About the Book

Challenges in Gerontological Care explores a wide range of topics. These include the diversity of vulnerability in older adults, strategies to help address their diminished reserve, and ways to improve their well-being in the last phase of their lives. The domains of challenges and required nursing care, family care, and tertiary care have been discussed, emphasising demographic and other influences on the availability of family, social, and governmental support. The promotion of healthy lifestyles and the development of coping skills, strong family and social ties, and active interests throughout the life course will build reserves and ensure they are robust in later life. Some physical and psychological challenges that adults may face as they age cannot be modified, but others can. Interventions to develop compensatory supports include access to stable housing, good acute care and rehabilitation when needed, substitute professional, social, and psychological help in times of crisis, long-term assistance, and income support. Policy initiatives to reduce vulnerability can ensure that adults reach later life with ‘reserve,’ thus reducing the challenges they face later.

With its comprehensive exploration of the challenges in gerontological care, this book has the potential to inspire significant change in the field. It will be a valuable resource for geriatric nurses, social workers, healthcare professionals, and gerontologists, equipping them with the knowledge and strategies to serve older adults better.

Contents

Introduction

1       “Selling” Geriatric Nursing 

Deborah Vandewater

2       The Process of Gerontological Competence in the Delivery of Acute Nursing Care

Sandra P. Hirst and Mollie Cole

3       What do Nursing Students Need to Know About Health Education     for Older Adults who Live in Canadian Rural Areas?

Khaldoun M. Aldiabat and Carole Le Navenec

4       Building Global Capacity for Better Health Through Increased Gerontology Content in Undergraduate Nursing Education Curriculum: A Commentary

Joseph Osuji

5       Theories-Guided Research for Health Policy with Ageing Population

Kathleen Cruttenden

6       Complementary and Alternative Medicines: Educating Service Providers to Ensure Best Fit for Older Adults

Rebecca Stares

7       Lessons Learned in Cross-Cultural Nursing Education: Implications  for Gerontological Practice

Carina Zhu, Annette M. Lane and Sandra P. Hirst

8       The Influence of Chronological and Professional Age in the Appraisal of Critical Incidents by Emergency Room Nurses: Implications for  Nursing Education

Stephanie Dykalski and Annette M. Lane

9       Depressive Symptoms Among Iranian Elderly Inpatients: Prevalence and Correlates

Ali Javadpour and Ellahe Mehri

10      How to Actively Involve Service Users and Carers in Ongoing Care and Rehabilitation

Jonathan P. Mamo

11      Growing Old with a Developmental Disability          

Sandra P. Hirst, Annette M. Lane and Cydnee C. Seneviratne

12      Effect of Concurrent Task on Gait Parameters and Gait Stability in   Elderly Adults

Deepti Parashar, Unaise A. and Majumi M. Noohu

13      A Comparison of Two Rehabilitation Therapies in the Elderly Stroke Population

Cydnee C. Seneviratne

14      A Critical Literature Review on Non-Pharmacological Approaches Used by Older People in Chronic Pain Management

Shovana Shrestha, Patricia Schofield and Rashmi Devkota

15      Early Onset Dementia: Narrative Review of the Literature    

Theresa Green and Tessa Kleissen

16      Reviving the Family Model of Care: Can it be a Panacea for the New Century?

Lok P. Sharma Bhattarai

17      Nurses’ Willingness and Incentives to Their Willingness to Care for   the Elderly in General Hospital Ikorodu Lagos State, Nigeria

Omisakin, F.D., Onakoya, P., Ojong-Alasia, M. and Adeyanju, A.B.

18      Me and My Shadow: Interprofessional Training in and Modeling of     Spiritual Care in the Palliative Setting

Marlette B. Reed

19      Characteristics of Older Patients Admitted to a Tertiary Care General Medical Unit in Sri Lanka Chaturaka Rodrigo, Yashasvi Sanja Perera, Madura Adhikari, Anoja Rajapakse and Senaka Rajapakse

20      Personhood in Nursing Homes: Results of an Ethnographic Study    

Sandra P. Hirst, Annette M. Lane and Marlette B. Reed

21      Risk Perception of HIV/AIDS Infection among Elderly in Ile-Ife of Southwest Nigeria

Eboiyehi, F.A. and Taiwo, M.O.

22      Effective Nursing Care for Older Patients Experiencing Delirium       

Sandra P. Hirst and Mohamed El-Hussein

23      Nurses’ Perspectives of Elderly Care in Selected Hospitals, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria

Aluye-Benibodata, Adeyanju, A. B. and Wankasi, Helen I.

24      A Study of the Diagnostic Profile of Geriatric Patients in Psychiatry  OPD of a Tertiary Care Hospital in Mumbai

Shubhangi R. Parkar, Jahnavi S. Kedare, Ajish G. Mangot and Ajita S.Nayak

25      Home-Based Care Service for the Aged: A Business Model of Social Welfare, Profit and Poverty Alleviation

Kalyan Sankar Mandal

26      Rising Demand for Community-Based Long-term Care Services for Senior Citizens in India

Ritu Sharma and Ekta Bhambri Marwah

27      Quality of Life of Elderly Cancer Patients as Predictor of their Caregivers’ Quality of Life

C. Vanlalhruaii, Padmaja Gadiraju, Swarajya Kopparty and Tiamongla

About the Author / Editor

K.L. Sharma (MA Psychology, MA Philosophy, PhD) is an established gerontologist and philosophical counsellor with a rich academic background. He has taught psychology and philosophy for 36 years at the University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, and retired as Head of the Department of Philosophy at the University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, in 1999. With 17 books and over 70 papers published in national and international journals, he is a prolific writer and researcher. His global influence is evident from his paper presentations at various national and international seminars (in Canada, the USA, France, and South Korea). He founded the Indian Gerontological Association (1968) and was the founder editor of the Indian Journal of Gerontology (1969). His leadership is also seen in the creation of the Philosophical Praxis, Counselling, and Spiritual Healing Society (2000).

Sandra P. Hirst, RN, PhD, GNC(C), Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Nursing, University of Calgary, Canada, is a distinguished figure in gerontology. Her leadership roles, including the presidency of the Canadian Gerontological Nursing Association and the Canadian Association on Gerontology, underscore her significant influence in the field. She served a three-year term with the Prime Minister on the National Seniors Council. Sandra was the Director of the Brenda Strafford Centre for Excellence in Gerontological Nursing from 2008 to 2013. Sandra also received the Jeanne Mance Award from the Canadian Nurses Association. Her research interests are wide-ranging, covering elder abuse, long-term care, and gerontological nursing education. Her extensive body of work, which includes 94 publications, reflects her diverse expertise and significant contributions to the field.