Physical Environments And Aging

Author : Paul Windley,Rick Scheidt
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2015-12-22
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781135423858

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Physical Environments and Aging by Paul Windley,Rick Scheidt Pdf

A tribute and guide to M. Powell Lawton's groundbreaking work! Dr. M. Powell Lawton, who died in January 2001, was arguably the most significant thinker, researcher, and practitioner in environment-behavior studies within the field of gerontology. The authors of Physical Environments and Aging represent three generations of internationally recognized researchers whose lives and work were greatly influenced by both Lawton the professional and Lawton the man. This book presents their assessment of his contributions to environmental theory, purpose-built housing, community study, long-term care settings, and other related topics. Many of the contributors also share personal anecdotes that illustrate how Lawton's professional visions were shaped by his remarkable intellect and personality. Physical Environments and Aging examines many aspects of environmental gerontology, including: housing policy reform and home modification place therapy philosophic foundations of environment-aging studies the future of theory, practice, and policy in the field the role of neighborhoods More than just an homage, Physical Environments and Aging is also a practical guide to the field, offering you tractable theory, useful methods and measures, and functional research overviews in the realms of everyday experience of older adults.

Author : Paul Windley,Rick Scheidt
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2015-12-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781135423780

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Physical Environments and Aging by Paul Windley,Rick Scheidt Pdf

A tribute and guide to M. Powell Lawton's groundbreaking work! Dr. M. Powell Lawton, who died in January 2001, was arguably the most significant thinker, researcher, and practitioner in environment-behavior studies within the field of gerontology. The authors of Physical Environments and Aging represent three generations of internationally recognized researchers whose lives and work were greatly influenced by both Lawton the professional and Lawton the man. This book presents their assessment of his contributions to environmental theory, purpose-built housing, community study, long-term care settings, and other related topics. Many of the contributors also share personal anecdotes that illustrate how Lawton's professional visions were shaped by his remarkable intellect and personality. Physical Environments and Aging examines many aspects of environmental gerontology, including: housing policy reform and home modification place therapy philosophic foundations of environment-aging studies the future of theory, practice, and policy in the field the role of neighborhoods More than just an homage, Physical Environments and Aging is also a practical guide to the field, offering you tractable theory, useful methods and measures, and functional research overviews in the realms of everyday experience of older adults.

Author : Rick J. Scheidt,Paul G. Windley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : POLITICAL SCIENCE
ISBN : 1315044005

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Physical Environments and Aging by Rick J. Scheidt,Paul G. Windley Pdf

Author : Hans-Werner Wahl, PhD,Rick Scheidt, PhD,Paul Windley, PhD
Publisher : Springer Publishing Company
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2003-11-12
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0826117341

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Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Volume 23, 2003 by Hans-Werner Wahl, PhD,Rick Scheidt, PhD,Paul Windley, PhD Pdf

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Author : Susan Rodiek
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2006-09-11
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781136748523

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The Role of the Outdoors in Residential Environments for Aging by Susan Rodiek Pdf

Presents new insights on the positive role nature and the outdoors can play in the lives of older adults, whether they live in the community, in an assisted-living environment, or in a skilled nursing facility. Current research suggests that increased contact and activity levels with the outdoors can be an important therapeutic resource for the elderly, with significant mental and physical health benefits. This unique book examines how to make the most of outdoor spaces in residential setting, exploring attitudes and patterns of use, the effect of plants, the physical environment, and health-related outcomes from contact with nature and enhanced physical activity.

