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This book uses an internationally recognized conceptual framework that addresses medical, functional, and social model perspectives to cover all major areas of geriatric rehabilitation. It provides a broad-based perspective on older adults, discusses how age influences everyday life, and examines strategies that can be employed by rehabilitation
List of contents
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Editor
Contributors
Geriatric Rehabilitation: Introduction
Section I Basics of Aging
Chapter 1 Demographics, Biology, and Physiology
K. Rao Poduri
Chapter 2 Geriatric Assessment and the Physical Examination of the Older Adult
Bilal Ahmed and Yvonne J. Braver
Chapter 3 Psychosocial Assessment
Jennifer Anne Fleeman
Chapter 4 Functional Assessment and Measures
Deepthi S. Saxena
Chapter 5 Pharmacology in Geriatric Rehabilitation
Kristin Meyer, Tina Thornhill, and Lindsey Garner
Chapter 6 Exercise in the Older Adult
Susan Garstang
Section II Geriatric Syndromes
Chapter 7 Frailty
Egan Allen
Chapter 8 Delirium
Corey Romesser
Chapter 9 Urinary Incontinence in Older Adults
Nicole Strong, Sara Z. Salim, Jean L. Nickels, and K. Rao Poduri
Chapter 10 Falls and Gait Impairment
Kristen Thornton and Thomas V. Caprio
Chapter 11 Pressure Ulcers in Older Adults
Huma Naqvi
Chapter 12 Pain and Its Management in Older Adults
Annie Philip, Diya Goorah, and Rajbala Thakur
Chapter 13 Polypharmacy and Rational Prescribing: Finding the "Golden Mean" for the "Silver Tsunami"
Mikhail Zhukalin, Christopher J. Williams, Michael Reed, and Dale C. Strasser
Chapter 14 Sleep Disorders in Older Adults
Armando Miciano and David Berbrayer
Section III Systemic Disorders in Geriatric Rehabilitation
Chapter 15 Dysphagia in Older Adults and Its Management
Sandhya Seshadri
Chapter 16 Vision Impairment and Its Management in Older Adults
Rajeev S. Ramchandran, Holly B. Hindman, and Si
About the author
K. Rao. Poduri, M.D.,FAAPMR is Professor and Chair of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Neurology at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, in Rochester, NY.
Summary
This book uses an internationally recognized conceptual framework that addresses medical, functional, and social model perspectives to cover all major areas of geriatric rehabilitation. It provides a broad-based perspective on older adults, discusses how age influences everyday life, and examines strategies that can be employed by rehabilitation
