Most older adults adapt successfully to the multiple developmental and social changes and late life depression that are common in late life. For those who experience distress or develop psychological symptoms, Cognitive-behavioral therapy offers an ideal treatment modality. The emphasis in cognitive-behavioral therapy on the acquisition of coping skills provides older adults with concrete strategies for dealing with areas of problematic adjustment. (more…)
Abuse of drugs and alcohol is not uncommon among the elderly. The high rate of prescribed medication use, increased physiologic ...
Cognitive-behavioral interventions approaches to managing the distress associated with physical/somatic complaints problems sho ...
Depression is the most common mental health problem in the elderly. While the incidence in community-dwelling older adults is n ...
Cognitive-Behavioral Interventions Research documenting the efficacy of Cognitive-Behavioral Interventions in treating the psyc ...
Multiple losses are common as people age, including deaths of spouse, family, and friends. A less obvious form of loss involves ...
Research indicates that anxiety symptoms are more prevalent in elderly people than in any other age group, occurring at about twice the rate of younger adults. The types of anxiety disorders most common among the older population include generalized anxiety, mixed anxious-depressive syndrome symptoms, and phobias (often characterized by exaggerations of rational concerns). More rare are late-life onset of obsessive compulsive disorders (OCD) and panic disorders. (more…)
Abuse of drugs and alcohol is not uncommon among the elderly. The high rate of prescribed medication use, increased physiologic ...
Cognitive-behavioral interventions approaches to managing the distress associated with physical/somatic complaints problems sho ...
Depression is the most common mental health problem in the elderly. While the incidence in community-dwelling older adults is n ...
Cognitive-Behavioral Interventions Research documenting the efficacy of Cognitive-Behavioral Interventions in treating the psyc ...
Because there are no placebo-controlled treatment studies of Obsessive Compulsive Disorders in elderly, Obsessive Compulsive Di ...
Cognitive-Behavioral Interventions Research documenting the efficacy of Cognitive-Behavioral Interventions in treating the psychological problems of older adults is encouraging. Cognitive-Behavioral Interventions has been shown to reduce symptoms of depression, anxiety, and somatic complaints (e.g., chronic pain elderly, insomnia) in multiple controlled studies. However, research also has indicated that there may be multiple variables to consider in determining whether Cognitive-Behavioral Interventions is the best approach to use with a specific patient and a specific problem. For example, differential effectiveness of Cognitive-Behavioral Interventions compared to other forms of psychotherapy is less certain. (more…)
Cognitive-behavioral interventions approaches to managing the distress associated with physical/somatic complaints problems sho ...
Abuse of drugs and alcohol is not uncommon among the elderly. The high rate of prescribed medication use, increased physiologic ...
Research indicates that anxiety symptoms are more prevalent in elderly people than in any other age group, occurring at about t ...
Depression is the most common mental health problem in the elderly. While the incidence in community-dwelling older adults is n ...
Most older adults adapt successfully to the multiple developmental and social changes and late life depression that are common ...
Given the widespread use of technology in most occupations, one important issue concerns how the influx of technology will affect jobs for older workers and employment opportunities and the productivity for them. This issue is particularly important for today’s cohort of older workers, as they have not had the same exposure to technology that younger people have had. However, despite cohort differences, technology will continue to be a pertinent issue for future generations of older adults, as technology is dynamic and continuing to develop at an unprecedented rate. (more…)
Common beliefs about older workers include beliefs that they are physically unable to do their job; have a high rate of absenteeism ...
The economic status of older adults in the United States today is greatly improved, and there is much diversity of circumstance ...
Adults have two principal jobs in life - earning a living and raising a family — and much of life's satisfaction comes from doing t ...
Older Person Care • Older persons should benefit from family and community based care and protection in accordance with e ...
Elder maltreatment and abuse of the elderly is found in almost all countries of the world. According to the World Health Organi ...
Beneficiaries of the Medicare program have three rehabilitation-related benefits established by federal statute: physical therapy rehabilitation, occupational therapy, and speech-language therapy (speech-language pathology). All therapists, who must be graduates of accredited programs, must pass a national examination and be licensed, certified, or registered in their respective professions within the state in which the services are furnished. Medicare covers services that are necessary and likely to result in improvement in a reasonable period of time. Medicare does not currently regard prevention services provided by therapists as falling under therapy benefits and will not cover services intended to maintain a current level of function. (more…)
The overarching goal of physical therapy rehabilitation is to return the individual to as close to the premorbid level of funct ...
Australia’s health policy is funded and delivered by several levels of government and is supported by private health insurance arra ...
Adult Day Care Services Programs are day programs for adults care community groups that provide services outside during the day ...
New Zealand also initiated an Older Peoples Health Strategy with the following eight objectives: • Older people, their families ...
