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Essays 211 - 240
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 ...
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...
out to those Americans disabled by ignorance or handicapped by prejudice and teach them a better way" (Bush, 1993, p. 35). Since ...
out the parameters of the problem and review previous the results of research in this area. She discusses how patients older than ...
they need. While everyone hurts with high prescription costs, senior citizens tend to rely more on prescription drugs for their ov...
need for theory in accomplishing the tasks of direct patient care. There are routines and required protocols to follow, but the p...
of many elderly patients. The failure of the policy to realise real benefits was seen in many areas. This is not to say...
Security system and others had begun to focus on the idea of a program aimed at insuring Social Security beneficiaries" (Anonymous...
straight ahead and never acknowledged him, as women all about him were flirting and trying to get his attention. Naturally, it wa...
In three pages this paper discusses dementia in elderly patients and how dementia can result in this consideration of etiology and...
more personal, incorporating "personal health behavior change" (Anderson, Palombo and Earl, 1998; p. 205) as well. 2. What...
well as to demonstrate projections for use in future planning for nursing paradigms to address depression in elderly populations. ...
dog, and then headed for the door. She waddled. Her granddaughter who she rarely sees, Allison, laughs and calls her a duck. Veron...
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...
population want to be able to take care of themselves, yet they are rarely given the tools with which to accomplish this objective...
With millions of Americans in all age groups suffering from clinical depression (Alexopoulos), it can no longer be looked upon as ...
This study employed a prospective pre-test and a post-test randomized control trial design and a sample group of 53 senior adults ...
pets do make a difference has spawned a variety of organizations eager to further research and create service programs involving a...
carpet in two rooms; wet walls; wet ceilings. The long-term results for some residents have included buckled walls and buckled, cr...
compromised health. Whether diabetes incites depression or is brought about by already-existing depression is a concern that Brow...
quality of a patients life, (4) implementing managed care policies that threaten quality of care, and (5) working with unethical/i...
"Demographers predict that the numbers of elderly people will double in the next 30 years" (pp. 3). As the population of America ...
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...
were aged 55 to 75 years at recruitment in 1989. The active group attended 30 to 45 minute exercise sessions three times per of su...
context notes the need for investigative teams to help differentiate whether abuse and/or neglect served as a direct cause of deat...
?19a-490, Connecticut Department of Public Health Code ?19-13-D105 and Residential care homes ?19-13-D-6 (National Academy for Sta...