Aging, Communication, and Health: Linking Research and Practice for Successful Aging (Lea's Communication Series) (Routledge Communication Series) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1138861251 ISBN 13: 9781138861251

Publisher: Routledge, 2015

Synopsis

This collection highlights the current efforts by scholars and researchers to understand the aging process as it relates to the health of older adults. With contributions from international scholars in communication, psychology, public health, medicine, nursing, and other areas, this volume emphasizes communication as a critical research, education, policy, and practice issue for the design, provision, and evaluation of health and social services for older adults. Organized into sections addressing communication developments in the healthcare arena, issues in provider-patient communication, and the relationships between family communication and health. The chapters cover critical topics related to successful aging, such as Alzheimer's disease, managed care and older adults, communication issues of severe dementia, and healthcare decision-making within families.

The editors have designed this volume to be accessible to a broad audience, including scholars and students of aging and communication, healthcare practitioners with older clients, and aging individuals and their families who are pursuing strategies for successful aging. The chapters represent the highest levels of current scholarship on communication, aging, and health, providing a strong foundation for future research. Each contribution also addresses the applied implications of this research, offering practical guidance to readers dealing with these issues in their own lives. As a whole, Aging, Communication, and Health represents a major advance toward understanding the importance and application of communication for successful aging.

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Mary Lee Hummert, Jon F. Nussbaum

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1138861251
• ISBN 13: 9781138861251
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 344
• Editor: Hummert Mary Lee, Nussbaum Jon F.