Occupational therapy and older people /

• Other Authors: Atwal, Anita, McIntyre, Anne
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, West Sussex : Wiley-Blackwell, 2013.
• Edition: 2nd ed.
• Subjects: Occupational therapy for older people.; Rehabilitation > Aged.; MEDICAL > Allied Health Services > Occupational Therapy.; Äldre.; Arbetsterapi.; Occupational Therapy.; Aged.; Aging.; Rehabilitation.; Electronic books.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (x, 264 pages)
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9781118556139; 1118556135; 9781118782835; 1118782836; 9781118556146; 1118556143
• DOI: 10.1002/9781118782835

Fully updated and revised, this 2nd edition considers older people as major clients of occupational therapy services. It inspires innovation in the practice of occupational therapy with older people, encompasses current theories and challenges, and provides detailed coverage of bodily structures, functions and pathologies. Topics new to this edition include: retirement, frailty and dying; user perspectives; public health including advocacy, enablement and empowerment; people entering old age with disability; older people in prisons; homelessness; immigration and ethnic minoritie.