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Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Assessing older persons. Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004 (OCoLC)607371041 Online version: Assessing older persons. Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004 (OCoLC)627506638 |
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Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Robert L Kane; Rosalie A Kane |
ISBN: | 0195174356 9780195174359 |
OCLC Number: | 55089571 |
Description: | x, 542 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
Contents: | Choosing and using an assessment tool / Robert L. Kane -- Assessment of function in older adults / Valinda I. Pearson -- Physiological well-being and health / Robert L. Kane -- Cognitive assessment of older adults / Linda K. Langley -- Assessment of emotions in older adults : mood disorders, anxiety, psychological well-being, and hope / Jeffrey D. Grann -- Social functioning / Carrie Levin -- Assessment of quality of life in older adults / Jennifer R. Frytak -- Values and preferences / Rosalie A. Kane -- Satisfaction / Maureen A. Smith -- Spiritual assessment / Douglas M. Olson and Rosalie A. Kane -- Assessment of family caregivers of older adults / Joseph E. Gaugler, Rosalie A. Kane, and Joan Langlois -- Assessment of physical environments of older adults / Lois J. Cutler -- Comprehensive geriatric assessment and management / Cristina F. Urdangarin -- Care planning for older adults in health care settings / Patricia Finch-Guthrie -- Long-term case management for older adults / Rosalie A. Kane -- Mandated assessments / Robert L. Kane -- Assessing older adults who cannot communicate / Gillian J. Harper -- Accomplishments, problems, trends, and future challenges / Rosalie A. Kane. |
Responsibility: | edited by Robert L. Kane, Rosalie A. Kane, with the assistance of Marilyn Eells. |
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Select any written product from the house of Kane and Kane and you will be presented with an informed, authoritative discussion on fundamentally important isues in the care of older people that is thoroughly readable and highly educational. This book is no exception and its publication in paperback makes it affordable to all ... this book is a highly recommended resource and should be on the shelf of every department that has anything to do with older people. Age and Ageing I couldn't wait to receive this little book, and after reading several chapters I was even more excited about the content. It is essential for all health care providers who work with older people... Each chapter provides essential psychometric information about each instrument as well as important caveats about their uses... destined to become a classic. Doody's Journal Read more...

