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GERO 103 - Health and Aging Textbook Supplement

Supplemental materials

  1. Demography Is Not Destiny: The Challenges and Opportunities of Global Population Aging 
    "The article discusses an increase in the proportion of older people and a decline in the proportion of children which is being seen in nearly every county across the globe in 2013."

  2. Social and Health Disparities in Aging: Gender Inequities in Long-Term Care
    "More than 80% of older adults requiring LTSS are able to live in the community, primarily because of informal assistance by women, who comprise approximately 66 percent of family caregivers and provide more hours than their male counterparts of the most difficult care tasks."

  3. Can Populations Age Better, Not Just Live Longer?
    "The article reports on increased longevity which is being seen among citizens of many countries across the globe in 2013 and discusses the factors which have led to the increase. A discussion of a decline in infectious diseases which has been seen in many countries across the globe, and of the impact that chronic and noncommunicable diseases have had and will have on an increasingly older global population is presented."

  4. The Role of Medications in the Lives of Older Adults: An Overview
    "Medications are important in the lives of older adults: they can control symptoms of disease and prevent adverse health outcomes. But the risks of medication use in older adults are often under-appreciated by health professionals, caregivers, and consumers."

  5. Managing Medications for Improved Care Transitions
    "This article offers strategies to improve transitions and advocates for additional evidence-based models and an inter-professional approach to guide care transitions."

  6. You have Alzheimer’s disease.” How to reveal a diagnosis and how to deal with the reactions
    "This article discusses the results of several years of studying how people find out they have dementia, that is, how physicians deliver the news and how people react to it."

  7.   You’re Looking at Me Like I Live Here and I Don’t
    "A total immersion into the fragmented day-to-day experience of mental illness, You're Looking at Me Like I Live Here and I Don't is the first Alzheimer's documentary filmed exclusively in an Alzheimer's & Dementia care unit, and the first told from the perspective of someone suffering from Alzheimer's disease. The film reveals Lee's penetrating ruminations and charismatic vitality, challenging our preconceptions of illness and aging. Here is the journey of a woman who will not let us forget her - even as she struggles to remember her self."

  8. How I'm preparing to get Alzheimer's. 
    "When faced with a parent suffering from Alzheimer's, most of us respond with denial ("It won't happen to me") or extreme efforts at prevention. But global health expert and TED Fellow Alanna Shaikh sees it differently. She's taking three concrete steps to prepare for the moment -- should it arrive -- when she herself gets Alzheimer's disease."

  9. Healthy Aging in the 22nd Century
    "The author presents her forecasts of the relationship between aging and health by the year 2100. She states that elderly individuals will have more knowledge and experience while continuing to contribute to society through technological innovations."

  10. Living Long: 100 Years Is A Real Possibility
    What's the secret to living long?

  11. The Evolving Concept of Older Adult Sexual Behavior and Its Benefits. 
    "Many elders continue to experience challenges with intimate relationships and sexual functioning, yet do not seek help for sexual concerns. This article provides an overview of key issues related to sexual well-being in older adults, its importance to overall well-being, and resources to support sexual and intimate expression to promote overall health."

  12. Till Death Us Do Part? A Look at Marriage Rituals When a Partner Has Alzheimer’s Disease
    "Framed through the author's experience and work with the Union for Reform Judaism's Sacred Aging Program, this article discusses the scenario of how a well spouse deals with a life partner who has Alzheimer's Disease, and who is living in a care facility."

  13. The Case for Killing Granny
    "There are many cost inefficiencies in the health care system that are dependent on individual hospitals, doctors, and regions of the country, but the best way to reduce expenses is to provide home care for elderly people instead of hospital care."

  14. Long-term Care Ombudsman Program, US Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living

    States’ Long-Term Care (LTC) Ombudsman programs work to resolve problems related to the health, safety, welfare, and rights of individuals who live in LTC facilities, such as nursing homes, board and care and assisted living facilities, and other residential care communities. Ombudsman programs promote policies and consumer protections to improve long-term services and supports at the facility, local, state, and national levels. 