Author : Mortimer Powell Lawton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Science
ISBN : UVA:X000353314

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Aging and the Environment by Mortimer Powell Lawton Pdf

Author : National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on Human-Systems Integration,Committee on the Role of Human Factors in Home Health Care
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2010-11-14
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780309156295

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The Role of Human Factors in Home Health Care by National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on Human-Systems Integration,Committee on the Role of Human Factors in Home Health Care Pdf

The rapid growth of home health care has raised many unsolved issues and will have consequences that are far too broad for any one group to analyze in their entirety. Yet a major influence on the safety, quality, and effectiveness of home health care will be the set of issues encompassed by the field of human factors research-the discipline of applying what is known about human capabilities and limitations to the design of products, processes, systems, and work environments. To address these challenges, the National Research Council began a multidisciplinary study to examine a diverse range of behavioral and human factors issues resulting from the increasing migration of medical devices, technologies, and care practices into the home. Its goal is to lay the groundwork for a thorough integration of human factors research with the design and implementation of home health care devices, technologies, and practices. On October 1 and 2, 2009, a group of human factors and other experts met to consider a diverse range of behavioral and human factors issues associated with the increasing migration of medical devices, technologies, and care practices into the home. This book is a summary of that workshop, representing the culmination of the first phase of the study.

Author : Susan Rodiek,Benyamin Schwarz
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0789032430

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The Role of the Outdoors in Residential Environments for Aging by Susan Rodiek,Benyamin Schwarz Pdf

Presents new insights on the positive role nature and the outdoors can play in the lives of older adults, whether they live in the community, in an assisted-living environment, or in a skilled nursing facility. Current research suggests that increased contact and activity levels with the outdoors can be an important therapeutic resource for the elderly, with significant mental and physical health benefits. This unique book examines how to make the most of outdoor spaces in residential setting, exploring attitudes and patterns of use, the effect of plants, the physical environment, and health-related outcomes from contact with nature and enhanced physical activity.

Author : Chanam Lee,Xuemei Zhu,Anna Patricia Lane,Erja Portegijs
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2021-11-29
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9782889717149

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Healthy Aging and the Community Environment by Chanam Lee,Xuemei Zhu,Anna Patricia Lane,Erja Portegijs Pdf

Author : Margaret Christenson,Ellen D Taira
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2014-04-08
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781317837893

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Aging in the Designed Environment by Margaret Christenson,Ellen D Taira Pdf

Aging in the Designed Environment is the key sourcebook for physical and occupational therapists developing and implementing environmental designs for the aging. The physical environment remains one of the most overlooked areas in environmental design. In order to move beyond this status quo, persons responsible for planning elderly environments must develop a new understanding of ways in which their influence can improve the older adult’s physical and mental functioning. Occupational and physical therapists, as well as other health care professionals, will benefit tremendously from the information presented in this unique volume. Designers, developers, and others with minimal health care background will also find a wealth of possibilities within Aging in the Designed Environment. Many concerns are dealt with in the book’s five sections. The first section describes the implications that occur when there are changes in vision, hearing, taste, smell, touch, and the kinesthetic systems. Recommendations for environmental adaptation and modifications which may compensate for the changes in each of these systems are suggested. The second section stresses the relationship between behavior and environment. A variety of environmental attributes--comfort, privacy, accessibility, control, security, dignity--and their impacts are discussed, along with information on ways that attributes can be incorporated into the living settings of older people. In section three the focus is on the older person living independently in his or her own home, and section four covers exclusively the design and selection of chairs for older adults. New ways to assess and evaluate the home to promote independence beyond the traditional activities of daily living are addressed. The last section deals with redesigning the existing long-term care facility. The author examines some of the environmental conditions existing in specific facilities and provides recommendations to compensate for these circumstances.

Author : Mortimer Powell Lawton
Publisher : Study of Aging
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Political Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105040442340

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Environment and Aging by Mortimer Powell Lawton Pdf

Author : Graham D. Rowles,Russell J. Ohta
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2013-09-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781483271309

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Aging and Milieu by Graham D. Rowles,Russell J. Ohta Pdf

Aging and Milieu: Environmental Perspectives on Growing Old is a collection of essays that presents insight into the area of aging-environment research. The book focuses primarily on the physical, phenomenological, cultural, social, and clinical environmental context of an old person. Part I explores alternative conceptions of aging and milieu. The second part discusses the old-person-environment transaction. Part III covers the social context of milieu or the notion of how social relationships mediate and condition the symbiotic relationships between the old person and the physical environment. Gerontologists, sociologists, psychologists, architects, and urban planners will find this book interesting.

