palliative care in the elderly

... Cancer screening in older women Cancer 1994 (suppl) :200915 13.Finison KS, Wellins CA, Wennberg DE, Lucas FL , Screening mammography rates by specialty of the usual care physicain Eff Clin Pract ... 13.Grundy SM, Cleeman JI, Rifkind BM, Kuller LH Cholesterol lowering in the elderly population: Coordinating committee of the National Cholesterol Education Program Arch Intern Med 1999;159:1670-8 ... health decisions help, are they an official DPOAHC?, 10 HEALTH CARE MAINTENANCE IN THE ELDERLY GOALS: To improve quality of life, delay or prevent common conditions, maintain function Preventative...

Ngày tải lên: 14/03/2014, 20:20

Ngày tải lên: 14/03/2014, 20:20

... Discussion Main findings Among the participating GPs, definitions of health promotion interventions in the elderly widely varied The opinion regarding the effectiveness of health promotion in the elderly ... interviews in Geneva, the interview guide was translated into French As an introduction to the discussion, we asked questions concerning the opinion of the GPs about health promotion in the elderly ... promotion programmes for the elderly This contains the accessibility in a regional sense as well as regarding the content of the programme Providing information over the internet for instance, may not...

Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 14:20

... support caregivers in their care management, including finding and using information and assistive services However, the literature is inadequate in explaining the critical question of why caregivers, ... support caregivers in their care management, including finding and using information and assistive services However, the literature is inadequate in explaining the critical question of why caregivers, ... disparities in access to care to treat the disease Although each of these issues is distinct, they are interconnected in creating and perpetuating disparities among older minority Americans and impacting...

Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 14:20

... Japan in August 2009, and the new government is facing challenges of reviewing the health care system for the elderly Further study requires investigating the consequences of delayed care by using ... best in the world [16] However, pressures are mounting for health care reform to restrain future medical costs in the face of an increasing aging population In Japan, the National Health Insurance ... systems financing, focusing on tax-/insurance-based funding, ensuring universal coverage of health care regardless of ability to pay, and minimizing out of-pocket health spending” [5] Providing financially...

Ngày tải lên: 28/03/2014, 20:20

... Participating Sites The validation was undertaken in palliative care sites, in South Africa and in Uganda, based in rural, periurban and urban areas, including homecare, day care and inpatient ... cognitive interview data from the validation of the MVQoLI in Uganda [13], and the complexity and length of the tool suggest it may be inappropriate for use in many settings in Africa In the Ugandan ... Role of the funding source: The study sponsor (the BIG Lottery Fund UK) had no role in study design; the collection, analysis and interpretation of data; the writing of the report; or the decision...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 19:20

... issues, and the expectations of healthcare professionals and managers with an eye to determining the defining features of the intervention While improving and reorganizing elderly care in modern ... collected during the individual interviews, was presented to the group for discussion and in order to refine the findings In the following sessions, participants were asked develop their expectations ... study to determine the defining features of an intervention customized to the context of care The method should be tested in other healthcare settings with other populations Further research will...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 05:21

... and deaths from in uenza Description of the intervention Vaccines have been the main global weapon to minimise the impact of in uenza in the elderly for the last four decades In the year 2000, ... Trevino SC, Ybarra D The effect of a multivitamin on the immunologic response to the in uenza vaccine in the elderly Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice Vol 10, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, ... good coverage in those who most need it or the diluting effect on vaccines for in uenza of other agents circulating in the community (causing ILI, clinically indistinguishable from in uenza), might...

Ngày tải lên: 13/02/2014, 18:20

... an initial open-ended approach, e.g asking: “What you think the change in your memory and thinking is due to?” b In setting up the visit for disclosure, consider patient privacy and ask whether ... driving and to instruct these patients to stop driving If the physician learns that the patient continues to drive despite this instruction, the physician is required to notify the Superintendent ... Drug Interactions Major drug interactions associated with memantine include drugs which increase the pH in urine (e.g carbonic anhydrase inhibitors) Exercise caution when prescribing memantine...

Ngày tải lên: 13/02/2014, 18:20

... than the costs of providing in- kind services, which nudges patients toward in- kind care Since this plan was introduced, more individuals have chosen to receive their care in kind rather than in ... services, either in home care or in institutional care In Finland, the size of the voucher depends on household composition and income, and patients pay the difference between the size of the voucher ... kind But for some the extra flexibility would give them a chance to make choices, including applying the voucher towards home care services, as well as incorporating informal caregivers into their...

