Data from the 2011 Survey of Pathways to Diagnosis and Services The median age when school-aged children with special health care needs (CSHCN) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) were first identified as having ASD was 5 years. School-aged CSHCN identified as having ASD at a younger age (under age 5 years) were identified most often by generalists and psychologists, while those identified later...

AIM This article provides an overview of how gender and historical contexts influence the well-being of old lesbians. It aims to inform the practice of aged care providers in addressing the needs of these women. METHODS The lived experience of old lesbians is examined using feminist methodology with a focus on hegemonic femininity, social structures and cultural life. RESULTS Old lesbians b...

As the population ages, more and more people, especially those aged 85 years and over, have continuing healthcare needs ( Audit Commission 1996 ). Increasingly, these needs are being met by members of a multidisciplinary team. This team includes.

objectives: the aim of this study was to determine the type and priority needs of people with multiple sclerosis in khuzestan using persian version of the southampton needs assessment questionnaire (snaq) and their relationship to age, gender, and physical disability scale, respectively. methods: in this cross-sectional study, the priority needs of 100 patients with multiple sclerosis (aged bel...

discussion we have to stress that the importance of this case report is its presentation in an elderly patient, as the frequent age of presentation in the iranian patients is the middle age. on the other hand, pv occurs rarely, thus, the reporting of any rare case with some exceptions is important. case presentation we reported a case of pemphigus vulgaris in a 79-year-old patient with the exte...

background attitude and knowledge of the different groups of society play an important role in facilitating living conditions and meeting the needs of the disabled elderly. objectives the current study aimed to evaluate the attitude and knowledge of medical sciences students toward the disabled elderly from different angles. patients and methods ninety students from semnan university of medical...