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Geriatrics Audio-Visuals
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Note: This is a selected list of current videos as well as classics in the subject of Geriatrics.
- Agitation-- It's a Sign
WT 155 VC8 1997
- Shows appropriate and compassionate techniques which can prevent or diffuse patients' anxiety, agitation, and aggression. Concerns patients with 's and other forms of dementia. (videocassette ½" -- 14 min 42 sec)
- Alzheimer's disease...Let's Talk About It
WT 155 VC2 1992
- Various treatment plans plus ways to deal and cope with
people who have this disease are discussed. (videocassette ½" -- 15
min)
- Alzheimer's: the Tangled Mind
WT 155 VC4 1998
- In this program, researchers discuss how new drugs, close to approval, and old drugs, such as anti-inflammatories, are being used to alleviate symptoms. In one case study, a patient is treated with nerve growth factor. We also meet a doctor who uses an experimental form of CAT scanning to identify people at risk of developing the disease. (videocassette ½" -- 26
min)
- Apoptosis: Cell Death and Cancer
QZ 266 VC1 1997
- This program examines the ground-breaking research of Scottish pathologists
Andrew Wyllie and the late Sir Alastair Currie into the process of apoptosis-the
natural death of cells-and suggests its role as a possible cure for cancer.
Apoptosis researchers Martin Raff of University Hospital, London, and Robert
Horvitz of MIT are interviewed concerning their current work. The gene myc
is discussed within the context of drugs currently under development which
would accelerate the aging and death of cancer cells. (videocassette ½"
-- 50 min)
- Assessing the elderly
WT 104 VC9 1992
- Part 1 explores the major physiologic changes that impact on health assessment in the elderly and discusses special
considerations that may affect or require adjustments in health assessment techniques. (23 min)
Part 2 demonstrates with live male and female models, using a body system approach, a head-to-toe physical examination of
an elderly patient noting the major differences between findings in normal elderly and those of the normal adult.
Part 3 continues with examination of the breast, abdomen, and female genitalia. It reintroduces the male for examination
of the neuromuscular systems, and concludes with examination of the genitalia and rectum. (Part 2 & 3, 50 min)
Part 4 explores how well the elderly person functions in the environment focusing on demands of daily living in terms of
activities, and formal and informal support systems. (15 min)
Part 5 presents the assessment of mental status and socioeconomic factors that play a major role in the elderly person's
ability to maintain an optimal level of functioning. (16 min)
(5 videocassettes ½" -- 104 min)
- Care of the Patient with Cerebrovascular Accident
WL 355 VC9 1996
- Designed to teach the nurse how to identify early warning signs of CVA,
to describe basic pathophysiological changes of CVA, to recognize symptoms
of CVA, and to assess patient's nursing care needs in all stages of
diagnosis, treatment and recovery, as well as develop an awareness of appropriate
nursing interventions for CVA patient care. (videocassette ½" -- 25 min)
- Caregiving with Grace
WM 220 VC5 1987
- Videotaped ten years after the initial diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease,
this documentary shows the daily care provided by Grace's husband and a foster
home. Grace now needs constant supervision and considerable assistance
with activities of daily living and personal hygiene. (videocassette ½"
-- 28 min)
- Caring for individuals with cognitive and sensory challenges
WY 87 VC13 2003
- Discusses ways in which the patient with hearing, visual or cognitive impairment can be made more comfortable while in a health care setting. Each tape includes a discussion of the common causes of the impairment, and strategies for health education and day-to-day care giving challenges. (3 videocassettes ½" -- 61 min)
- Communicating with severely confused older adults
WT 150 VC14 1997
- This program provides an overview of Reisberg's Global Deterioration Scale and discusses and illustrates characteristics of and intervention techniques for individuals at stages 6 and 7 of the Scale. (videocassette ½" -- 20 min)
- Complaints of a Dutiful Daughter
WM 220 VC8 1994
- Shows interactions between an Alzheimer's patient and her daughter.
The daughter discusses how she has dealt with her mother's illness and describes
various stages of the disease. (videocassette ½" -- 45 min)
- Different Kind of Care
WB 310 VC3 2000
- At the end of life, what many Americans want is physical and spiritual comfort
in a home setting. Bill Moyers presents the important strides being made in
the area of palliative care at pioneering institutions such as New York's
Mt. Sinai Hospital and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. These advances
are bringing peace to those who fear that they will be a burden to loved ones,
will suffer needlessly, or will be abandoned in their hour of greatest need.
(videocassette ½" -- 90 min)
- Elder issues
WT 100 VC7 2002
- Tape 1. Program focuses on community-based seniors who are relatively healthy. Highlights diseases that have an
underlying nutritional origin, and the physiologic changes of aging that can negatively affect nutrition. (25 min)
Tape 2. Program focuses on nutritional challenges for elders, particularly those who are at risk of malnutrition or who are ill.(24 min)
Tape 3. Program presents indicators that an older person is at risk for falling. Highlights safety in the home and cites
important prevention measures in the home and healthcare facility. (24 min)
Tape 4. Discusses the growing problem of elder abuse. Describes the various types of abuse and details characteristics
of abusers. (27 min)
(4 videocassettes ½" -- 100 min)
- Everyone wins!: Quality Care without Restraints
WX 162 VC1 1995
- Overviews, for nursing home care providers, resident care without restraints.
