Focus on assessment techniques
By: M. Powell Lawton, Jeanne A. Teresi, volume editors.
Contributors: Lawton, M. Powell 1923-; Teresi, Jeanne A.
Series: Annual review of gerontology and geriatrics -- v. 14
Publisher: Springer
Published: 1994
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 386
Subjects: Aged -- Functional assessment; Aged -- Health and hygiene; Aged -- Mental health
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Overview of methodological issues in gerontological and geriatric measurement / Jeanne A. Teresi and Douglas Holmes; title: Assessing health / M. Powell Lawton and Renée H. Lawrence; title: Functional disability : activities and instrumental activites of daily living / Mary Grace Kovar and M. Powell Lawton; title: Balance and gait measures / Pamela W. Duncan and Stephanie Studenski; title: Brief assessments of cognitive function in the elderly / Marilyn S. Albert Assessment of behavioral disturbance in older adults / Linda Teri and Rebecca G. Logsdon; title: Leisure and productive activity / Roger C. Mannell and Sherry L. Dupuis; title: Assessing the health-related dimensions of older adults' social relationships / Karen S. Rook; title: Aging and personality assessment / Carolyn M. Aldwin and Michael R. Levenson; title: The measurement of affect in the elderly / Richard Schulz, Alison T. O'Brien, and Connie A. Tompkins; title: Assessment of depression / Nancy A. Pachana, Dolores Gallagher-Thompson, and Larry W. Thompson; title: Caregiver functioning / Gary T. Deimling; title: Assessment of pain in the elderly / Patricia A. Parmelee; title: Assessing the environment / Frances M. Carp; title: Assessing life events among older adults / Alex J. Zautra, Glenn Affleck, and Howard Tennen; title: Multidimensional assessment instruments : present status and future prospects / Linda K. George.