HIV/AIDS treatments [0.03%]
艾滋病/艾滋病治疗药物
Charles A Emlet,R Andrew Shippy
Charles A Emlet
Although fewer people are being diagnosed with AIDS in the U.S. and deaths continue to decline, the number of adults age 50 and older who are living with HIV/AIDS is larger than ever. It is likely that older people will continue to comprise...
Diabetes treatments [0.03%]
糖尿病治疗措施
Vaughn A DeCoster
Vaughn A DeCoster
With the aging of the population, physical inactivity, and growing rates of obesity, there has been a dramatic rise in the incidence of diabetes. Diabetes and its treatment is a holistic and dynamic experience, shaping many aspects of a per...
Arthritis pain [0.03%]
关节炎疼痛
Eunkyung Yoon,John B Doherty
Eunkyung Yoon
Arthritic pain is a common and disabling problem for many older adults. There is widespread evidence that despite its prevalance and debilitating effects on the physical, emotional and cognitive status of older adults, arthritic pain remain...
Cancer treatments [0.03%]
癌症治疗
Peter Maramaldi,Sheryn Dungan,Nancy Levitan Poorvu
Peter Maramaldi
Cancer is of particular importance to gerontology due to the changing nature of the disease. Survival rates are at all time highs as a result of technological advances in early detection and treatment of cancer. Some less aggressive or inva...
Cardiac conditions [0.03%]
心脏疾病
Michel D Peck,Amy L Ai
Michel D Peck
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in the US. The growth of the older population in coming decades will inevitably increase the incidence of age-related cardiac disease. Increasing evidence has shown the prevalence o...
Sherry M Cummings,Nancy P Kropf
Sherry M Cummings
Over the past decade, there has been tremendous growth in the movement to enhance the delivery of quality services through the use of evidence-based interventions. While a growing number of reviews have examined the effectiveness of pharmac...
Addressing the vision challenges of residents at a retirement community: collaborative research with a community partner [0.03%]
应对养老社区居民的视觉挑战：与社区合作伙伴的协作研究
Anne Petrovich
Anne Petrovich
Staff members at a community retirement village were concerned about the demise of a support group for residents with vision loss, and requested help developing effective services for residents with vision challenges. This study explored pa...
Beverly B Koerin,Marcia P Harrigan,Mary Secret
Beverly B Koerin
The National Alliance for Caregiving (NAC) and the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP, 2004) have reported that 21% of the U.S. population provides family caregiving services to someone over 18 years old. Seventy-nine percent (79...