  15. He Wouldn't Turn Me Loose: The Sexual Abuse Case of 96-year-old Mss Mary.
    "This video presents the real-life case of 96-year-old Miss Mary, who was financially exploited and later, sexually assaulted by her grandson...After the attack and hospitalization, Miss Mary was placed in a nursing home under the name 'Jane Doe' for safety reasons. Miss Mary's family refused to believe her and refused to support her...However, Miss Mary retained her strength of character, and fully participated in the subsequent trial and prosecution of her grandson. Through interviews with Miss Mary, various professionals involved in investigating and trying the case, and with victim advocates...it was successfully brought to trial and prosecution."

  16. Addiction and Neural Aging
    "The term ‘neural ageing’ is used to mean ageing as it impacts upon the nervous system and behaviour – not the ageing of other body systems or organs. The material presented in this course examines ... some of the biological and psychological issues underlying addictive behaviours and the ageing of the nervous system."

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  17. Drugs, Brains, and Behavior – The Science of Addiction
    This editor-reviewed text covers introductory concepts in addiction, from drug misuse to treatment and recovery.

  18. Lifespan Development - A Psychological Perspective
    This textbook introduces the idea of lifespan development from a psychological perspective from birth through death and dying.

  19. Aging and the Elderly
    Why study the elderly and the process of growing old? Understanding the elderly and the experience of aging will help us understand a society. An additional reason might be even more convincing: you will be old someday.

  20. Aging and the Elderly: Introduction
    Older people, especially family members, can foster a connection between our past and present and help build our memories and identities. But they sometimes need unexpected help, which they do not always accept. 

  21. Who are the elderly? Aging in Society 
    In this reading you will learn to differentiate between the major senior age groups (young-old, middle-old, and old-old), describe the “graying of the United States” as the population experiences increased life expectancies, and examine aging as a global issue.

  22. The Process of Aging
    By the end of this section, you should be able to: Explain the biological, social, and psychological changes that occur in aging; Describe the birth of the field of geriatrics; Examine attitudes toward death and dying and how they affect the elderly; Name the five stages of grief developed by Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross.

  23. Challenges Facing the Elderly
    By the end of this section, you should be able to: Interpret the historical and current trends of poverty among elderly population; Recognize ageist thinking and ageist attitudes in individuals and institutions; Identify risks factors and outcomes regarding mistreatment and abuse of elderly individuals.

  24. Theoretical Perspectives on Aging
    By the end of this section, you should be able to compare and contrast sociological theoretical perspectives on aging.

  25. Aging Well: Solutions to the Most Pressing Global Challenges of Aging
    This open access book outlines the challenges of supporting the health and wellbeing of older adults around the world and offers examples of solutions designed by stakeholders, healthcare providers, and public, private and nonprofit organizations in the United States.

  26. Global Women's Issues: Women in the World Today, extended version
    We cannot solve global challenges unless women participate fully in efforts to find solutions. Female participation in the private sector is a crucial economic driver for societies worldwide. Economic security benefits every facet of a woman's life, with positive effects on the health, education and vitality of families. Learn about women who are changing their societies for the better.

  27. Human Nutrition - 2020 Edition
    The book covers basic concepts in human nutrition, key information about essential nutrients, basic nutritional assessment, and nutrition across the lifespan.

  28. The Evolution of Aging: How New Theories Will Change the Future of Medicine
    "Why do we age? This question has baffled scientists for 150 years and remains unresolved. Scientists disagree over even the general nature of aging. Is aging the result of fundamental limitations that apply to all living things, do we age because our bodies do not try harder not to age, or are organisms designed by nature or “programmed” to age because a limited lifespan conveys some evolutionary advantage?...This issue has potentially enormous implications for medicine."

  29. Aging and Ageism
    This chapter covers the concept and experience of aging, perspectives on aging, life expectancy and the graying of society, biological and psychological aspects of aging, problems facing older Americans, reducing ageism, and helping older Americans.  

