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treatment, rendering them victims in the ongoing breakdown of Americas health care system. According to Marks (1996), there are -...
abuse victims in the United States each year, but officials only hear of about perhaps 1 in 25 cases" (Hurme, 2006). When people t...
conclusions are interesting, particularly as they take what is often seen as a negative (aging) and turn it into a positive experi...
ask, "What are your memories of your childhood without electricity, phones and plumbing (knowing the individual lived very rurally...
of different causative factors (Clinician Reviews, 2007; Hunter et al, 2002). Extrapolated prevalence rates for constipation in t...
This longitudinal study examined gender differences in depression between a cohort of 754 men and women over age 70, beginning in ...
were those who didnt like the "gatekeeper" mentality, the fact that any referral or recommendation needed to come from a "primary ...
In nine pages this paper presents an interview with an elderly woman of mixed Native American and European blood in a consideratio...
treatment over plates of types of cells resulted in greater proliferation of those cells than in control groups. TT require...
osteoarthritis (Alper, 1998). Nicholas DiNubile, an orthopedic consultant to the Philadelphia 76ers and the Pennsylvania Ba...
In twelve pages this research paper discusses the impact of aging not only on the elderly member of the family but on the family i...
emotional, physical and mental care. Dogs establish a fierce loyalty to their human families in a very short amount of time; bond...
In six pages this opinion paper features research regarding how views of society, depression, and health issues contribute to the ...
In ten pages senior citizens are discussed within the context of health education and the problems that can exist with a considera...
In two pages this paper examines the nursing field and the growing complexities involving managed health care. Two sources are ci...
In six pages elderly abuse is examined in terms of its types and various situations. There are 4 sources cited in the bibliograph...
In five pages this paper discusses the postoperative stresses that are represented by tracheal tubes particularly as they involve ...
In eleven pages this paper discuses PPOs and HMOs in an evaluation of these managed care system's pros and cons. Twelve sources a...
In four pages the article appearing in Lancet involving the epidemiologic issue dementia may pose for the elderly is reviewed and ...
in both hypertension and other forms of cardiovascular disease. Though the overall mortality rates for coronary heart disease h...
and John noted a resistance to mechanical ventilation as a part of the treatment plan. John stated in one of his few lucid period...
and forgetful. It can be a very serious problem for the elderly who are often on a smorgasbord of necessary pills to treat a varie...
warrants. The hardship that media bias has caused the elderly population is immense and far-reaching, severely impacting everythi...
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....
In order to determine whether or not the consent form signed is valid we need to consider the concept of informed consent. The con...
by a factor of 11! Consequently, the elderly, who comprised only 1 in every 25 Americans (3.1 million) in 1900, made up 1 in 8 (33...
able to evolve in a manner that is in correspondence with their desires (Atchley, 2002). At the same time, this learning takes pl...
"an older person with adequate food, clothing, shelter, medical care or assistance with activities of daily living" (Gray-Vickrey,...
worst for the population aged 50 and above. People of middle age and older are likely to be experiencing the physical problems tha...
white. The reader is offered clues, but then are clues that could be perceived from either direction. For example, in the beginn...