The Frail Elderly: Problems, Needs, and Community Responses - Couverture souple

Cox, Carole

 
9780865692282: The Frail Elderly: Problems, Needs, and Community Responses
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0865692289 ISBN 13 : 9780865692282
Editeur : Greenwood Press, 1993

Synopsis

Elderly issues currently inspire a great deal of research, discussion, and public policy debate. Cox's informative, comprehensive, and sensitive consideration of an especially vulnerable elderly segment--the frail--makes a genuine contribution to the understanding of frailty that must guide support systems and public policy.

Issues addressed in this work include not only the consequences of frailty but also its prevention. The forms of support or assistance which some older individuals require as their limitations increase are detailed. Mental health concerns, health care, housing, and caregiving, are discussed, with particular attention given to the needs of ethnic elderly. Community programs, many of them highly creative and effective, are reviewed. Insights are gained from experiences in other countries. The pressing need for a better understanding of what actually constitutes frailty is emphasized. Such understanding is seen as a prerequisite for more effective community response and improved national policy. This is a balanced, informed, and practical analysis of a socially compelling and broadly experienced issue and human condition.

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À propos de l'auteur

CAROLE COX, D.S.W., is Associate Professor in the School of Social Service at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. She is co-author (with A. Monk) of Home Care for the Elderly: An International Perspective (Auburn House, 1991) and has contributed many chapters and articles on gerontology to various books and journals.

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Éditeur
Greenwood Press
Date d'édition
1993
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0865692289
ISBN 13 
9780865692282
Reliure
Broché
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
224
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9780865690318: The Frail Elderly: Problems, Needs, and Community Responses

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0865690316 ISBN 13 :  9780865690318
Editeur : Greenwood Press, 1993
Couverture rigide