An Integrative Approach to Promoting Wellness in Aging

Nalini Jairath, PhD, RN, is a retired associate professor and former dean at the Conway School of Nursing at Catholic University of America. Robin A. Majeski, PhD, RN, is a clinical associate professor at the Erickson School at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.

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