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"an older person with adequate food, clothing, shelter, medical care or assistance with activities of daily living" (Gray-Vickrey,...
In order to determine whether or not the consent form signed is valid we need to consider the concept of informed consent. The con...
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...
2008). Further significant improvement is unlikely in the near future, however. Californias Efforts Governor Arnold Schwar...
treatment over plates of types of cells resulted in greater proliferation of those cells than in control groups. TT require...
conclusions are interesting, particularly as they take what is often seen as a negative (aging) and turn it into a positive experi...
care home agencies also offer data on each service that is provided by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and acco...
An interview conducted in 2006 with John P. Stewart, executive director with the Baltimore Commission on Aging and Retirement Educ...
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...
life expectancy than in previous generation, but to face it alone, that is, in a one-person household (De Jong Gierveld, 2002). Th...
Domain concepts Health: The traditional understanding of "health" is that is the absence of illness and/or injury. However, for ...
serve to further complicate these problems. Many elderly Native Americans suffering with diabetes, for example, may have been att...
language competency. The results of this study confirmed that the BEST oral interview can be used successfully within the context ...
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, ...
First seen as an occasional point of minor and temporary discomfort, there seemed to be other, more "important" issues to assess. ...
reveals about diabetic populations. The normal digestive processes of the body turn any form of carbohydrate that is consumed in...
p. 29), as stated in its title. Mean age was 81; 218 participants completed the study. The researchers evaluated the differences...
she does "light housekeeping," which is also not consistent with someone who needs assistance getting out of bed. However, the stu...
In six pages this research paper examines the nursing home industry and considers the increasing costs of patient care due to an e...
In ten pages senior citizens are discussed within the context of health education and the problems that can exist with a considera...
osteoarthritis (Alper, 1998). Nicholas DiNubile, an orthopedic consultant to the Philadelphia 76ers and the Pennsylvania Ba...
In six pages this opinion paper features research regarding how views of society, depression, and health issues contribute to the ...
The author considers the difficulties facing families who decide to care for elderly relatives with Alzheimer's. The author analyz...
In seven pages caring for the elderly is considered through two options with home health care oftentimes presenting more advantage...
emotional, physical and mental care. Dogs establish a fierce loyalty to their human families in a very short amount of time; bond...
In five pages this paper discusses the postoperative stresses that are represented by tracheal tubes particularly as they involve ...
In six pages elderly abuse is examined in terms of its types and various situations. There are 4 sources cited in the bibliograph...