  30. Advanced Directives
    "This instructional video, produced by the Mayo Clinic, discusses the benefits of creating an advance directive in case of emergency."

  31. Nursing Care at the End of Life: What Every Clinician Should Know
    The text provides a basic foundation of understanding death and dying, including a brief historical examination of some main conceptual models associated with how patients cope with impending loss. An overview of illness trajectories and models of care, such as hospice and palliative care are discussed. Lastly, the latest evidence-based approaches for pain and symptom management, ethical concerns, cultural considerations, care at the time of death, and grief/bereavement are examined.

  32. Age of Champions
    "Presents the story of a group of athletes--a 100-year-old tennis champion, 86-year-old pole vaulter, pair of swimming brothers, and team of basketball grandmothers--all chasing gold at the National Senior Games."

    • Hostos students: This film is not available online. Go to the Hostos Library A-V room.

  33. Alzheimer’s: Every Minute Counts
    "Alzheimer’s: Every Minute Counts is an urgent wake-up call about the national threat posed by Alzheimer’s disease. Many know the unique tragedy of this disease, but few know that Alzheimer’s is one of the most critical public health crises facing America."

  34. Away From Her
    "During the twilight of their years, Grant is forced to face the fact that Fiona's "forgetfulness" actually is Alzheimer's. After Fiona wanders away and is found, the decision is made for her to go into a nursing home. For the first time in their relationship, they are forced to undergo a separation since the nursing home has a "no-visitors" policy for the first 30 days of a patient's stay. When Grant visits Fiona after the orientation period, he is devastated to find out that not only has she seemingly forgotten him, but she has transferred her affections to another man."

    • Hostos students: This film is not available online. Go to the Hostos Library A-V room or reserves desk.

  35. Driving Miss Daisy
    This film centers the relationship between Daisy Werthan, a Jewish retired teacher, and Hoke Colburn, the African American driver her son hires to her drive her after she crashes her car. "Miss Daisy realizes that she is also the victim of prejudice, and she gradually overcomes her subconscious bigotry to see Hoke as a true friend. Beginning in frostiness, their slow changing relationship mirrors the changing racial climate in the south through the burgeoning of civil rights movement."

    • Hostos students: This film is not available online. Go to the Hostos Library A-V room.

  36. End of Life: An Intimate Portrait of Death and Dying
    "This program discusses care at the end of life, primarily focusing on palliative care of individuals and their families. The program's focus is on spiritual and supportive aspects of care rather than physical care."

  37. Go Grandriders - A Senior Motorcycle Tour
    In this film "17 senior citizens, many of them learn how to ride a motorcycle for the first time, embark on what may be the most daring adventures of their lives: a 13-day-entirely-on-motorcycle tour around the island of Taiwan."

  38. Granny's Got Game
    "Am inspiring look at a senior women's basketball team in North Carolina...Following the team for a yearlong season culminating in a trip to the National Senior Games Championship, this heartwarming film is an uplifting tale of overcoming life's obstacles, proving that the love of the game is something that can be embraced at any age."

  39. Still Alice
    "Alice Howland, happily married with three grown children, is a renowned linguistics professor who starts to forget words. When she receives a diagnosis of Early-Onset Alzheimer's Disease, Alice and her family find their bonds thoroughly tested. Her struggle to stay connected to who she once was is frightening, heartbreaking, and inspiring."

    • Hostos students: This film is not available online. Go to the Hostos Library A-V room or reserves desk.

  40. Tuesdays with Morrie 
    "Story of an old man, professor of sociology, Morrie Schwartz, who is dying from ALS. He tells a former student, Mitch Albom, about dying, living and what's important in life."

    • Hostos students: This film is not available online. Go to the Hostos Library A-V room or reserves desk.

