Understanding Well-Being in the Oldest Old

Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science
Cover of the book Understanding Well-Being in the Oldest Old by , Cambridge University Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: ISBN: 9780511994401
Publisher: Cambridge University Press Publication: April 11, 2011
Imprint: Cambridge University Press Language: English
Author:
ISBN: 9780511994401
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication: April 11, 2011
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Language: English

The demographic and social structure of most industrialized and developing countries are changing rapidly as infant mortality is reduced and population life span has increased in dramatic ways. In particular, the oldest old (85+) population has grown and will continue to grow. This segment of the population tends to suffer physical and cognitive decline, and little information is available to describe how their positive and negative distal experiences, habits and intervening proximal environmental influences impact their well-being, and how social and health policies can help meet the unique challenges they face. Understanding Well-Being in the Oldest Old is the outcome of a four-day workshop attended by U.S. and Israeli scientists and funded by the U.S.-Israel Bi-National Science Foundation to examine both novel and traditional paradigms that could extend our knowledge and understanding of the well-being of the oldest old.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

The demographic and social structure of most industrialized and developing countries are changing rapidly as infant mortality is reduced and population life span has increased in dramatic ways. In particular, the oldest old (85+) population has grown and will continue to grow. This segment of the population tends to suffer physical and cognitive decline, and little information is available to describe how their positive and negative distal experiences, habits and intervening proximal environmental influences impact their well-being, and how social and health policies can help meet the unique challenges they face. Understanding Well-Being in the Oldest Old is the outcome of a four-day workshop attended by U.S. and Israeli scientists and funded by the U.S.-Israel Bi-National Science Foundation to examine both novel and traditional paradigms that could extend our knowledge and understanding of the well-being of the oldest old.

More books from Cambridge University Press

Cover of the book Defoe's America by
Cover of the book Contested Regime Collisions by
Cover of the book The Ecology of Plant Secondary Metabolites by
Cover of the book Global Optimization Methods in Geophysical Inversion by
Cover of the book Office-Based Cosmetic Procedures and Techniques by
Cover of the book Life by
Cover of the book Lord Byron and Scandalous Celebrity by
Cover of the book The Genre of Acts and Collected Biography by
Cover of the book The Treason Trial of Aaron Burr by
Cover of the book Politics and Tradition Between Rome, Ravenna and Constantinople by
Cover of the book Judaism and Imperial Ideology in Late Antiquity by
Cover of the book What Justices Want by
Cover of the book The Bloch–Kato Conjecture for the Riemann Zeta Function by
Cover of the book The Future of Representative Democracy by
Cover of the book Anzac Battlefield by
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy