Purpose: Case management is a human device which’s purpose is to enhance the quality of services by improving their coordination. However, the case manager is not the sole bearer of the coordination duty; the first line medical doctor, the service user himself and his family caregiver may also contribute. The family caregiver represents a very important coordinator whose contribution to case ma...

PROBLEM ADDRESSED Family physicians provide most of the care for the frail elderly population, but many challenges and barriers can lead to difficulties with fragmented, ineffective, and inefficient services. OBJECTIVE OF PROGRAM To improve the quality, efficiency, and coordination of care for the frail elderly living in the community and to enhance geriatric and interprofessional skills for ...

Background & Aims:  Aging is a vital phenomenon that happens to everyone. In different cultures, there are diverse beliefs and attitudes towards aging. This study aimed to determine the attitude of Fasa residents towards the elderly. Materials & Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on 800 individuals between 13 and 60 years old by cluster sampling. The data collection ...

THREATS TO THE ELDERLY Threats to those of advanced age flow from three sources: demographic change, the loss of integrity of the family, and the distortion of values by money. Demographic Change Fifty years ago, men and women 85 years old or older were a rarity in the United States. But the 1990 census revealed 3 million such persons. One million of these were 90 or older and 36,000 were cente...

This study aimed to characterize the elderly who naps according to sociodemographic characteristics and frailty. A descriptive, cross-sectional study part of the multicenter project Frailty in the Elderly Brazilians. We evaluated 1,866 elderly people using a sociodemographic questionnaire. The frailty was assessed using the phenotype proposed by Fried. The data were analyzed with descriptive st...

The Canadian Initiative on Frailty and Aging was initiated with the overall goals of furthering understanding of the causes, trajectory and implications of frailty and improving the lives of older persons at risk of frailty. This paper presents the current research on key policy issues related to the frail elderly.

abstract background and purpose:the major motivation behind all human communities’ efforts and transformation is to promote and advance human beings health. this study aimed at to compare the effect of a healthy lifestyle electronic education on the knowledge and satisfaction of the elderly. materials and methods:this semi-experimental method has been done along with pre- and post-test for peop...