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The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 1989
Western values have long emphasized an interventionist approach to problems of health and health care. Yet, as medical technology becomes increasingly expensive and as the number of older people grows, proposed changes often are now governed more by considerations of cost than by quality of services.
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Western values have long emphasized an interventionist approach to problems of health and health care. Yet, as medical technology becomes increasingly expensive and as the number of older people grows, proposed changes often are now governed more by considerations of cost than by quality of services.
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Health Maintenance of the Elderly
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 1984Health maintenance of the elderly is an attractive concept in both humanitarian and economic terms. However, knowledge of this subject is in its infancy. Available information suggests that effective maintenance for this age group may be difficult, will require a broader range of strategies than with younger adults, and may not be without risk of ...
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Health promotion in the elderly
British Journal of Nursing, 1993Too often age is equated with pathology. Health promotion strategies need to be modified for the elderly. They must include social and political action as well as life-style changes.
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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.
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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.
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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 ...
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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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