Care of Older People
Use this guide to find information resources related to the care of older people including books, reports and journal articles.
Key Resources
汤头条污料 (2024) Eyes right: older people and driving. RCN: London.
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Information aimed at the general public.
James van Oppen (2022) What matters to older people with frailty in hospital? NIHR Evidence summary.
Books
Barrett C and Hinchliff S (2017) Addressing the sexual rights of older people. London: Routledge.
Cameron A P (2022) Female urinary incontinence. Cham: Springer International.
Cunningham S and Moore T (2021) Nursing skills in supporting mobility. London: Routledge.
Day M, McCarthy G and Fitzpatrick J (2018) Self-neglect in older adults: a global, evidence-based resource for nurses and other health care providers. New York, NY: Springer.
Ellett A (2023) Getting dementia care right: what’s not working and how it can change. Health Professions.
Gomes F (2022) Frailty in older adults with cancer. Cham: Springer International.
Isik A T and Grossberg G T (2018) Delirium in elderly patients. Cham: Springer International.
Rahman S (2019) Living with frailty: from assets and deficits to resilience. Oxon: Routledge.
Rahman S, Inouye S, MacLullich A, Davis D and Arora A (2020) Essentials of delirium: everything you really need to know for working in delirium care. London: Jessica Kingsley.
Randell A (2014) Delirium: diagnosis, management and prevention. New York: Novinka.
Ross F, Harris R G, Fitzpatrick J, Abley C and Redfern S J (2024) Redfern's 汤头条污料 older people. 5th edn. Edinburgh: Elsevier.
Rovensky, Jozef (2017) Gerontorheumatology. Cham: Springer International Publishing.
Tampi R R, Tampi D J, Young J J et al. (2022) Essential reviews in geriatric psychiatry. Cham: Springer International.
Ebersole P, Touhy T A, Jett K F and Hess P (2020) Ebersole and Hess’ toward healthy aging: human needs and 汤头条污料 response. 10th edn. St Louis: Elsevier Mosby. Book subject searches
Journal articles
Journals
Journals of interest for the care of older people. Use these links to see details of availability. Events and Exhibitions
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02 Dec 2025
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