Encyclopedia of Health and Aging

SAGE Reference is proud to announce the Encyclopedia of Health and Aging.This one-volume encyclopedia presents state-of-the-art research and ready-to-use facts on health and aging. The 250 entries and relevant appendices cover: biological; psychological; social; and economic aspects of health and aging and impacts within health-care systems.As an ever increasing percentage of the population of western societies enters `old age', health issues grow in importance in terms of the well-being of this population, economic impact within the health-care system, impacts on families and family relationships and in so many other ways.The Encyclopedia of Health and Aging covers issues including:- acute illness;- Alzheimer's disease; - bereavement; - cataracts;- centenarians;- dementia;- economic;- dependency;- exercise;- health care costs;- health promotion;- hospice care;- long-term care;- managed care;- medications;- menopause;- nursing homes;- nutrition;- obesity;- optimal aging;- osteoporosis;- Parkinson's disease;- public policy;- `quality of life';- religiosity;- sexual function;- sleep disturbances;- smoking;- spousal care-giving;- stroke;- widowhood;- wisdom.Also included are landmark studies: Duke Longitudinal Study of Aging; Framingham Heart Study; MacArthur Study of Successful Aging; Established Populations for the Epidemiologic Studies of the Elderly (EPESE); Health and Retirement Study (HRS); and National Long-Term Care Survey, as well as important social and health programmes including: social security, `meals on wheels' and Medicaid/Medicare.The Encyclopedia of Health and Aging is cross-disciplinary, with contributions from the fields of: gerontology; epidemiology; health psychology; biology; sociology; health and medicine; and public policy.