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can no longer follow this model is because medical technology can now greatly prolong life-perhaps make it too long. People now ro...
or people at risk, a handful of businessmen capitalized upon opportunity by what those like Heilbroner et al (1998) believe to be ...
reveals about diabetic populations. The normal digestive processes of the body turn any form of carbohydrate that is consumed in...
she does "light housekeeping," which is also not consistent with someone who needs assistance getting out of bed. However, the stu...
serve to further complicate these problems. Many elderly Native Americans suffering with diabetes, for example, may have been att...
of different causative factors (Clinician Reviews, 2007; Hunter et al, 2002). Extrapolated prevalence rates for constipation in t...
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...
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....
paper properly! While two million older adults are abused in America each year, only 2% of these cases are reported by phy...
In seven pages caring for the elderly is considered through two options with home health care oftentimes presenting more advantage...
In ten pages senior citizens are discussed within the context of health education and the problems that can exist with a considera...
In six pages this opinion paper features research regarding how views of society, depression, and health issues contribute to the ...
In five pages this paper examines senior citizens and their extensive use of health services in a thesis that argues healthier lif...
In six pages this paper examines how PACs attempt to influence elderly health care policies with strategic recommendations offered...
et al, 1999). It is not uncommon for people to treat their symptoms as a cold, overcome the initial attack and then appear to fal...
more personal, incorporating "personal health behavior change" (Anderson, Palombo and Earl, 1998; p. 205) as well. 2. What...
In thirty pages this paper discusses elderly care in a discussion of nursing, holistic care, communications, and local policies, a...
have a drastically smaller volume of a section of the left PFC that sits behind the bridge of the nose. In some cases this sectio...
any explanation" (Hunt, 2000, p. 12). II. THEORIES The primary focus of any theory is to empower a sense of freedom in an indivi...
the age 65 have hypertension (Sirkin and Rosner 2009, p. 402). Hypertension leads to a lesser quality of life for the patient and ...
In five pages this research paper takes a nursing perspecitve regarding the elderly's physical changes and increased dependence th...
Those who work in physical and mental health professions are bound by laws, regulations, and their field's Code of Ethics that gui...
This study uses several research studies about social workers as its core. The focus is on social workers and the elderly. Technol...
way the Social Security Administration does and proclaim that anyone age sixty-two or over will be considered "elderly". It seems...
is, a high level of "energy and vitality," contributes significantly to quality of life for the elderly (Spirduso, Francis and Mac...
be vulnerable to abuse or neglect for a variety of reasons and in a variety of situations, which range from home care to care in r...
trying to improve this situation. It seems important to spend some time on this aspect of the topic in light of the fact that it d...
2006, pp. 669-683). Based on this, the researchers found that hip fractures were greatly reduced in the women taking the supplemen...
benefit from the combined benefits of pharmacotherapy and psychosocial therapy. Inherently associated with suicidal tendencies, b...
the elderly patient. Significance Careful consideration...