  41. What's Age Got to Do With It?
    "This riveting program looks at the devastating effects of abuse upon older women within intimate or spousal relationships as well as abuse by adult children. Covers a diversity of seniors, representing many different social values, upbringings and experience. In common however, many women over fifty retain strong beliefs about privacy and self-reliance, are more likely to practice a religion, and are traditionally committed to the family, the husband and the home."

  42. Wrinkles
    "Using hand-drawn animation, Wrinkles moves freely between the inmates' daily routines and their more colorful, dementia-induced fantasies, leaving plenty of room for both tears and laughter as it pokes pointed fun at society's attitude towards the elderly."

  43. Young @ Heart
    "See the final weeks of rehearsal for the [choral] group, whose average age is 81 and many of whom must overcome health adversities to participate. Their music is unexpected, going against the stereotype of their age group, performing songs that range from James Brown to Coldplay."

    • Hostos students: This film is not available online. Go to the Hostos Library A-V room.

Licenses & Attributions

  1. "Demography Is Not Destiny: The Challenges and Opportunities of Global Population Aging" in Generations by P. Uhlenberg. All Rights Reserved.

  2. "Social and Health Disparities in Aging: Gender Inequities in Long-Term Care" in Generations by Nancy R. Hooyman. All rights reserved.

  3. "Can Populations Age Better, Not Just Live Longer?" in Generations by Kevin Kinsella, John Beard, & Richard Suzman. All rights reserved.

  4. "The Role of Medications in the Lives of Older Adults: An Overview" in Generations by Thomas R. Clark. All rights reserved.

  5. "Managing Medications for Improved Care Transitions" in Generations by Deanna S. Flora, Pamela L. Parsons, & Patricia W.Slattum. All rights reserved.

  6. “You have Alzheimer’s disease.” How to reveal a diagnosis and how to deal with the reactions in Generations by Brian Carpenter. All rights reserved.

  7. You’re Looking at Me Like I Live Here and I Don’t by Scott Kirschenbaum, Shane Boris, & Gracey Nagle. All rights reserved.

  8. How I'm preparing to get Alzheimer's by Alanna Shaikh is licensed under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license.

  9. "Healthy Aging in the 22nd Century" in Futurist by M. M. Keane. All rights reserved.

  10. "Living Long: 100 Years Is A Real Possibility" by Mark Hager. All rights reserved.

  11. "The Evolving Concept of Older Adult Sexual Behavior and Its Benefits" in Generations by Maggie L. Syme. All rights reserved.

  12. "Till Death Us Do Part? A Look at Marriage Rituals When a Partner Has Alzheimer’s Disease" by Richard F. Address in Generations. All rights reserved.

  13. "The Case for Killing Granny" by Evan Thomas, Pat Wingert, Suzanne Smalley, & Claudia Kalb in Newsweek. All rights reserved.

  14. Long-term Care Ombudsman Program by the US Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living is in the public domain.

  15. He Wouldn't Turn Me Loose: The Sexual Abuse Case of 96-year-old Mss Mary. by Terra Nova Films. All rights reserved.

  16. Addiction and Neural Aging by The Open University is made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License except for third party materials and otherwise stated (see terms and conditions).

  17. Drugs, Brains, and Behavior – The Science of Addiction by the National Institute of Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health is available in the Public Domain.

  18. Lifespan Development - A Psychological Perspective by Martha Lally, College of Lake County and Suzanne Valentine-French, College of Lake County is made available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license unless otherwise noted.

  19. "Aging and the Elderly" in Sociology: Understanding and Changing the Social World, Comprehensive Edition 1.0. by Saylor Academy is made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommerical-ShareAlike 3.0 license without attribution as requested by the work's original creator or licensor.

  20. "Aging and the Elderly: Introduction" in Introduction to Sociology 3e by Tonja R. Conerly, Kathleen Holmes and Asha Lal Tamang, OpenStax is made available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License. 