Includes a tape for nursing home management and another for families of home
residents, explaining the advantages of restraint free care.
Module 1. The new resident (12:21)
Module 2. Up and about : minimizing the risk of falls (14:44)
Module 3. Working with residents who wander (13:00)
Module 4. Getting hit, grabbed, threatened: what it means, what to do (14:29)
Module 5. Staying restraint free evenings, nights, and weekends (12:22)
Module 6. Now that the restraints are off, what do we do? (13:12)
Module 7. The management perspective (16:13)
Module 8. A family guide to restraint-free care (11:30).
(8 videocassettes ½" -- 108 min + 2 guides)
- Factors in Healthy Aging
WT 104 VC7 1991
- Discusses the process of aging, identifying factors that affect its progression.
Presents normal and abnormal conditions (with special focus on progeria),
through testimonials and discussion of new research. (videocassette ½" --
28 min)
- Harriett's People
WY 152 VC3 1995
- Discussions with nursing staff at the Levindale Hebrew Geriatric Center
and Hospital regarding caring for their patients. (videocassette ½" -- 28
min)
- Improving the Ability of Alzheimer's Patients to Communicate
WT 155 VC10 1998
- (videocassette ½" -- 28
min)
- In and Out of Time: Living with Alzheimer's Disease
WT 155 VC9 1991
- In this personal account, the filmmaker chronicles her grandmother's loss of memory due to Alzheimer's Disease.
The film offers a compassionate and encouraging vision of adaptation to aging that will be helpful to family members,
caregivers, and professionals. (videocassette ½" -- 14 min)
- Infection in the elderly
WC 195 VC3 2003
- Discusses importance of infection in mortality and morbidity of elderly persons, and presents lifestyle
factors and changes in body defenses that contribute to infection in this population.
Covers measures to reduce the incidence of infection including assessment for risk factors and immunizations.
Discusses detecting infection in the elderly, and the subtle, atypical signs and symptoms that are sometimes present.
(2 videocassettes ½" -- 36 min)
- Living With Dying
WB 310 VC2 2000
- Death, which sooner or later comes to all, is treated as a strangely taboo
subject in America. In this program, Bill Moyers describes the search for
new ways of thinking-- and talking-- about dying. Forgoing the usual reluctance
that most Americans show toward speaking about death, patients and medical
professionals alike come forward to examine the end of life with honesty,
courage, and even humor, demonstrating that dying can be an incredibly rich
experience for both the terminally ill and their loved ones. (videocassette
½" -- 90 min)
- Living With Grace
WM 220 VC2 1983
- A documentary providing an intensive study of the lives of a caregiver and
his wife, an Alzheimer's victim. It depicts the behaviors associated
with the disease as well as practical and positive approaches to management
of these problems. (videocassette ½" -- 30 min)
- Management of Urinary Incontinence in Long-Term Care
WJ 146 VC1 1996
- Presents programs to minimize incontinence, including evaluation of patients,
documentation, and behavioral interventions. (videocassette ½" -- 20 min)
- Medicating the Elderly Patient
WT 100 VC5 1985
- Focuses on problems specific to the elderly; stresses need for a careful
drug history and balancing drug therapeutic effects with various risks imposed.
(videocassette ½" -- 31 min)
- Mental Confusion in the Elderly
WT 150 VC8 1980
- Explains the development of confusion in the elderly and the different types
of confusion. Shows how confusion can be misdiagnosed in the elderly
and various ways in which it can be treated. (videocassette ½" -- 17 min)
- My Mother, My Father: Caring for Aging Parents
WT 30 VC4 1984
- Explores the issues involved in caring for elderly parents by focusing on
the various ways in which four families are handling their problem. Includes
interviews with parents and their families. (videocassette ½" -- 33 min)
- Natural Process of Aging
WT 104 VC5 1993
- Describes the natural changes of aging, along with some of the disease conditions
common among the elderly, and also suggests interventions and responses to
natural changes and signs of disease. (videocassette ½" -- 30 min)
- On Old Age: a Conversation with Joan Erikson at 90
WT 145 VC1 1995
- This videocassette features Joan Erikson at the age of 90. She discusses
the considerations and problems that come with old age. It also examines
some of the concepts and ideas of Joan Erikson and her husband, Erik Erikson,
an eminent post-Freudian psychologist. (videocassette ½" -- 38 min)
- On Old Age: a Conversation with Joan Erikson at 92
WT 145 VC2 1995
- This videocassette features Joan Erikson at the age of 92. She discusses
the problems and considerations that come with old age. It also examines
some of the concepts and ideas of Joan Erikson and Erik Erikson, an eminent
post-Freudian psychologist. (videocassette ½" -- 32 min)
- Osteoporosis
WE 250 VC2 1995
- This program ... explains current innovative treatments and assessment techniques,
in conjunction with preventive measures any woman can take. The program explains
how to assess the risk of developing the disease, and the role of diet, exercise,
and the importance of taking adequate amounts of calcium from early childhood
are stressed. The connection between osteoporosis, menopause, and estrogen
is examined and new drug therapies that can halt the dramatic loss of bone
density associated with osteoporosis are explored. (videocassette ½" --
24 min)
- Peege
WT 150 VC10 1973
- A dramatization which shows how a young man, home for the Christmas holidays,
visits his grandmother in a nursing home and is able to communicate with her,
even though she has become isolated by age and her failing mental and physical
health. (videocassette ½" -- 28 min)
- Resisting Care-- Putting Yourself in Their Shoes
WT 155 VC7 1997
- Alzheimer's experts outline the best practices for caregivers to avoid or reduce situations which lead to resistance to care by patients. Demonstrates the importance of patience and compassion in the care of patients with dementia. (videocassette ½" -- 14 min 17 sec)
- Rose by Any Other Name
WT 150 VC2 1976
- A dramatization about a 79 year old female resident of a nursing home who
is found in the bed of a male resident. Shows how their warm, intimate, and
fulfilling relationship is threatened by the administration, the staff, the
residents, her family, and the very architecture of the institution. (videocassette
½" -- 15 min)
- The Secret Life of the Brain-- Episode 5. The Aging Brain: Through Many Lives.