Ngày tải lên: 13/02/2014, 18:20

... symptoms in elderly patients with TB This results in a delay in the presentation of the elderly to health care facilities, thereby resulting in a delay in the commencement of ATT The delay in presentation ... the groups DISCUSSION Tuberculosis is becoming increasingly common in the elderly and burden of the disease in them is likely to continue to increase substantially.3,4 Moreover, with increasing ... hence must be kept in mind during the diagnostic evaluation of elderly patients.11 Several findings of the current study are in accordance with the results of this meta-analysis In the present study,...

Ngày tải lên: 15/02/2014, 13:20

... extent they themselves have been involved in providing care We then look at people’s views about receiving care: the perceived likelihood that people will receive appropriate care in the future, ... Shopping Getting in and out of a bed or chair Light housework 7% 4% 4% C ooking\ preparing meals 4% Moving around at home 3% Bathing or showering 3% Dressing and undressing 3% Taking care of finances ... looked after ♦ In the final part we focus specifically on long-term care and the care of the elderly We firstly examine Europeans’ views about the provision of long term care: the appropriateness...

Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 18:20

... albicans Rinsing the dentures in the evening and keeping them overnight in the open air can indeed be the easiest way to carry out "disinfection" (Stafford et al., 1986) However, 10 minute soaking in ... been the most fundamental etiological factor for the dramatic increase in caries among the Finnish children in the beginning of the 1950's (Rytömaa et al., 1980) Not surprisingly, increase in the ... somewhat surprising considering the fact that the Finnish government first started to carry out the Primary Health Care Act in the Northern and Eastern Finland, and in many cases the whole rural...

Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 18:20

... Denmark Information about long-term care- giving in institutions and at home could not be collected for Spain or in the case of care at home for the UK In some of the other countries information ... long-term care- giving in institutions and at home from the long-term care insurance schemes (Table 4) In Germany, informal care- giving by members of the family or friends is included, if they receive ... from the long-term care insurance schemes The institutional care data for Finland include all institutional care and residences with 24-hour surveillance and the home care data include all caregiving...

Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 18:20

... (39%), the rest of them – in households of several individuals In Timisoara the majority of the elderly live in couples, the size of other households is about the same, but the proportion of the single ... Healthy Lifestyle in the Elderly s View in Romania and Latvia Figure Number of individuals in the households of the elderly in Latvia and Romania Figure Size of the homes of the elderly in Jelgava and ... as in the nearest vicinity It is specific in Timisoara that the elderly spend more their time outdoors, therefore less time is spent watching TV In Latvia the first adviser in health care is the...

Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 21:20

... Impact in a community setting continues Further evidence of the effectiveness of the CDSMP can be found in a study funded by Kaiser Permanente One year after completing the CDSMP, participants in the ... on Caregiver Burden; AHRQ Grant No R03 HS10794-01 This study will provide a better understanding of the dynamics of family caregiving to low-income and frail elderly individuals living in the ... elderly people can maintain or improve their functional ability by attending the CDSMP and practicing its principles CDSMP improved health and reduced health care use • Improvement in their self-rated...

Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 21:20

... from 6025 cases in 1992 to 3534 cases in 2000 [1] Despite these declines in absolute numbers, the proportion of cases among the elderly has remained stable, with the elderly accounting for 23% of ... malignancies The differences in the presentation of pulmonary TB among the elderly can therefore be explained by the already known physiologic changes that occur with aging, and they must be kept in mind ... cases in the United States has been observed within the last 10 years Despite these declines in absolute numbers, the elderly continue to account for a disproportionate share of the cases The high...

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 04:20

... important factor in the decline of autonomy Indeed, the fear of falling can result in changes in motor function in the elderly, for example in walking behavior (Maki, 1997) The elderly frequently ... Multiple factors are involved in the risk of falling These factors may be intrinsic to the person and the aging process, behavioral, or found in the person’s immediate environment The main risk factors ... improvement in the health of the elderly, thus extending the period of physical autonomy, and retarding the onset of the effects of aging The fact that the majority of elderly people are currently living...

Ngày tải lên: 14/03/2014, 17:20

... budgeting Care/ care management Joint care planning Joint purchasing/ commissioning Service affiliation or contracting Multidisciplinary/ interdisciplinary network Shared clinical records Jointly ... physician roles in the Primary Care Trusts and now the Care Trusts The Trusts are in the process of becoming multidisciplinary local care networks In the first conceptualization of an integration ... moving toward the integration of housing, welfare and care; • supporting informal (family) care; • independent counselling; • coordinating care conferences; and • quality management as an instrument...

Ngày tải lên: 14/03/2014, 17:20