An Integrative Approach to Promoting Wellness in Aging

Contents
Acknowledgments
List of Contributors
Introduction
Nalini Jairath, PhD, RN and Robin A. Majeski, PhD, RN
Part I. Foundational Concepts and Key Considerations
Chapter 1
Integrative Health: A New Approach to Wellness Promotion in Older Adults
Nalini Jairath, PhD, RN and Robin A. Majeski, PhD, RN
Chapter 2
Older Adults, Health, and Health Care
Robin A. Majeski, PhD, RN
Chapter 3
An Evidence-Based Approach to Integrative Health Care
Nalini Jairath, PhD, RN and Robin A. Majeski, PhD, RN
Chapter 4
Disease Prevention
Roger Carpenter, PhD, RN and Robin A. Majeski, PhD, RN
Chapter 5
Digital Health Care for Older Adults
Nalini Jairath, PhD, RN
Chapter 6
Health Behavior Change for Wellness
Robin Majeski, PhD, RN and Michelle Pearce, PhD
Part II. Integrative Care Interventions and Approaches
Chapter 7
Food and Exercise as Medicine
Carolyn Sue-Ling, PhD, MPA, RN and Robin A. Majeski, PhD, RN
Chapter 8
Nutritional/Dietary Supplements
Carolyn Sue-Ling, PhD, MPA, RN and Robin A. Majeski, PhD, RN
Chapter 9
Medications and Older Adults
Robin A. Majeski, PhD, RN and Deirdre Carolan Doerflinger, PhD, ANP-BC, GNP-BC, FAANP, DEGN
Chapter 10
The Mind-Body Connection and Mind-Body Interventions
Robin A. Majeski, PhD, RN and Michelle Pearce, PhD
Chapter 11
Biomechanical Approaches: Massage Therapy, Chiropractic, and Osteopathic Medicine
Larry H. Plotkin, DC, CSCS, CSNC and Robin A. Majeski, PhD, RN
Chapter 12
Bioenergy/Biofield Approaches: Therapeutic Touch and Reiki
Jennifer DiBenedetto, PhD, APRN, FNP-C and Robin A. Majeski, PhD, RN
Chapter 13
Alternative Health Systems
Robin A. Majeski, PhD, RN
Part III. Application of Integrative Approaches
Chapter 14
Community-Level Approaches to Promoting Wellness in Older Adults
Robin A. Majeski, PhD, RN
Chapter 15
Individual-Level Applications to Promoting Wellness: Case Studies
Nalini Jairath, PhD, RN and Robin Majeski, PhD, RN
Index