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Health Needs of the Hispanic Elderly
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 1984ABSTRACT: This paper presents results of a study concerning the health care needs of the Hispanic elderly population of Los Angeles County. By use of the Comprehensive Assessment and Referral Evaluation (CARE) instrument, data on a sample of 704 subjects were employed to compute the scores for 22 Likert‐type scales measuring the ...
W, Lopez-Aqueres +4 more
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Dental Clinics of North America, 1989
As the percentage of older persons in the American population increases--as it steadily will over the next several generations--health care and related financing programs must adapt accordingly. Priorities must be refocused away from hospital-based acute treatment and more toward home- and community-based care for chronic illnesses, long-term diseases,
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As the percentage of older persons in the American population increases--as it steadily will over the next several generations--health care and related financing programs must adapt accordingly. Priorities must be refocused away from hospital-based acute treatment and more toward home- and community-based care for chronic illnesses, long-term diseases,
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New England Journal of Medicine, 1985
OVER the next several decades the practice of medicine in the United States will be increasingly influenced by the health care needs of our rapidly enlarging elderly population. Just as children are not merely young versions of adults, the elderly are not simply old adults.
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OVER the next several decades the practice of medicine in the United States will be increasingly influenced by the health care needs of our rapidly enlarging elderly population. Just as children are not merely young versions of adults, the elderly are not simply old adults.
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Health Care of the Disadvantaged: The Elderly
Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law, 1990This paper explores threats to the maintenance and expansion of public commitment to financing health care for the elderly. Threats come from rising costs that increase financial burdens, especially on low-income elderly; efforts to contain costs that may undermine benefits; and financing initiatives that treat the elderly as the sole revenue source ...
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Health perceptions and lifestyles of the elderly
Research in Nursing & Health, 1989AbstractAdoption of a healthy lifestyle can slow physical decline and improve well being of the elderly. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship of six aspects of a healthy lifestyle (nutrition, exercise, stress management, self actualization, health responsibility, and interpersonal support) with selected demographic variables ...
D L, Speake, M E, Cowart, K, Pellet
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The Association of Health Management with the Health of Elderly People
Age and Ageing, 1995To assess the effect of health management on the health of a community-based sample of people aged 65 years and over, a cross-sectional survey was carried out of 1491 people aged 65 years and over (22.3%) randomly drawn from the computerized age-sex register in Settsu City, Osaka.
N, Nakanishi +6 more
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2018
This chapter uses data from India’s National Sample Survey (NSS), relating to respondents’ health outcomes between January and June 2014, to quantify a particular form of gender inequality: inequality in self-rated health (SRH) outcomes between men and women aged 60 years or over. In so doing, it makes five contributions to the existing literature. The
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This chapter uses data from India’s National Sample Survey (NSS), relating to respondents’ health outcomes between January and June 2014, to quantify a particular form of gender inequality: inequality in self-rated health (SRH) outcomes between men and women aged 60 years or over. In so doing, it makes five contributions to the existing literature. The
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Health Care Needs of the Rural Elderly
The International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1984Statistics from the National Center for Health Statistics show that rural elders have greater health needs than urban elders, but receive less care. The barriers to adequate health care among rural elders include ignorance and denial, a tendency to use lay rather than professional treatment, financial and transportation difficulties, and the ...
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HEALTH CARE OF THE ELDERLY IN APPALACHIA
Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 1987Since health professionals provide services to people from different cultures, it is important to understand cultural diversity.
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Measuring the Health of the Elderly
Journal of Gerontology, 1970H A, Rosencranz, C T, Pihlblad
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