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Nursing Research, 1976
Elderly residents in two high-rise apartments in Erie, Pennsylvania, were surveyed to identify health needs in this type of congregate dwelling. Responses to a 20-item structured questionnaire were analyzed in relation to health condition, physical functioning, and access to medical care.
M J, Hain, S P, Chen
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Elderly residents in two high-rise apartments in Erie, Pennsylvania, were surveyed to identify health needs in this type of congregate dwelling. Responses to a 20-item structured questionnaire were analyzed in relation to health condition, physical functioning, and access to medical care.
M J, Hain, S P, Chen
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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 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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International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Growth Evaluation, 2023
World Health Organization defines palliative care as “An approach that improves the quality of life of patients and their families facing the problems associated with life-threatening illness, through the prevention and relief of suffering by means of early identification and impeccable assessment and treatment of pain and other problems, physical ...
Naif Naseer Alenazi +4 more
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World Health Organization defines palliative care as “An approach that improves the quality of life of patients and their families facing the problems associated with life-threatening illness, through the prevention and relief of suffering by means of early identification and impeccable assessment and treatment of pain and other problems, physical ...
Naif Naseer Alenazi +4 more
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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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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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