Robert L. Kane: Perceived progress in Ageing: The results of a
Delphi survey of international experts; PART I: HEALTH AND
FUNCTION: Introduction; D.L. Macfadyen: International demographic
trends; R.L. Kane, D.M. Radosevich, and J.W. Vaupel: Compression of
morbidity: issues and irrelevancies; J. Grimley Evans: How are the
elderly different?; G.G. Fillenbaum: Assessment of health and
functional status: an international comparison; R.B. Wallace and
J.E. Rohrer:
Ageing, quantitative health status assessment and the effectiveness
of medical care; M.S. Gore: Social factors affecting the health of
the elderly; PART II: PROGRESS IN SPECIFIC AREAS: Introduction;
C.E.
Finch: Progress in the biology of ageing; Osteoporosis:
Introduction; B.E.C. Nordin: Scope for the prevention and treatment
of osteoporosis; Stroke: J. Grimley Evans: Introduction; C.J.
Bulpitt: Stroke prevention and the population control of
hypertension; T. Omae: Care of the patient with acute stroke; L.
Offerhaus: Drugs and old people: recent advances in geriatric
pharmacology; F.I. Caird: Iatrogenic disorders; D. Noffsinger, J.P.
Martin and S.H. Lewis: Hearing disorders of ageing:
identification and management; B.J. Guland, J.E. Borne, R. Mayeux
and B.S. Meyers: The effectiveness of intervention for the mental
health of the elderly; J.G. Ouslander: The efficacy of continence
treatment;
M.J. Gibson: Falls in later life; A. M. Davies: Prevention in the
ageing; PART II : HEALTH CARE: Introduction; G. Andrews: Role of
primary health care for the elderly; N.A. Apt: The role of the
family in the care of the elderly in developing countries; D.
Maeda: The role of the family in developed countries; R.A. Kane:
Case management and assessment of the elderly; L.A. Rubenstein: The
efficacy of geriatric assessment programmes; R.A. Barker: The role
of geriatric medicine; B. Havens: Home care
and day care for the elderly; M.J. Hirschfield and R. Fleishman:
Nursing home care for the elderly; D.S. Greer: Hospice care for the
elderly; N. Blackie: Housing for older people: the North
American
approach; K.Maslow: Technology development and use for elderly
people; H. Becker: Assessing the impact of introducing new
technologies and interventions for the elderly; PART IV: EDUCATION
AND PERSONNEL NEEDS: Introduction; E.C. de Lehr: Educating lay
persons about the care of the elderly; C. Ewan: Educating health
professionals in the care of the elderly; D.I Zwick and T.F.
Williams: pLaning for health personnel needed to serve elderly
persons; PART V: HEALTH AND SOCIAL POLICY ISSUES IN
AGEING: Introduction; B. Vellas, P. Vellas, and J-L Albarede:
Planning more suitable environments for the elderly; N. Ogawa:
Economic factors affecting the health of the elderly; K. Wright:
The role of
ageing in establishing social priorities: an economic perspective;
V. Rys: Contribution of social security to the well-being of the
elderly; A.L. Caplan: Ethical issues and care of the elderly;
Appendix; Index.
`The editors have succeeded in producing a book which, despite its
global dimension, is immediately relevant to those working within
their own national and local context. I strongly recommend it.'
The Lancet
'It is difficult in a short review to do justice to the breadth and
depth of this excellent book. All of us already involved in
planning future services for the elderly should read the book, and
I will be recommending it, as an invigorating introduction, to
those embarking on a career in care of the elderly.'
International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
'Excellent book...in this one volume are embraced the leading edges
of medical and social georntology,seen from an international
perspective...I will be recommending it, as an invigorating
itrodution, to those embarking on a career in care of the
elderly.'
International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
'The volume is an unusually substantial and impressive product of
the activities of the WHO global programme for health care of the
elderly. It will make a great contribution to the improvement of
this care in many regions of the world and should be available in
all medical schools and university departments of psychology and
sociology.'
Journal of Ageing and Society
'the book stands as a coherent whole, thought undoubtedly its use
will be more as a reference work for students and researchers ...
This book is well deserving of a place on library shelves.'
Jill Manthorpe, University of Hull, International Journal of
Sociology and Social Policy, Volume 11, Number 5, 1991
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