Understanding Well-Being in the Oldest Old - Softcover

Poon, Leonard W.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521132002 ISBN 13: 9780521132008

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2011

Synopsis

The demographic and social structure of most industrialized and developing countries are changing rapidly as infant mortality is reduced and population life span has increased in dramatic ways. In particular, the oldest old (85+) population has grown and will continue to grow. This segment of the population tends to suffer physical and cognitive decline, and little information is available to describe how their positive and negative distal experiences, habits and intervening proximal environmental influences impact their well-being, and how social and health policies can help meet the unique challenges they face. Understanding Well-Being in the Oldest Old is the outcome of a four-day workshop attended by U.S. and Israeli scientists and funded by the U.S.-Israel Bi-National Science Foundation to examine both novel and traditional paradigms that could extend our knowledge and understanding of the well-being of the oldest old.

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Review

'... advances our knowledge in a way that does justice to the central issues and the heterogeneity of the oldest-old.' Linda K. George, The Gerontologist

Book Description

The oldest old (85+) population has seen rapid growth in recent years, yet little information is available to describe how their distal experiences, habits and intervening proximal environmental influences impact their well-being. This volume examines both novel and traditional paradigms that could extend our understanding of the well-being of the oldest old.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0521132002
• ISBN 13: 9780521132008
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 408