  21. "Who are the elderly? Aging in Society" in Introduction to Sociology 3e by Tonja R. Conerly, Kathleen Holmes and Asha Lal Tamang, OpenStax is made available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

  22. "The Process of Aging" in Introduction to Sociology 3e by Tonja R. Conerly, Kathleen Holmes and Asha Lal Tamang, OpenStax is made available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

  23. "Challenges Facing the Elderly"  in Introduction to Sociology 3e by Tonja R. Conerly, Kathleen Holmes and Asha Lal Tamang, OpenStax is made available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

  24. "Theoretical Perspectives on Aging" in Introduction to Sociology 3e by Tonja R. Conerly, Kathleen Holmes and Asha Lal Tamang, OpenStax is made available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

  25. Aging Well: Solutions to the Most Pressing Global Challenges of Aging by Jean Galiana, Vital Research, and William A. Haseltine, ACCESS Health International is made available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license.

  26. Global Women's Issues: Women in the World Today, extended version by Janni Aragon & Mariel Miller, University of Victoria is made available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license unless otherwise noted.

  27. Human Nutrition - 2020 Edition by Marie Kainoa Fialkowski Revilla, Alan Titchenal, & Jennifer Draper, University of Hawai‘i, Mānoa is made available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license unless otherwise noted.

  28. The Evolution of Aging: How New Theories Will Change the Future of Medicine 3rd Edition by Theodore C. Godlsmith. Copyright © 2014 Azinet Press. All rights reserved.

  29. "Aging and Ageism" in Social Problems: Continuity and Change by University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing, a project of eLearning Support Initiative is made available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike 4.0 License. 

  30. Advanced Directives by Mayo Clinic. Copyright © 2013 Mayo Clinic. All rights reserved.

  31. Age of Champions by Documentary Foundation, Christopher Rufo, and Keith Ochwat. Copyright © 2011. All rights reserved.

  32. Nursing Care at the End of Life: What Every Clinician Should Know by   is made available under a Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 license. 

  33. Alzheimer’s: Every Minute Counts by Elizabeth Arledge. Copyright © 2017 Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). All rights reserved.

  34. Away from Her  by Egoyan, Mankoff, D., Polley, S., Iron, D., Urdl, S., Weiss, J., Christie, J., Pinsent, G., Dukakis, O., Murphy, M., Thomson, K., Crewson, W., Montpellier, L., Wharnsby, D., Goldsmith, J., & Munro, A. Copyright © 2007 Lionsgate. All rights reserved.

  35. Driving Miss Daisy, Special Edition by Zanuck, L. F., Beresford, B., Freeman, M., Tandy, J., Aykroyd, D., LuPone, P., Rolle, E., Uhry, A., & Uhry, A.  Copyright © 2003 Warner Bros Pictures. All rights reserved. 

  36. End of Life: An Intimate Portrait of Death and Dying Copyright © 2015 NEVCO Healthcare Education. All rights reserved.

  37. Go Grandriders Copyright © 2012 Tian-Hao Hua. All rights reserved.

  38. Granny's Got Game by Alford, Antonelli, D., Byrd, E., Barton, J., Turner, M., & Pearce, S. Copyright ©  2020 Gunpowder & Sky. All rights reserved.

  39. Still Alice by Glatzer, R., Westmoreland, W., Moore, J., Baldwin, A., Stewart, K., Bosworth, K., Parrish, H., & Genova, L. Copyright ©  2015 Sony Pictures. All rights reserved. 

  40. Tuesdays with Morrie by Lemmon, J.,  Azaria, H., Moniz, W., Aaron, C., Bartlett, B., Lynch, J. C., Jackson, M., Rickman, T., & Albom, M. Copyright © 2000 Touchstone Home Video. All rights reserved.

  41. What's Age Got to Do With It? Copyright 2016 Kanopy Streaming. All rights reserved.

  42. Wrinkles by Gonzalez, T., Guevara, A, & Rivera, M. Copyright © 2011 GKIDs Films. All rights reversed. 

  43. Young @ Heart by Walker, S, Beckerman, H., George, S., Cilman, B., Marritz, E., & King, C. Copyright  © 2008 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment. All rights reserved.