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Driving in the elderly in health and disease
2019Driving is a complex, multifaceted instrumental activity of daily living that has an independent influence on multiple health and well-being outcomes among older adults. Therefore, the benefits of driving to the individual must be balanced, through careful assessment and diagnosis, with the potential risk to self and others posed by a medically ...
David B, Carr +2 more
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Health Promotion for the Rural Elderly*
The Journal of Rural Health, 1988ABSTRACT:There has been increased interest in developing health promotion programs for the rural elderly as a means to foster successful aging. The present study describes one such program and identifies rural and urban differences in health promotion activities.
J E, Lubben +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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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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Nutrition and the Oral Health of the Elderly
2015The dental problems of the elderly, though they may seem slight, can have far-reaching effects on both health and quality of life. The complexity and variety of potential physical and psychosocial problems of older citizens require a multidisciplinary management approach.
C A, Palmer, A S, Papas
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NUTRITION AND ORAL HEALTH IN THE ELDERLY
Dental Clinics of North America, 1997Nutritional status of the aging patient is inextricably linked to his or her oral health. Various screening instruments make it easier for the dentist to determine the nutritional status of the patient. This article discusses several of those instruments, in addition to further consideration of the link between nutrition and oral health in the aging ...
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Measuring the Health of the Elderly
Journal of Gerontology, 1970H A, Rosencranz, C T, Pihlblad
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Health of the Chinese Elderly in America
Research on Aging, 1986This article examines the mortality and morbidity patterns of Chinese elderly in America by using two established data sources: (1) the most recent vital statistics maintained by the National Center for Health Statistics, and (2) the cancer registry program called SEER (Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results) maintained by the National Cancer ...
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The WHO programme on health of the elderly
Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, 1989The aging of population is a world-wide phenomenon bearing important policy implications for both developing and developed nations. The health programme for the elderly in the years 1990 to 1995 will focus on approaches leading to the well-being of aged persons.
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