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Revised edition of: Occupational therapy with elders / Helene L. Lohman, Sue Byers-Connon, Renâe L. Padilla. Fourth edition. [2019].
List of contents
SECTION 1 CONCEPTS OF AGING 1
AGING TRENDS AND CONCEPTS
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BIOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL THEORIES OF AGING
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THE AGING PROCESS
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PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF AGING
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AGING WELL: HEALTH PROMOTION AND DISEASE PREVENTION
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THE REGULATION OF PUBLIC POLICY FOR ELDERS
SECTION 2 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY INTERVENTION WITH ELDERS 7
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY PRACTICE MODELS
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OPPORTUNITIES FOR BEST PRACTICE IN VARIOUS SETTINGS
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CULTURAL DIVERSITY OF THE AGING POPULATION
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ETHICAL ASPECTS IN THE WORK WITH ELDERS
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WORKING WITH FAMILIES AND CAREGIVERS OF ELDERS
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ADDRESSING SEXUAL ACTIVITY OF ELDERS
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USE OF MEDICATIONS BY ELDERS
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CONSIDERATIONS OF MOBILITY
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WORKING WITH ELDERS WHO HAVE VISION IMPAIRMENTS
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WORKING WITH ELDERS WHO HAVE HEARING IMPAIRMENTS
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STRATEGIES TO MAINTAIN CONTINENCE IN ELDERS
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DYSPHAGIA AND OTHER EATING AND NUTRITIONAL CONCERNS WITH ELDERS
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WORKING WITH ELDERS WHO HAVEHAD CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENTS
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WORKING WITH ELDERS WHO HAVE DEMENTIA AND ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
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WORKING WITH ELDERS WHO HAVE PSYCHIATRIC CONDITIONS
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WORKING WITH ELDERS WHO HAVE ORTHOPEDIC CONDITIONS
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WORKING WITH ELDERS WHO HAVE CARDIOVASCULAR CONDITIONS
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WORKING WITH ELDERS WHO HAVE PULMONARY CONDITIONS
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WORKING WITH ELDERS WHO HAVE ONCOLOGICAL CONDITIONS
GLOSSARY INDEX
About the author
Professor Helene Lohman works in the Department of Occupational Therapy at Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska.