Author : Ronald Ross Watson
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2016-12-15
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780128052624

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Physical Activity and the Aging Brain by Ronald Ross Watson Pdf

Physical Activity and the Aging Brain: Effects of Exercise on Neurological Function is a complete guide to the manifold effects of exercise and physical activity on the aging brain. Cognitive decline and motor impairment, onset of diseases and disorders, and even changes in family structure and social settings that occur as we age can all impact activity levels, yet continued physical activity is crucial for successful neurological functioning. This book examines the role that exercise and physical activity play in halting or modulating the deleterious effects of these numerous aging concerns by first examining the current state of research into how exercise manifests physical changes in the brain. It then discuss how physical activity combines with other lifestyle factors to benefit the aging brain, including nutrition, computerized brain training, and social engagement. Most significantly, it also covers how physical activity can serve as therapy to help alleviate the symptoms of various neurological diseases impacting aging populations, with particular emphasis on Alzheimer’s disease and age-related cognitive decline. The book provides broad coverage of the effects of exercise and physical activity on the aging brain, its therapeutic effects, and the many factors that influence the aging process. Presents research scientists with a complete understanding of the role of exercise in healthy brain aging Considers the roles of nutrition, the mind-body connection, and other lifestyle factors Presents a major resource for exercise and physical activity in the neurological health of older adults Provides a synopsis of key ideas associated with the many aspects of physical activity, along with lifestyle factors that can modify neurological diseases and age-related neurological decline

Author : Diego Sánchez-González,Vicente Rodríguez-Rodríguez
Publisher : Springer
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2015-11-03
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9783319214191

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Environmental Gerontology in Europe and Latin America by Diego Sánchez-González,Vicente Rodríguez-Rodríguez Pdf

This book looks at the relationships between the physical-social environment and the elderly in Europe and Latin America, from the Environmental Gerontology perspective and through geographical and psychosocial approaches. It addresses the main environmental issues of population ageing, based on an understanding of the complex relationships, adjustments and adaptations between different environments (home, residence, public spaces, landscapes, neighbourhoods, urban and rural environment) and the quality of life of the ageing population, associated with residential strategies and other aspects related to health and dependency. The different levels of socio-spatial analysis are also explored: macro (urban and rural environments, regions and landscapes), meso (neighbourhood, public space) and micro (personal, home and institution). New theoretical and methodological approaches are proposed to analyse the attributes and functions of the physical-social environment of the elderly, as well as new ways of living the ageing process. All will have to respond to the challenges of urbanisation, globalisation and climate change in the 21st century. Also, the different experiences and challenges of public planning and management professionals involved with the growing ageing population are presented, and will require greater association and collaboration with the academic and scientific fields of Environmental Gerontology.

Author : National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on Population,Panel on Understanding Cross-National Health Differences Among High-Income Countries
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 421 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2013-04-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780309264143

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U.S. Health in International Perspective by National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on Population,Panel on Understanding Cross-National Health Differences Among High-Income Countries Pdf

The United States is among the wealthiest nations in the world, but it is far from the healthiest. Although life expectancy and survival rates in the United States have improved dramatically over the past century, Americans live shorter lives and experience more injuries and illnesses than people in other high-income countries. The U.S. health disadvantage cannot be attributed solely to the adverse health status of racial or ethnic minorities or poor people: even highly advantaged Americans are in worse health than their counterparts in other, "peer" countries. In light of the new and growing evidence about the U.S. health disadvantage, the National Institutes of Health asked the National Research Council (NRC) and the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to convene a panel of experts to study the issue. The Panel on Understanding Cross-National Health Differences Among High-Income Countries examined whether the U.S. health disadvantage exists across the life span, considered potential explanations, and assessed the larger implications of the findings. U.S. Health in International Perspective presents detailed evidence on the issue, explores the possible explanations for the shorter and less healthy lives of Americans than those of people in comparable countries, and recommends actions by both government and nongovernment agencies and organizations to address the U.S. health disadvantage.