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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
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.