming years.
Download or read book Disciplining Old Age written by Stephen Katz and published by University of Virginia Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The conference was organized cooperatively with the Surface Engineering Division of the ASM, and as part of Materials Week, and so was attended by a wider range of scientists from academia and engineers from industry than usual. Funding cuts affecting travel budgets in many institutions however, reduced the overall number; those who were not able to attend can begin saving for the proceedings. The 43 papers cover ultrahard coatings, surface treatment and alternative processes, corrosion resistant coatings, characterizing coatings, the surface engineering of powders, laser processing, vapor deposition and plasma methods, and thermal spray coating and coatings for composites. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Download or read book Problems of the Aging written by United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee on Aging. Subcommittee on Federal and State Activities and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Problems of the Aging written by United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee on Aging and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 1816 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Aging Society and the Life Course Fourth Edition written by Leslie A. Morgan and published by Springer Publishing Company. This book was released on 2011-03-15 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Print+CourseSmart
Download or read book Challenges Before the Elderly written by Seethapapanagari Vijaya Kumar and published by M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd.. This book was released on 1995 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gerontology is a new field of research attracting the attention of social scientists, planners, policy makers, administrators, and non-governmental agencies all over the world. The aim behind this volume is to share valuable experiences and research findings of the experts at this volume focuses at the most fundamental issues of gerontology. This work will certainly be useful to the policy makers, administrators, academicians and scholars of this specialized field working in India and other countries of the world.
Download or read book Studies of the Aged and Aging written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Public Welfare and published by . This book was released on 1956 with total page 1070 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Gerontology and Population Aging written by Danan Gu and published by Springer. This book was released on 2021-11-03 with total page 5507 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This eight-volume encyclopedia brings together a comprehensive collection of work highlighting established research and emerging science in all relevant disciplines in gerontology and population aging. It covers the breadth of the field, gives readers access to all major sub-fields, and illustrates their interconnectedness with other disciplines. With more than 1300 cross-disciplinary contributors—including anthropologists, biologists, economists, psychiatrists, public policy experts, sociologists, and others—the encyclopedia delves deep into key areas of gerontology and population aging such as ageism, biodemography, disablement, longevity, long-term care, and much more. Paying careful attention to empirical research and literature from around the globe, the encyclopedia is of interest to a wide audience that includes researchers, teachers and students, policy makers, (non)governmental agencies, public health practitioners, business planners, and many other individuals and organizations.
Download or read book Policy Statements and Recommendations from the White House Conference on Aging written by and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book To Amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor. Select Subcommittee on Education and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 1278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Problems of Rural Aged written by Vankayalapati Venkateswarlu and published by Gyan Publishing House. This book was released on 2008 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ageing is a universal and irreversible process. The rate of ageing is not uniform but different from individual to individual. Getting old is the result of the interplay of biological, sociological, psychological, and ecological factors. The interaction of declining fertility and mortality regimes governs the pace of population of ageing. This faster pace of demographic transition in developing countries has resulted in a growth of the aged population not only in proportion to that of the developed countries, but also in absolute numbers. India is a country with a fine tradition of respecting, loving and supporting the aged. As a result of modernization, urbanization and globalization the values and life styles are changing which is affecting the care of the aged and problems of aged are alarmingly increasing. The present volume highlights that each applied discipline is important and when development plans are drawn at different level, the potentialities of the contribution of the aged should be taken into account. This volume will provide them with a will to live with a holistic attitude. This volume would provide guideline to Sociologists, Social Workers, Gerontologists, Demographers, Social Scientist, Medical Scientists, Planners and Policy makers for developing action and academic programmers for the cause and care of elderly population in Rural, Urban and Tribal areas of the country. This volume would pave the way to cater the needs of the aged and also for the welfare of the aged in the country.
Download or read book Hearings written by United States. Congress. House and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 2460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
