{"product_id":"9783319066493","title":"International Perspectives on Aging: From Biomedical and Life Course Factors to Policy and Practice","description":"\u003ch1\u003eInternational Perspectives on Aging: From Biomedical and Life Course Factors to Policy and Practice\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eLeist, Anja K.; Kulmala, Jenni; Nyqvist, Fredrica\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn recent years, the aim of research on aging has shifted from prolonging life to fostering healthy and cognitively robust old age. In order to improve the quality of life of older people, we need to better understand cognitive aging as well as bodily aging.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHealth and Cognition in Old Age\u003c\/i\u003e assembles the cream of research across varied medical, mental health, and social disciplines, and demonstrates how this knowledge can lead to improved outcomes for older people. The first half of this expert volume discusses biomedical and life course factors in aging, particularly as they affect cognition and well-being in later life. From there, effective solutions are the focus: interventions and care programs to improve mental functioning and general quality of life, and current policy and practice ideas in promoting healthy, active, and cognitively robust aging. Together, these diverse chapters offer a multi-faceted approach to understanding and modifying what was formerly the inevitable course of growing old. A sampling of the coverage:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow the aging process affects the immune system.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOccupational gerontology – work-related determinants of old age health and functioning.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSocial, behavioral, and contextual influences on cognitive function and decline.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLifestyle factors in the prevention of dementia.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnderstanding long-term care outcomes: conventional and behavioral economics.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSocial capital, mental well-being, and loneliness in older people.    \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor gerontologists, sociologists, social workers, health psychologists, and others working to improve older people’s lives, \u003ci\u003eHealth and Cognition in Old Age\u003c\/i\u003e brings expertise, versatility, and confidence to the table. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2014-07-28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783319066493\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-319-06650-9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 329\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer International Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46546178244748,"sku":"9783319066493","price":98.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783319066493.jpg?v=1772899217","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9783319066493","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}