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International Journal of Nursing Studies, 2019
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The complex health problems of older persons require that health professionals closely work together, in particular when an acute decline necessitates admission at an acute geriatric unit.
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The complex health problems of older persons require that health professionals closely work together, in particular when an acute decline necessitates admission at an acute geriatric unit.
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Dental Clinics of North America, 2014
The geriatric population (age 65 and older) is the fastest growing segment nationally and globally. The large population will continue to increase because of baby boomers that have recently turned 65 years old. Within this cohort, there is much diversity in health, socioeconomic levels, education, and health beliefs.
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The geriatric population (age 65 and older) is the fastest growing segment nationally and globally. The large population will continue to increase because of baby boomers that have recently turned 65 years old. Within this cohort, there is much diversity in health, socioeconomic levels, education, and health beliefs.
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Empathy in the nurse–patient relationship in geriatric care: An integrative review
Nursing Ethics, 2018Introduction: Empathy is a complex human experience that involves the subjective intersection of different individuals. In the context of nursing care in the geriatric setting, the benefits of empathetic relationships are directly related to the quality ...
T. Teófilo +5 more
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Telepsychiatry and geriatric care
Current Psychiatry Reports, 2001The use of telecommunications--telephone, computer, videoconferencing equipment--to provide mental health services at a distance has grown rapidly. This review encompasses reports from programs that provide telepsychiatry services, including telephone- and computer- based education and support services, telephone screening for dementia, and the use of ...
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Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 1972
ABSTRACT: This article is an outline of existing and proposed improvements in the care of geriatric patients in Italy. A new hospital law requires the inclusion of a geriatric unit in each regional general hospital. Besides units for the care of short‐term patients with acute diseases, it is desirable to have special units for sixty ...
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ABSTRACT: This article is an outline of existing and proposed improvements in the care of geriatric patients in Italy. A new hospital law requires the inclusion of a geriatric unit in each regional general hospital. Besides units for the care of short‐term patients with acute diseases, it is desirable to have special units for sixty ...
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Environments of Geriatric Care
Postgraduate Medicine, 1971The choice of medical environment for an elderly person can be as important as any other basic medical or surgical decision. The setting selected can reverse medical gains already made or can add to them. The usual alternatives are hospital, extended-care facility or nursing home, and the patient's home.
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Computerized geriatric assessment for geriatric care management
Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, 1995Geriatric care management refers to the multidis ciplinary accumulation and analysis of data regarding an elderly patient, with associated management deci sions and implementation follow-up. Included in this concept is gatekeeping, coordination of care, making initial referrals, and evaluating new and ongoing med ical concerns via comprehensive ...
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Managed Care, Geriatrics, and Nephrology
Geriatric Nephrology and Urology, 1999Managed care, geriatrics and nephrology have not yet been integrated although limited, fragmentary efforts in this regard include nephrology consultation, ESRD services, and early efforts in disease prevention.
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Transitions of Care in Geriatric Medicine
Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, 2019Elderly patients are at increased risk for morbidity and mortality after injury or surgery in both the inpatient and postdischarge settings. The importance of discharge destination after the index hospitalization is increasingly recognized as a determinant of long-term survival, with discharge to a post-acute care facility portending a worse prognosis.
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High Technology in Geriatric Care
Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, 1986The use of technology in the care of the elderly can be very important in maintaining the quality of the lives of individuals with functional impairments. Advanced technology is not inherently costly, and its use in selected situations may be of less cost than current practices.
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