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she does "light housekeeping," which is also not consistent with someone who needs assistance getting out of bed. However, the stu...
This longitudinal study examined gender differences in depression between a cohort of 754 men and women over age 70, beginning in ...
of different causative factors (Clinician Reviews, 2007; Hunter et al, 2002). Extrapolated prevalence rates for constipation in t...
ask, "What are your memories of your childhood without electricity, phones and plumbing (knowing the individual lived very rurally...
conclusions are interesting, particularly as they take what is often seen as a negative (aging) and turn it into a positive experi...
topic has been anecdotal in nature, therefore, Banks and Banks (2002) designed a study utilizing pet therapy, or as they term it, ...
abuse victims in the United States each year, but officials only hear of about perhaps 1 in 25 cases" (Hurme, 2006). When people t...
avoidance, such as creating a buddy system, which pairs elderly neighbors with each other. Buddies check on one another and accomp...
Research has previously shown that depression is a significant predictor of HRQOL. The participants in this study reported their H...
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Americans 65 years or older increased by 74 percent between 1970 and 1999, from roughly 20 mi...
combination of these drugs is prescribed although there are some drugs that are combinations within themselves, such as Combivir, ...
An interview conducted in 2006 with John P. Stewart, executive director with the Baltimore Commission on Aging and Retirement Educ...
elderly population is finding it difficult to meet their own financial needs and have few choices but to pool resources with other...
care home agencies also offer data on each service that is provided by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and acco...
been great debate over how to manage health care in the US, it has been relatively recently that the question has been raised that...
from the age of around 60 years, however, the age at which this is reached is not fixed, as it is not with the others, but is a na...
or people at risk, a handful of businessmen capitalized upon opportunity by what those like Heilbroner et al (1998) believe to be ...
prior to being admitted to the care facility, it is possible that these needs are not being met. There is also the religious need ...
depression in the elderly is under-treated, the suicide rate for the depressed elderly is double the rate for elderly individuals ...
is readily accessible by virtue of muscle and soft tissue manipulation inherent to massage therapy; that this particular complemen...
justice. The second would involve preventing the crimes from happening in the first place. Regarding the second leg of the program...
worst for the population aged 50 and above. People of middle age and older are likely to be experiencing the physical problems tha...
the observation of one or two members of that group. For instance, one young African-American mother cheats to get welfare, and su...
nursing quality of care" (Hart, et al, 2006, p. 256). These indicators specifically indicate that complications, such as pressure ...
to the area (via migration or birth) than those that are dying. The bulk of the increase in Florida is due to people migrating dur...
In order to determine whether or not the consent form signed is valid we need to consider the concept of informed consent. The con...
is three times the average for all other age groups (AOA, 2010). Average doctor visits in a year were 6.5 for ages 65 to 74 and 7....
on some theological idea that only God can end life. We wouldnt allow a dog or cat to suffer; why then do we force humans to do so...
She surveyed all of the independent living facilities in the local area and chose one; her grown children arranged and conducted t...
A 7 page client profile that discusses nursing care for an elderly client with degenerative brain disease and offers a research su...