gerontological
- adjective
- /ˌdʒɛrənˈtɑlədʒɪkəl/
- Specialized
- Many hospitals offer gerontological services to address the specific health needs of older patients.
- gerontological work
- gerontological research
- gerontological practice
Examples
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Another significant issue affecting the growth of gerontological social work involves the educational environment and preparation for practice with older people.
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Our study suggests several implications for gerontological social work with the oldest old.
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An earlier version of this article was presented at the National Gerontological Social Work Conference, February 28, 2005, New York.
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An earlier version of this article was presented at the meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, November 1998, Philadelphia.
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The findings carry implications for gerontological social work practice.
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There appears to be considerable variation in pay, roles, and quality of job opportunities in gerontological social work.
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An earlier version of this article was presented at the Fourth Annual National Gerontological Social Work Conference, February 16-19, 2006, Chicago.
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An earlier version of this article was presented at a meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, November 2006, Dallas, TX.
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Referral to a gerontological practitioner who understands the biopsychosocial needs of older adults is highly recommended.
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The Lawton IADL scale has been widely used in gerontological research and has established reliability and validity.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
Relating to older people, especially their health care
Connected to or caused by getting older
Surface Forms
Morphology
gerontological = gerontology (semi-transparent) = geront + log + ical
The term is derived from 'gerontology' with the suffix '-ical', indicating a relation to the study of aging.
Etymology
Gerontological comes from Greek parts geron meaning 'old man' and -logy meaning 'study', the same -logy you see in biology. So, gerontological describes things about the study of aging and the lives of older people.