Aging and Quality of Life [Hardcover]

In this timely and important work, expert gerontologists review what has been learned about the aged and the process of aging and link this knowledge to interventions for improving the quality of life.

This volume highlights the development of preventive, therapeutic, and rehabilitative interventions designed to assist older people maintain their independence and quality of life. In addition to the editors, chapter authors include Robert N. Butler, Matilda White Riley, Carroll Estes, and a foreword by James O. Mason.

Foreword,James O. Mason, MD, DrPH
Acknowledgments
Contributors
Introduction: Aging and Quality of Life-Celebrating New Discoveries,Marcia G. Ory, PhD, MPH, Donna M. Cox, PhD, Helen C. Gift, PhD, and Ronald P. Abeles, PhD
Part I: Background Perspectives

1. Historical Perspective on Aging and Quality of Life,Robert N. Butler, MD
2. Conceptualizing and Measuring Quality of Life in Older Populations,Anita L. Stewart, PhD, and Abby C. King, PhD

Part II: Life Styles and Quality of Life

3. Behavioral and Social Factors in Healthy Aging,George A. Kaplan, PhD, and William J. Strawbridge, PhD
4. Disability in Late Life,Lois M. Verbrugge, PhD, MPH
5. Self-Care and Quality of Life in Old Age,Gordon H. DeFriese, PhD, Thomas R. Konrad, PhD, Alison Woomert, PhD, Jean E. Kincade Norburn, PhD, and Shulamit Bernard, RN, MS

Part III: Physical Health, Quality of Life, and Aging

6. Rehabilitation in Old Age,T. Franklin Williams, MD
7. Psychosocial Status in Cancer Patients,Barrie R. Cassileth, PhD
8. Biopsychosocial Risks for Cardiovascular Disease in Spouse Caregivers of Persons with Alzheimers Disease,Peter P. Vitaliano, PhD, Cynthia M. Dougherty, PhD, RN, and Ilene C. Siegler, PhD, MPH

Part IV: Older People and Their Environments

9. Social Support: Content, Causes, and Consequences,l£7