BookLenise Cummings-Vaughn, Dulce M. Cruz-Oliver, editors.
Contents:
Part I: Ethnogeriatric Foundations
Why Ethnogeriatrics is Important.- Theoretical Foundations
Demographic Trends in Aging for Ethnogeriatrics
Impact of Immigration: Disease Exposure and Health Maintenance
Part II: Research Issues on Ethnogeriatrics
Clinical and Translational Research
Trial Participation and inclusion
Measurement and Instrumentation
Part III: Clinical Care in Ethnogeriatrics
Health Disparities: Access and Utilization
Epidemiology of Aging: Racial/Ethnic Specific Disease Prevalence
Caregivers: Roles in Health Management
Hospice/Palliative Care: Concepts of Disease and Dying
Geriatric Psychiatry: Perceptions, Presentations and Treatments
Part IV: Education in Ethnogeriatrics
Incorporating Ethnogeriatrics into Training Competencies
Assessments for the Practicing Clinicians: Practical Tools
Part V: Policy and Economics
Policy: Impact on Delivery and Access
The Future of Ethnogeriatrics.