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Occupational Therapy and Older People by Anita Atwal and Ann McIntyre (2013, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherWiley & Sons, Incorporated, John

ISBN-10144433333X

ISBN-139781444333336

eBay Product ID (ePID)7038374468

Product Key Features

Number of Pages288 Pages

Publication NameOccupational Therapy and Older People

LanguageEnglish

SubjectAllied Health Services / Occupational Therapy, Gerontology

Publication Year2013

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaSocial Science, Medical

AuthorAnita Atwal, Ann Mcintyre

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight15.4 Oz

Item Length9.7 in

Item Width6.9 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number2

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2012-043161

Reviews"This book is a useful resource that we would recommend to practitioners." ( British Jnl Occupat Therapy , 1 October 2013)

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal615.8/5150846

Table Of ContentList of contributors vi 1 Introduction 1 Anne McIntyre and Anita Atwal 2 Perspectives of ageing 16 Anne McIntyre 3 The social context of older people 38 Frances Reynolds and Kee Hean Lim 4 Policy development and implications for occupational therapy practice 59 Margaret Gallagher 5 Health conditions and active ageing 73 Melanie Manley, Rachel Bentley, Christina Richards, Kirsty Tattersall, Alison Warren, Alice Mackenzie, Anna L. Pratt, Alison Lillywhite, Mary Grant, Anne McIntyre, Jacqueline Lawson and Thérèse Jackson 6 The ageing body - body functions and structures: Part 1 120 Stephen Ashford and Anne McIntyre 7 The ageing body - body functions and structures: Part 2 146 Linda Gnanasekaran 8 Occupation and successful ageing - Activity and participation 185 Anne McIntyre 9 Environmental impacts, products and technology 224 Anita Atwal, Sarah Buchanan, Marcus Sivell-Muller, Anthony Slater and Sue Vernon Index

SynopsisFully updated and revised, this 2nd edition considers older people as major clients of occupational therapy services. It inspires innovation in the practice of occupational therapy with older people, encompasses current theories and challenges, and provides detailed coverage of bodily structures, functions and pathologies., This book locates older people as major clients of occupational therapy services. It provides a comprehensive resource for students and a basic working reference for clinicians. The book encompasses current theories, debates and challenges which occupational therapists need to engage in if they are to provide pro-active and promotional approaches to ageing. Detailed coverage of bodily structures, functions and pathologies leads onto chapters dedicated to activity, occupation and participation. The ethos of the book is to inspire innovation in the practice of occupational therapy with older people, promoting successful ageing that entails control and empowerment. This new edition has been fully revised and updated. In addition brand new material has been included on occupational transitions (retirement, frailty and end of life); user perspectives; public health including advocacy, enablement and empowerment; people entering old age with disability and mental health conditions; visual impairment; assistive technology driving and ageism., Fully updated and revised, this second edition considers older people as major clients of occupational therapy services. The ethos of the book is to inspire innovation in the practice of occupational therapy with older people, promoting successful ageing that entails control and empowerment. It encompasses current theories, debates and challenges which occupational therapists need to engage in if they are to provide pro-active and promotional approaches to ageing. Detailed coverage of bodily structures, functions and pathologies leads on to chapters dedicated to activity, occupation and participation. In addition, brand new material has been included on occupational transitions such as retirement, frailty and dying; user perspectives; public health including advocacy, enablement and empowerment; people entering old age with disability; older people in prisons; homelessness; immigration and ethnic minorities; and ageism. * Provides a comprehensive resource for students and a basic working reference for clinicians * Includes case studies, narratives and user perspectives * Adopts the framework of the WHO International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health. * Specialist contributions reveal the diversity of occupational performance considerations in older age.

LC Classification NumberWB 555