According to Gallup and West Health, 7 in 10 American adults want their healthcare provider to ask about both their physical and mental health concerns and would feel comfortable bringing up these issues with their doctors.
Primary care for elderly people: why do doctors find it so hard? Gerontologist 2002;42:835-42.Adams, W. L., McIlvain, H. M., Lacy, N. L., Magsi, H., Crabtree, B. F., Yenny, S. K., et al. (2002). Primary care for elderly people: Why do doctors find it so hard? The...
not be able to speak for themselves. In some cases, for example, if your loved one has dementia or a terminal illness, they may not be able to speak effectively with their doctor. As a caregiver, you can be the person who bridges the gap between your loved one and their doctors. ...
This statistic represents the percentage of adults in the United States who have a family physician or primary care doctor in 2012, sorted by selected characteristics.
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Six key themes were identified: 1) challenges engaging older adults in decisions about their care; 2) who is responsible for coordinating the care? 3) fragmented information sharing between health care providers; 4) lack of standardized referral processes and follow-up; 5) identifying services in...
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More primary care doctors in a community (社区)appear to lead to improved life expectancy for people living there,though a lack of such physicians across U.S. could be a cause of concern for overall population health in years to come. For the study, researchers looked at physician counts pe...
More primary care doctors in a community(社区)appear to lead to improved life expectancy for peopleliving there, though a lack of such physicians across theUS could be a cause of concern for overall populationhealth in years to come.For the study, researchers looked at physiciancounts per 100...