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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 Screening to Promote Health for the Elderly
The Nurse Practitioner, 1987Reliable, specific, cost-effective health screening strategies can determine a particular client's health risks. Once those risks are known, the health care provider can develop an individualized program of health promotion to help the client move toward optimal well-being.
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Health Status of the Rural Elderly
The Journal of Rural Health, 2001ABSTRACT:An enormous proportion of the world's elderly live in rural areas and show wide variations in health status. Many, particularly those in the developing countries, are vulnerable to greater socioeconomic and health marginalization mainly due to inadequate provision of services and economic deprivation.
V, Kumar +3 more
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Oral health in elderly patients
British Journal of Nursing, 1995A study of the oral health of elderly institutionalised patients and their oral care has revealed significant deficiencies, illustrating the need for a multidisciplinary approach to oral health care centred on the development of mouth care regimens for nursing staff.
M P, Sweeney, A, Shaw, B, Yip, J, Bagg
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Health Expenditures and Elderly Adults
Journal of Gerontology, 1985The purpose of the study was to examine how health expenditures vary among elderly households and how expenditure patterns across other commodity groups are influenced by various factors, including higher medical expenditures. Household expenditure data for five different age groups of elderly households included in the 1972-1973 Consumer Expenditure ...
R A, Schrimper, R L, Clark
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Auditory deprivation and health in the elderly
Maturitas, 2016Age-related hearing loss is a common disorder with important consequences for quality of life. We performed a systematic review of the evidence investigating the effect of age-related hearing loss on cognition and quality of life in the elderly, and evaluated the effect of interventions for hearing loss.
Cherko, Matthew +2 more
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Health Status Assessment of the Elderly
PharmacoEconomics, 1997The elderly are a heterogeneous population group who range from well and completely independent individuals to a smaller proportion who are frail, require help and are high users of the healthcare system. Since health is a state of well-being which includes the domains of social, spiritual, psychological and physical function, each of these domains ...
I, Turpie +3 more
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Mental Health Interventions for the Elderly
2021This is a chapter to be published in the volume Older Age Psychiatry, which is part of The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Critical Perspectives on Mental Health (Eds. J.N. Lester & M. O'Reilly). Drawing primarily on the evidence from randomized controlled trials, systematic reviews and meta-analyses, this entry overviews current interventions and their ...
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Nutrition and Oral Health in the Elderly
Dental Clinics of North America, 1989At every age, an adequate supply of nutrients is necessary to maintain optimal oral health. This article presents an overview of various factors that have an impact on the nutritional status of the elderly, current recommendations regarding nutrient requirements of this age group, as well as a discussion of nutrients that may be marginal in diet of ...
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