"As educators in gerontology, it continues to be our experience that many available texts on the physical changes associated with aging either present their material in highly technical terms beyond the comprehension of those without extensive basic science backgrounds or else skim over this area superficially. In the years since the sixth edition of this book was published, additional research on the physical changes that occur with aging has become available. However, it continues to be difficult to separate "normal" aging from pathology, even though it is widely recognized that such a distinction is both useful and necessary in fully understanding the impact of the aging process on the human body and its functions. Data from healthy older adults clearly show that the aging process is not necessarily as devastating as earlier research had indicated, and more effort is currently being directed to the prevention or moderation of age-related changes previously thought to be inevitable. This presents a much more positive and realistic view of aging and allows for greater personal control over our individual aging process by directing attention to significant lifestyle modifications and preventive health care strategies"--
Praise for the new edition:
In this 7th edition of Physical Change and Aging: A Guide for the Helping Professions the authors, Drs. Saxon, Etten and Perkins, bring to all health care professionals and those interacting with older adults a multidisciplinary foundational reference with state of the art and science approaches to caring for aging persons in our society. This comprehensive book provides geriatric care principles for the expert care provider as well as the novice learner in one book through a compelling reading style that transforms complex principles into simple to comprehend and apply principles.
--- Marion Newton, PhD, RN, BSN, MN, PMHCNS-BC, PMHNP-BC, ANEF
The seventh edition of this classic multidisciplinary text for students of gerontology continues to offer practical, user-friendly, and comprehensive information about the physical changes and common pathologies associated with the aging process. Fully updated with current information regarding diagnosis, risk factors, prevention recommendations, treatment approaches, and medications along with new statistics on prevalence and evidence-based clinical guidelines, this textbook focuses on physical changes and common pathologies of aging, while also considering the psychological and social implications with which they are inextricably linked.
Through a systems-based approach, positive aspects of aging are emphasized, showing the reader how older adults can gain greater personal control through lifestyle changes and preventive health strategies. Included is important content related to teaching, health, and well-being, such as nutrition, medications, aging with lifelong disabilities, complementary and alternative therapies, and death and dying.
The seventh edition features a new chapter on gerontechnology, with new content on the influence of pandemics, including COVID-19, on death, dying, grieving, and funeral rituals. This multifaceted text also delivers new and updated information on diagnosis and treatment, along with stressed behaviors and interventions to promote more personal control over the individual aging process. Helpful appendices include practical suggestions for improving safety for older adults and websites of relevant organizations, along with a glossary of medical terms used in the text. Purchase includes digital access for use on most mobile devices or computers.
New to the Seventh Edition:
- A brand-new chapter on gerontechnology
- Updated information on diagnosis and treatment, risk factors, and prevention recommendations
- New statistics for prevalence and clinical guidelines/recommendations
- Focus on behaviors and interventions providing personal control over aging process
- Practical suggestions for improving older adult safety
- Influence of COVID-19 on death, dying, grieving, and funeral rituals
- Test bank and PowerPoint slides
Key Features:
- A unique systems-based approach covering the anatomy and physiology of each organ system
- Focuses on common health problems within each body system
- Addresses psychological and social implications of aging
- Provides evidence-based treatment strategies
- Describes practical applications of aging data - how to use the data to so adults can gain greater personal freedom
- Useful as textbook, practitioner's guide and family caregiver resource
