Geriatric Medicine: an evidence-based approach

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Frank Lally (Institute for Science & Technology in Medicine, Keele University, Guy Hilton Research Centre, Stoke, UK) Christine Roffe (Stroke Research Office, Royal Infirmary, Stoke, UK)

Geriatric Medicine

an evidence-based approach

Frank Lally (Institute for Science & Technology in Medicine, Keele University, Guy Hilton Research Centre, Stoke, UK), Christine Roffe (Stroke Research Office, Royal Infirmary, Stoke, UK)

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Oxford University Press
14 October 2014

Geriatric medicine; Nurse patient relationship

People are living longer and the population over the age of 60 is burgeoning, with repercussions for health services and healthcare expenditure in developed countries. Crucially, disease aetiology, diagnosis, and treatment in older people differ from the general adult population. Older people often have complicated co-morbidities and respond to treatment in different ways compared to younger people. Evidence of efficacy of different treatments is often lacking because older people are under-represented in clinical trials, and the specific needs of older people are rarely discussed specifically in more general texts.

Geriatric medicine: an evidence based approach

is a clinical reference for health care professionals who manage older patients, and summarizes up-to-date research literature in a style that can be directly applied by busy healthcare professionals and provide a useful resource for reference.

Edited by: Frank Lally (Institute for Science & Technology in Medicine Keele University Guy Hilton Research Centre Stoke UK), Christine Roffe (Stroke Research Office, Royal Infirmary, Stoke, UK)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 356g
ISBN: 9780199689644
ISBN 10: 0199689644
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 14 October 2014
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1: From gut feeling to evidence base: the development of health care for older people: drivers and barriers 2: Re-thinking care in later life: the social and the clinical 3: Health and social care services for older people: achievements, challenges and future directions 4: Service models 5: Therapeutics in older people 6: Dementia and memory clinics 7: Frailty: challenges and progress 8: Incontinence, the sleeping geriatric giant: challenges and solutions 9: Depressions in later life: heterogeneity and co-morbidities 10: Substance misuse and older people: a question of values 11: Sleep in older people 12: Assessment and management of pain in older adults 13: Stroke Units: research in practice 14: Stroke care: what is in the black box? 15: Involving older people in the design and conduct of clinical trials: what is patient and public involvement? 16: Under-representation of older people in clinical trials

Frank Lally, Institute for Science & Technology in Medicine, Keele University, Guy Hilton Research Centre, Stoke, UK, Christine Roffe, Stroke Research Office, Royal Infirmary, Stoke, UK

Reviews for Geriatric Medicine: an evidence-based approach

Each chapter is succinct enough to provide an excellent overview of evidence and a platform for further reading. I have come away with a list of papers that I wish to read, and the book has challenged some of my understandings of clinical practice, service development and research. The book moves geriatric medicine beyond Isaacâs âgiantsâ and âsimply caring for the elderlyâ, into a complex and subtle specialty, backed by a wealth of evidence. * British Geriatrics Society * This is a unique and clearly an important addition to the overall knowledge and understanding of geriatric medicine. It is a significant addition for every academic library. * Doody's Notes *