منابع مشابه
Prioritise older people competencies, hospitals told.
Ten organisations are calling on hospitals to demonstrate that they are prioritising the competence and training of staff working with older people.
متن کاملBalance performance of community-dwelling older people.
OBJECTIVE To investigate the association of 4 common clinical balance tests and history of fall in Saudi community-dwelling older people. METHODS This retrospective study took place in the Rehabilitation Health Sciences Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University. Older people were recruited from Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from September 2009 to June 2010. Four ...
متن کاملHelping Older People Who Have Been in Mental Hospitals
1313 E. 60th Street, Chicago 37, Illinois. 30 cents. Although based on American experience, this brief pamphlet should be of interest to all workers concerned about the increasing number of senile patients in our mental hospitals. It is a report on the provision of specialized boarding home care for patients from the state hospitals of North Carolina, many "having been admitted there when menta...
متن کاملThe care of older people with dementia in acute hospitals.
AIM To explore the experiences of patients and nursing staff of the care received by older people with dementia in acute hospitals. BACKGROUND The prevalence of dementia is steadily increasing as is the number of people with the condition requiring acute hospital care. Significant concerns about the quality of this care have been raised. There is a paucity of knowledge about the views of such...
متن کاملSedative load and adverse events among community-dwelling older people
Older people are frequent users of drugs with sedative properties. However, older people are susceptible to adverse drug events. Sedative drug use has been associated with impaired physical and cognitive function, an increased risk of falls and increased mortality. Sedative load refers to cumulative exposure to multiple drugs with sedative properties. This thesis aimed to investigate sedative l...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Age and Ageing
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0002-0729,1468-2834
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/30.suppl_3.7