نتایج جستجو برای: geriatric
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Objectives: This study aimed to Examine psychometric properties of and geriatric depression scale. Methods & Materials: Method of This study is descriptive. Statistical population includes all aged over 60 years in the retirement centers of organizations and Nursing homes in shahrekord. 380 persons (113 females and 267 males) were selected through stratified random sampling method. In order ...
PURPOSE Relative to the overall population, older adults consume a disproportionally large percentage of health care resources. Despite advocacy and efforts initiated more than 30 years ago, the number of providers with specialized training in geriatrics is still not commensurate with the growing population of older adults. This contribution provides a contemporary update on the status of geria...
Management for elderly cancer patients world wide is far from being optimal and few older patients are entering clinical trials. A SIOG Task Force was therefore activated to analyze how the clinical activity of Geriatric Oncology is organized. A structured questionnaire was circulated among the SIOG Members. Fifty eight answers were received. All respondents identified Geriatric Oncology, as an...
BACKGROUND Geriatric population in rural Nigeria is often challenged by emergency health conditions that predispose them to higher risk of disability and mortality. OBJECTIVE This study was aimed at describing the common geriatric emergencies in a rural hospital in South-Eastern Nigeria. MATERIALS AND METHODS This was a descriptive hospital-based study of 216 geriatric patients who presente...
The elderly constitute the fastest growing segment of the U.S. population. Dental schools must educate dental students so that they are competent and confident in managing the treatment needs of elderly patients. Programs in geriatric dentistry have been developed in response to the changing oral health needs of growing numbers of older adults. The purpose of this online survey was to identify ...
Although adults aged 65 years and older constitute the most rapidly growing segment of the U.S. population, geriatric issues have not typically been a focus of training in infectious diseases (ID). Underrecognition of the unique aspects of geriatric care, apathy toward this population, and the feeling that "we're all geriatricians" (and thus know geriatric medicine) all contribute to this probl...
Changes in demographics and in the operating environments of acute care hospitals have resulted in the development of new geriatric service products. Presented in this article is a framework for describing the variety of new services in terms of sponsor goals and core activities. Five broad types of geriatric service developments are described: geriatric medical care, post-acute care, transitio...
Background Nigeria is expected to be the nation with the 11th highest population of older persons by 2015. This demographic transition will have implications for the medical care services. Currently, there is no geriatric social health insurance policy nor comprehensive geriatric healthcare services in the country. The minimal health system response may be due to lack of comprehensive knowledge...
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