Vulnerable Older Adults: Health Care Needs and Interventions / Edition 1

by Patricia Burbank DNSc, RN

Overview

Winner of an AJN Book of the Year Award!

Named an Outstanding Academic Title for 2007 by Choice!

Well organized, extensively referenced, and illustrated with figures/tables, this work represents a unique, multipurpose, interdisciplinary approach to elder care...Highly recommended.

—CHOICE

Based on the concept that vulnerability in the older populace encompasses those who are at increased risk for physical and psychosocial health problems, this book takes a closer look at vulnerability and how it affects five specific populations within the elderly:

• Those incarcerated in prisons
• The homeless
• Gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people
• Those who are HIV positive or living with AIDS
• The frail

Both physical and psychosocial health care issues and needs are addressed as well as interventions and resources that can be implemented to care for these very specific populations and their requirements for successful physical and mental health care. The unique challenges of hospice care in prisons; the lack of services that cater to homeless older people; and the overall attitude towards helping elderly gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender people are some of the increasingly important issues covered.

Unique features include:

• The latest research and theoretical approaches are summarized to give health professionals a concise picture of health care needs of these older adults
• Themes of interdisciplinary approach to care, cultural considerations, and neglect and abuse are integrated throughout
• Strategies and resources for caring for older adults with dementia are discussed for each vulnerable population

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780826102089
Publisher:	Springer Publishing Company
Publication date:	06/19/2006
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	304
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.83(d)

About the Author

Patricia M. Burbank, DNSc, RN, is a professor in the College of Nursing at the University of Rhode Island and faculty member in the Rhode Island Geriatric Education Center.

Table of Contents

Contributors
Preface
Foreword by Mathy Mezey, RN, EdD, FAAN
Introduction
Part I: Frail Older Adults
• Health Issues of Frail Older Adults, J. Stoukides, C. Holzer, J. Ritzau, and P. Burbank
• Health Care Strategies for Frail Older Adults, J. Stoukides, C. Holzer, J. Ritzau, and P. Burbank
Part II: Aging Prisoners
• Health Issues of Aging Prisoners, T. Smyer and M. Gragert
• Aging Prisoners: Strategies for Health Care, T. Smyer, M. Gragert, and D.C. Martins
Part III: Homeless Older Adults
• Health Issues of Homeless Older Adults, D.C. Martins and M.A. Sullivan
• Health Care Strategies for Homeless Older Adults, D.C. Martins and M.A. Sullivan
Part IV: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Older Adults
• Health Issues of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Older Adults, P. Burbank and G. Burkholder
• Health Care Strategies for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Older Adults, P. Burbank, G. Burkholder, and P. Fournier
Part V: Older Adults with HIV/AIDS
• Health Issues of Older Adults with HIV/AIDS, C.A. Emlet and K.M. Nokes
• Health Care Strategies for Older Adults with HIV/AIDS, K.M. Nokes and C.A. Emlet
Epilogue
Index

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"This valuable compilation cover introductory review articles and recommended health care strategies, and call for action and additional research to benefit five underserved populations of older adults....Well organized, extensively referenced, and illustrated with figures/tables, this work represents a unique multipurpose, interdisciplinary approach to elder care. Highly recommended. Upper-level undergraduates and above in nursing, public health, social work, corrections, and gerontology."--Choice

"This book is required reading for those wishing to understand the future of healthcare in the United States.... Pioneering, insightful, futuristic and a digestive of merit, this book deserves a wide readership."--Doody's Review Service

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: David O. Staats, MD (University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center)
Description: This is a multiauthored book on the healthcare needs of populations of vulnerable older adults. This grouping includes the frail; prisoners; the homeless; lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT); and older persons with HIV/AIDS.
Purpose: Its purpose is to describe the healthcare needs and interventions necessary for the high-risk vulnerable groups described within the larger ambit of aging services. This book fulfills these objectives admirably.
Audience: Policy makers and healthcare workers in a wide variety of disciplines will find much useful information in this book. The authors all have considerable expertise in the areas they cover in the book.
Features: Each group of vulnerable older persons is treated with two chapters apiece — the first describing the healthcare needs and the second describing the interventions. These are surrounded by an introductory chapter and an epilogue. Grouping the frail, the homeless, prisoners, LGBT persons and elders with HIV/AIDS is a brilliant and audacious move. The common thread is that these tend to be marginalized groups, lost in the welter of activity around aging themes. Noting their commonalities and distinct needs is a really innovative aspect of this book.
Assessment: That this book was published slightly ahead of the New England Journal of Medicine writing about dialysis programs in prisons shows how ahead of the curve it is. This book is required reading for those wishing to understand the future of healthcare in the United States. It is not only the older boomers living in suburbia to which the future healthcare system must respond, but also to all of the groups discussed in this book. Pioneering, insightful, futuristic and a digestive of merit, this book deserves a wide readership.

Doody's Review Service