The proportion of elderly at any age without any chronic conditions is small, and disease can trigger a cascade of events res ...
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The proportion of elderly at any age without any chronic conditions is small, and disease can trigger a cascade of events resulting in functional deficits and disability. An increase in the number of activities with which an elder has difficulty increases linearly with comorbidity, that is, coexistent medical conditions that further complicate not only the genesis of a functional deficit but also its treatment. For example, rehabilitation for a stroke for an individual who also has painful, degenerative changes in the foot and a low tolerance for stressful activity secondary to angina with exertion would present a particular rehabilitation challenge. Yet, this example encapsulates geriatric rehabilitation specialist’s emphasis on care and function, not cure and disease. (more…)
The overarching goal of physical therapy rehabilitation is to return the individual to as close to the premorbid level of funct ...
There are numerous basic Activities of Daily Living instruments that seek to quantify basic physical functions and obtain a numeric ...
Beneficiaries of the Medicare program have three rehabilitation-related benefits established by federal statute: physical thera ...
Most older adults adapt successfully to the multiple developmental and social changes and late life depression that are common ...
There are a number of issues that must be considered in geriatric pain assessment. The major issues that merit attention are pr ...
Elder maltreatment and abuse of the elderly is found in almost all countries of the world. According to the World Health Organization, elderly abuse is expected to continue to increase, particularly as many countries experience rapidly aging populations. Throughout the world, both elderly men and women are at high risk of abuse, neglect, and exploitation. Although older men are at risk of abuse in about the same proportion as women, elderly women are at higher risk of abuse, neglect, and exploitation in cultures where women are devalued. (more…)
Elderly abuse or elderly neglect can be put within the general category of violence that may be designed for different populati ...
The population of man aged over 65 will exceed the number of children under 5 years old in 2040, for the first time in history, ...
The economic status of older adults in the United States today is greatly improved, and there is much diversity of circumstance ...
Not only that the low birth rate leads directly to the aging population, a purely arithmetic on the number of young people, and ...
Spanning twenty-seven independent countries, the populations represent all possible situations in which people aging. The speed ...
To meet the needs of older people most countries have moved toward community-based care as a means of providing adequate and cost-effective care. Community-based care focuses around an integrated and more comprehensive approach to the special needs of older persons, their families, and the community. This type of model involves and requires inter-organizational collaboration and interdisciplinary cooperation. A community-based approach in social services and in health care is a strategic approach to meet the mounting demands for integrated health and social services for the elderly. Community health care usually includes both the health and social services sectors. (more…)
New Zealand also initiated an Older Peoples Health Strategy with the following eight objectives: • Older people, their families ...
Older Person Care • Older persons should benefit from family and community based care and protection in accordance with e ...
Australia’s health policy is funded and delivered by several levels of government and is supported by private health insurance arra ...
Geriatric care management is such a system that assists elder adults and their relatives to deal with age-related conditions. I ...
The care received by millions of older adults comes from a variety of sources. Although informal caregiver is the most preferre ...
Weight loss improves many of the adverse health outcomes associated with obesity, including preventing or delaying the onset of diabetes, improving blood sugar control in those with diabetes, reducing low-density lipoprotein (bad cholesterol), raising high-density lipoprotein (good cholesterol), improving hypertension, improving symptoms of osteoarthritis, and providing an improved sense of well-being. (more…)
Some medications exist for weight loss. These medications are moderately effective, although they often have side effects that ...
Obesity results from an imbalance between caloric consumption and caloric expenditure over a prolonged period. Weight gain occurs w ...
As a normal ageing process, as you grow older, you will lose muscle fiber. The composition between fats and muscles in your bod ...
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Aging is associated with progressive fibrosis of the sinoatrial node and AV conduction system, resulting in bradycardia, which may be further exacerbated by disease and medications, resulting in symptoms requiring permanent pacemaker implantation. More than 80% of pacemaker recipients in the United States are older than 65 years, and the median age is 75 years. As the population ages, it is anticipated that the number of older persons requiring permanent cardiac pacemakers, as well as the associated costs, will continue to rise. (more…)
Pacemaker therapy is indicated in patients with symptomatic bradycardia (syncope, presyncope, dyspnea, and exercise intolerance) co ...
Neurocardiogenic Vasovagal syncope is more common in younger patients but also should be considered in elderly patients with unexpl ...
Carotid sinus hypersensitivity ( more than 3-second pause or a decrease in systolic blood pressure = 50 mm Hg during carotid sinus ...
There are intrinsic changes in the cardiac pacemaker cells and the cardiac conduction system associated with aging, which increase ...
Supraventricular Tachyarrhythmia The principles of drug and non-drug management of supraventricular tachyarrhythmia (SVT) are si ...