Trend Article Analysis The following essay will touch on the journal article titled Publication trends in behavioral gerontology in the past 25 years: are the elderly still an understudied population in behavioral research?‚ in which the researchers will attempt to answer the question of gerontology and whether it is an understudied and underreported research topic within the field of behavioral research. The goal of the essay is to determine the research article methodology‚ procedures and
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Introduction To Rise from a chair and walking around require muscle power‚ proprioception and balance. Inactivity results in muscle weakness‚ loss of sense of the joint position and loss of balance (Kröpelin et al.‚ 2013). Falls are one of the geriatric syndromes threatening the independence of elderly and it is a misdiagnosed and underdiagnosed problem in the primary health care with an important impact on healthcare costs (Rao‚ 2005). Annually‚ from 30 to 40% of the community dwelling elderly
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of the body. Some of the most common physical therapy types are geriatric‚ neurological‚ cardiopulmonary‚ exercise‚ pediatric‚ and orthopedic. Without these methods of physical therapy‚ a person’s injury will not complete the healing process correctly. Of course there are drugs and medicines that could help take some of the pain away‚ but without physical therapy that injury can become infected or have other complications. Geriatric‚ neurological‚ cardiopulmonary‚ exercise‚ pediatric‚ and orthopedic
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Nurses have to speak for the children and understand what is wrong with them. Pediatric nurses must have patients along with love and compassion for kids. The children must be understood and have to be taken care of‚ just like the elderly. Being a geriatric nurse takes a certain kind of nurse who understands and cares for the needs of the elderly. These patients have walked a long path and their bodies are worn down. Many do not want to fight any disease or illness. Therefore nurses have to be there
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meet the needs of the aging population‚ psychologists need to increase awareness of competencies for geropsychology practice and knowledge of dementia diagnosis‚ screening and services. Until recently most psychologists had little involvement in geriatric care and educating other psychologists regarding aging issues. Aging is an aspect of diversity that can be integrated into psychology education. Psychologists have a lot to offer an aging society‚ yet the decade ahead presents challenges in
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Care for the Elderly The greatest challenge for health care is for the Elderly. The elderly population has been rising steadily for the past few decades. The elderly population is usually defined as people aged 65 years or above. However‚ a longer life span in the elderly population brings along poorer health. This involves an increased demand for health care services for elderly people. About two-thirds of the elderly population has limited or no monthly income and this generation will have
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scholarly journals‚ books‚ and websites of reputable reputation. Introduction Elder abuse is the least reported type of abuse in comparison to cases of abuse to women and children; with the increase of the geriatric population‚ elder abuse is becoming widespread in the US. (Meeks – Sjostrom‚ 2004) Physical‚ mental‚ sexual‚ financial abuse‚ and neglect are five main forms that may happen in isolation of each other or simultaneously. (Wang‚ et al. 2009) Mental
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on future social work practice with older adults and their families. Given the far-reaching social‚ economic‚ and demographic changes in the aging population‚ the authors argue for a methodological and practice-oriented transformation in future geriatric social work. The authors suggest that if older adults are to maintain their independence and well-being‚ a resilience-enhancing social work intervention will be especially effective in fostering the specific survival skills that older adults often
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health problems‚ such as musculoskeletal conditions and peripheral vascular disease (British Pain Society and British Geriatrics Society‚ 2007; Epperson and Bonnel‚ 2004). Between 25% to 50% of older adults who living in the community experience pain of some significance and often from several sources (American Geriatrics Society‚ 2002‚ British Pain Society/ British Geriatrics Society‚ 2007). However‚ health professionals and carers often fail to notice the presence of pain in those they provide
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of concern because of the many changes of the oral cavity that can occur from poor oral hygiene‚ systemic diseases‚ environmental factors and the effects of certain medications (Tabloski‚ 2014). In finding oral care resources‚ I happened upon a Geriatric dental practice located in Bloomfield Hills‚ MI. This practice is headed by Mary Fisher‚ D.D.S. She has been treating the senior community for more than 30 years. Besides treating patients in her dental office‚ she offers portable care to patients
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