Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Volume 14, 1994: Focus on Assessment Techniques [Hardcover]

M. Powell Lawton PhD (Editor), Jeanne A. Teresi EdD PhD (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 30, 1994 | ISBN-10: 082616496X | ISBN-13: 978-0826164964 | Edition: 1

This volume evaluates a range of assessment measures with regard to older adults. The expert contributors address topics such as assessment of health, functional disability (ADLs), mental agility, aging and personality, depression, and pain. While the instruments themselves are readily available from other sources, this book discusses the suitability, strengths, and weaknesses of various measures and offers current information on the rapidly changing, state-of-the-art assessment technology.

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About the Author

M. Powell Lawton, PhD, , one of the country's leading figures in aging research, died in 2001 at the age of 77. He was a senior research scientist and director emeritus of the Polisher Resesarch Institute of Philadelphia Geriatric Center (PGC).

Jeanne A. Teresi, EdD, PhD, is a research scientist with the Stroud Center for Studies of Quality of Life, New York State Psychiatric Institute, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 416 pages
• Publisher: Springer Publishing Company; 1 edition (October 30, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 082616496X
• ISBN-13: 978-0826164964
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.2 x 1.1 inches
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