Aging : demographics, health, and health services / Elizabeth Vierck and Kris Hodges.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Vierck, Elizabeth, 1945-
Other Authors: Hodges, Kris
Language:English
Published: Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, [2003], ©2003.
Subjects:
Older people > Health and hygiene.
Aging > Social aspects.
Older people > Services for.
Older people > Medical care.
Longevity.
Aging.
Health Services for the Aged.
Health Status > Aged.
Statistics.
Genre:
Statistics.
Physical Description:xviii, 323 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Aging in the Twentieth Century
  • The meaning of aging
  • Size and growth of the older population
  • Life expectancy: three decades in 100 years
  • Health status, use of health services, and attitudes toward health care providers
  • Health risks and practices
  • Nutrition
  • Chronic conditions and common health problems
  • Mental health and illness
  • Prescription and over-the-counter drugs
  • Long-term care: an overview
  • Long-term care: home health care
  • Long-term care: nursing home care
  • Care at the end of life: hospice care
  • Causes, places, and timing of death
  • Paying for health care: health care spending, medicare, medicaid, and supplemental insurance.