WL 300 VC10 2002
- This series explores the startling new map of the brain that has emerged from the past decade of neuroscience and shares a revelatory view of this most complicated organ, which now contradicts much of what we previously believed. From infancy to old age, through language development to Alzheimer's disease, the changes of the brain over the lifespan are shown through a mix of personal histories, expert commentary and cutting-edge animation. (videocassette
½" -- ca. 50 min)
- Silence Upstairs
WT 30 VC3 1983
- Depicts the dynamics of an average family trying to cope with the problems
which arise when their ailing mother comes to live with them. (videocassette
½" -- 13 min)
- Storm Alert: Hurricane Preparedness for Nursing Homes
WX 185 VC5 1996
- (videocassette ½" -- 80 min)
- Taking History with the Elderly
WB 290 VC6 1985
- Discusses the characteristics, unique to elderly patients, which should
be considered when taking a medical history from them. Provides guidelines
to help physicians handle difficult situations. (videocassette ½" -- 19
min)
- Therapeutic Reminiscence
WT 150 VC15 1997
- This program provides an overview of reminiscence, life review, and reminiscence match, and discusses using these strategies therapeutically with older adults. (videocassette ½" -- 20 min)
- Time to Change
WB 310 VC5 2000
- Whether they want to or not, four out of five Americans will likely die
in hospitals or nursing homes and the care they get will depend on who is
footing the bill. Bill Moyers introduces crusading medical professionals--
including staff members of the Balm of Gilead Project in Birmingham, Alabama--
who have dedicated themselves to improving end-of-life care by changing America's
overburdened health system. (videocassette ½" -- 90 min)
- To Choose No Harm: Ethical Decision-Making at the End of Life
W 50 VC15 1996
- Uses case studies of a young man with AIDS and a terminal cancer patient
to discuss issues facing caregivers and patients at the end of life. (videocassette
½" -- 45 min)
- Transcultural perspectives in nursing
WY 87 VC7 1993
- Discusses verbal and nonverbal communication with clients from different ethnic backgrounds; guidelines
for working with clients whose medical beliefs, practices and attitudes about medical care differ from
those of the caregiver; and factors in assessment that may be affected by a patient's ethnicity.
(4 videocassettes + 1 instructional manual ½" -- 93 min)
- Treating Stroke
WL 355 VC8 1993
- This program explains how new therapies provided during the critical period
after a stroke can prevent the customary consequences of stroke. It
lists the warning signs of a stroke, illustrates the difference between hemorrhagic
and thromboembolic strokes, explains the importance of CAT scans
in diagnosis, shows how damaged nerve tissue can cause neurological deficits,
and discusses the use of drug therapy. (videocassette ½" -- 19 min)
- Understanding the Communication Problems of Alzheimer's Patients
WT 155 VC11 1998
- videocassette ½" --35 min)
- Visiting the Elderly
WT 30 VC2 1981
- Offers guidelines for meaningful volunteer visiting in longterm care facilities,
stressing techniques for enhancing communication. Discusses ways to make contact
with those residents having limited response, and touches on the teamwork
approach necessary in meeting the needs of the physical, social, and spiritual
aspects of each person. (videocassette ½" -- 14 min)
- Wandering-- Is It a Problem?
WT 155 VC6 1997
- Caregivers demonstrate techniques for intervening with patients who wander. Teaches methods of re-directing the wanderer, how to provide safe and secure space for residents, and how to avoid escalation to an agitated state. (videocassette ½" -- 14 min 19 sec)
- When Someone You Love has Alzheimer's: A Practical Guide for Caregivers
WT 155 VC1 1995
- Medcom. (videocassette ½" -- 32 min)
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