Technique requirements are more personal than professional. In this paper, we briefly review current issues and topics in geriatric dentistry that reinforce the need for interdisciplinary care/research of the elderly.Vidya DodwadBhavna Jha Kukreja...
Health care organizations must find creative ways to achieve cost-efficient, high-quality primary care for their elderly patients. This dissertation research looks at the effect of a senior health center (SHC) model within a vertically integrated healthcare network on the delivery of preventive and ...
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September 12, 2006 — A shortage of medical students entering the field of geriatric medicine (GM) foretells a shortage of geriatricians, which may compromise healthcare in the elderly, according to the results of a Canadian study reported in the September issue of theJournal of the American ...
The second editor of Geriatric Nursing was Genrose J. Alfano who took over this role in 1986. Hers was a strong voice promoting equal access to health care for the elderly, and she advocated strongly against any type of ageism. A few years later, Florence L. Huey, RN assumed the role ...
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depression;comprehensive geriatric care;elderly patients 1. Background Geriatric departments have been established in order to treat elderly patients specifically. In accordance with standardized protocols, a multimodal treatment for these patients known as comprehensive geriatric care (CGC) follows specific ...
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of different ages. For example, depressive symptoms affectcognition more than moodin some older adults. These concerns can be compounded by the stigma surrounding mental health treatment, which—though it is being reduced through public awareness—remains asignificant barrier to carefor the elderly. ...