Protocols in Primary Care Geriatrics

John P. Sloan (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

208 Seiten

1996 | 2nd ed. 1997
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
978-0-387-94690-0 (ISBN)

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The striking increase in average life expectancy during the twentieth century rates as one of the major events of our time. We are in the midst ofa social revolution-one rooted not in a new ideology, but in our changing population pat terns. For the first time in human history, infants in fortu nate nations like ours can expect to live well into their seventies and beyond. This demographic revolution increases pressure on re sources, as it also creates further social change and new opportunities for older persons. Such rapid changes have left most people "living in the past," with their generally negative attitudes about aging and elderly people. The same outmoded beliefs are embedded in many ofour health care programs. In our youth-oriented culture, most of us still view old people as physically decrepit or in rapid, inevitable decline. Mentally, they are viewed as forgetful or childish, with little ability to learn and adapt. Socially and economically, they are often considered a burden. With such stereotypes, where is the expectation and encouragement for their con tinuing capacity to enrich their own lives, and to enrich society? These deep-seated cultural stereotypes do not describe accurately the "new wave" ofelderly persons or their poten tial contributions to society. Today's aging individuals are mostly far from decrepit: fewer than 25 percent experience any disability and fewer than 5 percent are in nursing homes. Intellectually, given new opportunities to learn and grow, they thrive.

I Geriatrics Topics and Questions.- A. Basis for Practice.- 1. Aging and Frailty.- 2. Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment.- 3. Prescribing in the Elderly.- B. Clinical Problems.- 4. Mobility Failure.- 5. Incontinence.- 6. Cognitive Impairment.- 7. Depression.- 8. Abuse, Alcohol, and Automobiles.- 9. Constipation, Fecal Incontinence,and Pressure Sores.- 10. Difficult Behavior.- C. Special Topics.- 11. The Team and Case Management.- 12. Home Care and Caregiver Support.- 13. Nursing Home Care.- 14. Palliative Care.- 15. Ethical Issues.- II Notes on Geriatrics.

Vorwort	M. Williams
Zusatzinfo	208 p.
Verlagsort	New York, NY
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitswesen
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Geriatrie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sozialpädagogik
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	0-387-94690-X / 038794690X
ISBN-13	978-0-387-94690-0 / 9780387946900
Zustand	Neuware