HAZARDS OF HOSPITALIZATION OF THE ELDERLY docx

Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 14:20

... the past. The family experience of the black and Hispanic elderly differs in a number of ways from that of the white elderly. Older black men and women are much less likely than either whites ... and social security programs, the effects of the retirement incentives in social 12 T HE DEMOGRAPHIC FACES OF THE ELDERLY security programs are consistent and large: the...

Ngày tải lên: 14/02/2014, 07:20

... REPORT FROM THE OFFICE OF THE PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER january 2004 Ministry of Health Planning Office of the Provincial Health Officer prevention of falls and injuries among the elderly 20 It ... because of death, discharge, or transfer and is therefore the most commonly used measure of the utilization of hospital services. The information is gathered at...

Ngày tải lên: 14/03/2014, 17:20

... Promotion of ‘active ageing’  Greater attention should be given to improving the level of social support and the physical environment to lessen the extent of social handicap from the loss of function  ... mostly for reported poor quality of life  In the face of impaired physical and mental functioning, perceived social handicap stands in the way of realizing qu...

Ngày tải lên: 14/02/2014, 06:20

... Europe has developed at the cost of their colonies. They plundered the riches of the kings and people of the countries they colonized. They exploited the mineral resources of the colonies without ... the President of United States. But the world economic situation is still grim. The decline in the economies of the United States and much of Europe is not...

Ngày tải lên: 21/02/2014, 14:20

... using the SF-36 ® (23). The present study found that the most prevalent chronic diseases had a signifi- cant influence on the quality of life of the elderly individual. The magnitude of the impact ... Conclusions. The study detected a high prevalence of chronic diseases among the elderly population and found that the degree of impact on HRQOL depends on the...

Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 21:20

... rise, one of the greatest challenges of public health is to improve the quality of later years of life. The aim of this present study was to analyze the quality of life profile of the elderly ... application software. The ISA-SP project was approved by the Eth- ics Committees of the School of Public Health at the University of São Paulo (USP), the...

Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 21:20

... Survey in the State of São Paulo (ISA-SP), 2001–2002 in four areas of the state of São Paulo, southeastern Brazil: the cities of Botucatu and Campinas; an area covering the cities of Itapecerica ... evidence of the effects of health- related behaviors on health, little is known regarding the association between these behaviors and different aspects of quality of...

Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 21:20

... of the elderly, thus extending the period of physical auto- nomy, and retarding the onset of the effects of aging. The fact that the majority of elderly people are cur- rently living in their ... provide the means for autonomous living to the majo- rity of the elderly population. However, the continuing increase in the number of aged citizens over the...

Ngày tải lên: 14/03/2014, 17:20

... about their health condition. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to assess the impact of oral health on the quality of life of the elderly population in the city of Joaçaba, SC, Southern ... and the use of either maxillary or mandibular prosthesis; there is a relation between the need for prosthesis and the OHIP, for both maxillary and mandibular arch...

Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 14:20