Care of the Elderly Patient

Policy Issues and Research Opportunities

Institute of Medicine, Council on Health Care Technology (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

152 Seiten

1989
National Academies Press (Verlag)
978-0-309-04097-6 (ISBN)

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The elderly constitute a special and vulnerable patient population. This book discusses the appropriate use of technology to minimize risks posed to the elderly patient in the delivery of health care services. It covers home and community care as well as acute hospital care, and system resources and constraints.

A guiding principle of the Council on Health Care Technology is a special focus on medical technology assessment measures that coincide with patient well-being, quality of health care, and quality of life. Of particular concern is care of the elderly, which constitutes a special and vulnerable patient population. This comprehensive book discusses the appropriate use of technology to minimize risks posed to the elderly patient in the delivery of health care services. It covers home and community care as well as acute hospital care, and system resources and constraints.

Table of Contents

Front Matter
Introduction to the Council on Health Care Technology
Quality of Care and the Health Needs of the Elderly Patient
Home and Community Care of the Elderly: Introduction
Home and Community Care of the Elderly: Framing the Issues
Framing the Issues of Home and Community Care: Response
Special Perspectives on Home and Community Care
Special Perspectives on Home and Community Care
Special Perspectives on Home and Community Care
Special Perspectives on Home and Community Care
Special Perspectives on Home and Community Care
Home and Community Care of the Elderly: System Resources and Constraints
Home and Community Care of the Elderly: System Resources and Constraints
Home and Community Care of the Elderly: Research and Policy Issues
Home and Community Care of the Elderly: Research and Policy Issues
The Acute Care Hospital and the Elderly: Introduction
The Acute Care Hospital and the Elderly: Framing the Issues
Special Perspectives on Acute Hospital Care
Special Perspectives on Acute Hospital Care
Special Perspectives on Acute Hospital Care
Special Perspectives on Acute Hospital Care
Acute Hospital Care of the Elderly: System Resources and Constraints
Acute Hospital Care of the Elderly: System Resources and Constraints
Acute Hospital Care of the Elderly: Research and Policy Issues
Acute Hospital Care of the Elderly: Research and Policy Issues
Care of the Elderly Patient: Summation of the Forum
List of Authors

Council on Health Care Technology, Institute of Medicine

1 Front Matter; 2 Introduction to the Council on Health Care Technology; 3 Quality of Care and the Health Needs of the Elderly Patient; 4 Home and Community Care of the Elderly: Introduction; 5 Home and Community Care of the Elderly: Framing the Issues; 6 Framing the Issues of Home and Community Care: Response; 7 Special Perspectives on Home and Community Care; 8 Special Perspectives on Home and Community Care; 9 Special Perspectives on Home and Community Care; 10 Special Perspectives on Home and Community Care; 11 Special Perspectives on Home and Community Care; 12 Home and Community Care of the Elderly: System Resources and Constraints; 13 Home and Community Care of the Elderly: System Resources and Constraints; 14 Home and Community Care of the Elderly: Research and Policy Issues; 15 Home and Community Care of the Elderly: Research and Policy Issues; 16 The Acute Care Hospital and the Elderly: Introduction; 17 The Acute Care Hospital and the Elderly: Framing the Issues; 18 Special Perspectives on Acute Hospital Care; 19 Special Perspectives on Acute Hospital Care; 20 Special Perspectives on Acute Hospital Care; 21 Special Perspectives on Acute Hospital Care; 22 Acute Hospital Care of the Elderly: System Resources and Constraints; 23 Acute Hospital Care of the Elderly: System Resources and Constraints; 24 Acute Hospital Care of the Elderly: Research and Policy Issues; 25 Acute Hospital Care of the Elderly: Research and Policy Issues; 26 Care of the Elderly Patient: Summation of the Forum; 27 List of Authors

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.2.1989
Verlagsort	Washington
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Geriatrie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sozialpädagogik
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	0-309-04097-3 / 0309040973
ISBN-13	978-0-309-04097-6 / 9780309040976
Zustand	Neuware