Look no further for the book that provides the information essential for successful practice in the rapidly growing field of gerontological occupational therapy! Occupational Therapy with Aging Adults is a new, comprehensive text edited by OT and gerontological experts Karen Frank Barney and Margaret Perkinson that takes a unique interdisciplinary and collaborative approach in covering every major aspects of geriatric gerontological occupational therapy practice. With 30 chapters written by 70 eminent leaders in gerontology and OT, this book covers the entire continuum of care for the aging population along with special considerations for this rapidly growing demographic. This innovative text also covers topical issues spanning the areas of ethical approaches to treatment; nutrition and oral health concerns; pharmacological issues; low vision interventions; assistive technology supports; and more to ensure readers are well versed in every aspect of this key practice area.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iii 5. Dedication - p. iv 6. About the editors - p. v 7. Contributors - p. vi 8. Foreword - p. vii 9. Preface - p. viii 10. Acknowledgments - p. ix 11. 1. Conceptual Foundations of Gerontological Occupational Therapy - p. x 12. 1. Gerontological occupational therapy: Conceptual frameworks, historical contexts, and practice principles - p. x 13. 2. Ethical and legal aspects of occupational therapy practice with older adults - p. 10 14. 3. Looming disease burden associated with the aging process: Implications for occupational therapy - p. 22 15. 4. Theoretical models relevant to gerontological occupational therapy practice - p. 34 16. 5. Foundations of evidence-based gerontological occupational therapy practice - p. 45 17. 6. Approaches to screening and assessment in gerontological occupational therapy - p. 67 18. 7. Occupational therapy intervention process with aging adults - p. 77 19. 2. Age-Related Biological System Changes and Gerontological Occupational Therapy - p. 88 20. 8. Musculoskeletal system - p. 88 21. 9. Physiological and neurological system changes with aging and related occupational therapy interventions - p. 112 22. 10. Occupational therapy interventions for older adults with low vision * - p. 130 23. 11. Nutrition, occupational performance, and the phenomenology of food in later life - p. 154 24. 12. Oral health for aging adults - p. 177 25. 13. Pharmacology, pharmacy, and the aging adult: Implications for occupational therapy - p. 191 26. 3. Age-Related Psychosocial Changes and Gerontological Occupational Therapy - p. 212 27. 14. Cognitive executive abilities in aging and everyday life - p. 212 28. 15. Cognitive impairment, dementia, and occupational therapy interventions - p. 222 29. 16. Mental health and common psychiatric disorders associated with aging - p. 243 30. 17. Spirituality and aging - p. 259 31. 18. Successful aging - p. 269 32. 4. The Functional Environment of Aging Adults and Gerontological Occupational Therapy - p. 281 33. 19. The physical environment and aging - p. 281 34. 20. Driving and transportation: Dementia as a model for evaluation, decision making, and planning - p. 293 35. 21. Assistive technology: Supports for aging adults - p. 308 36. 22. Families and aging: The lived experience - p. 328 37. 5. Continuum of Care and Gerontological Occupational Therapy - p. 339 38. 23. U.S. health care system overview and the occupational therapy services interface - p. 339 39. 24. The role of occupational therapy in acute and subacute care with aging adults - p. 350 40. 25. Long-term care: The role of occupational therapists in transformative practice - p. 360 41. 26. Home: An evolving context for health care - p. 370 42. 6. Trends and Innovations in Care for Aging Adults - p. 374 43. 27. Intradisciplinary and interdisciplinary processes in gerontological care - p. 374 44. 28. Occupational therapists as change agents - p. 383 45. 29. Community-based models of practice to address late-life inequities: Examples from the UK - p. 398 46. 30. The future of gerontological occupational therapy - p. 410 47. Glossary - p. 427 48. Index - p. 428
Look no further for the book that provides the information essential for successful practice in the rapidly growing field of gerontological occupational therapy! Occupational Therapy with Aging Adults is a new, comprehensive text edited by OT and gerontological experts Karen Frank Barney and Margaret Perkinson that takes a unique interdisciplinary and collaborative approach in covering every major aspects of geriatric gerontological occupational therapy practice. With 30 chapters written by 70 eminent leaders in gerontology and OT, this book covers the entire continuum of care for the aging population along with special considerations for this rapidly growing demographic. This innovative text also covers topical issues spanning the areas of ethical approaches to treatment; nutrition and oral health concerns; pharmacological issues; low vision interventions; assistive technology supports; and more to ensure readers are well versed in every aspect of this key practice area.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iii 5. Dedication - p. iv 6. About the editors - p. v 7. Contributors - p. vi 8. Foreword - p. vii 9. Preface - p. viii 10. Acknowledgments - p. ix 11. 1. Conceptual Foundations of Gerontological Occupational Therapy - p. x 12. 1. Gerontological occupational therapy: Conceptual frameworks, historical contexts, and practice principles - p. x 13. 2. Ethical and legal aspects of occupational therapy practice with older adults - p. 10 14. 3. Looming disease burden associated with the aging process: Implications for occupational therapy - p. 22 15. 4. Theoretical models relevant to gerontological occupational therapy practice - p. 34 16. 5. Foundations of evidence-based gerontological occupational therapy practice - p. 45 17. 6. Approaches to screening and assessment in gerontological occupational therapy - p. 67 18. 7. Occupational therapy intervention process with aging adults - p. 77 19. 2. Age-Related Biological System Changes and Gerontological Occupational Therapy - p. 88 20. 8. Musculoskeletal system - p. 88 21. 9. Physiological and neurological system changes with aging and related occupational therapy interventions - p. 112 22. 10. Occupational therapy interventions for older adults with low vision * - p. 130 23. 11. Nutrition, occupational performance, and the phenomenology of food in later life - p. 154 24. 12. Oral health for aging adults - p. 177 25. 13. Pharmacology, pharmacy, and the aging adult: Implications for occupational therapy - p. 191 26. 3. Age-Related Psychosocial Changes and Gerontological Occupational Therapy - p. 212 27. 14. Cognitive executive abilities in aging and everyday life - p. 212 28. 15. Cognitive impairment, dementia, and occupational therapy interventions - p. 222 29. 16. Mental health and common psychiatric disorders associated with aging - p. 243 30. 17. Spirituality and aging - p. 259 31. 18. Successful aging - p. 269 32. 4. The Functional Environment of Aging Adults and Gerontological Occupational Therapy - p. 281 33. 19. The physical environment and aging - p. 281 34. 20. Driving and transportation: Dementia as a model for evaluation, decision making, and planning - p. 293 35. 21. Assistive technology: Supports for aging adults - p. 308 36. 22. Families and aging: The lived experience - p. 328 37. 5. Continuum of Care and Gerontological Occupational Therapy - p. 339 38. 23. U.S. health care system overview and the occupational therapy services interface - p. 339 39. 24. The role of occupational therapy in acute and subacute care with aging adults - p. 350 40. 25. Long-term care: The role of occupational therapists in transformative practice - p. 360 41. 26. Home: An evolving context for health care - p. 370 42. 6. Trends and Innovations in Care for Aging Adults - p. 374 43. 27. Intradisciplinary and interdisciplinary processes in gerontological care - p. 374 44. 28. Occupational therapists as change agents - p. 383 45. 29. Community-based models of practice to address late-life inequities: Examples from the UK - p. 398 46. 30. The future of gerontological occupational therapy - p. 410 47. Glossary - p. 427 48. Index - p. 428
