Health Services for the Aged
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Determinants of adult day center attendance among older adults with functional limitations.

29 Sep 2009 OBJECTIVE: To examine factors related to regularity of adult day center (ADC) attendance among seniors with functional limitations. METHODS: Using data collected as part of a larger study, we identified the proportion of scheduled days attended ... Read more...

Hospital at home for elderly patients with acute decompensation of chronic heart failure: a prospective randomized controlled trial.

26 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: Although the hospital is the standard venue for short-term medical care, it may be hazardous for older persons. This study was performed to evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of a physician-led hospital-at-home service for ... Read more...

Cost of prescribed and delivered health services resulting from a comprehensive geriatric assessment tool in New Zealand.

30 Aug 2009 The objective of this study was to estimate the health service use and costs resulting from the introduction of the interRAI Minimum Data Set-Home Care (MDS-HC) assessment compared with usual assessment.A randomised controlled trial of elderly ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Health Services for the Aged'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Mental health services for older people. 22 Oct 2009
• Ethical care in dementia. 30 Sep 2009
• California budget cuts fray the long-term care safety net. 29 Sep 2009
• Determinants of adult day center attendance among older adults with functional limitations. 29 Sep 2009
• Improvement of hospital care of elderly patients: thinking outside the (hospital) box: comment on "hospital at home for elderly patients with acute decompensation of chronic heart failure". 26 Sep 2009
• Hospital at home for elderly patients with acute decompensation of chronic heart failure: a prospective randomized controlled trial. 26 Sep 2009
• The case for killing granny. Rethinking end-of-life care. 19 Sep 2009
• [Nutritional therapy in elderly care--a forgotten perspective. A questionnaire study shows clear shortages in the care of the elderly] 30 Aug 2009
• [Better care for elderly with multiple comorbidity] 30 Aug 2009
• Cost of prescribed and delivered health services resulting from a comprehensive geriatric assessment tool in New Zealand. 30 Aug 2009
• [Debate about the aged, which obligations?] 30 Aug 2009
• Supported self care and care planning for patients with long-term conditions. 30 Aug 2009
• Practice question. The Aged Care Channel. 30 Aug 2009
• Proposed social care reform can end postcode lottery. 30 Aug 2009
• Age based discrimination in health and social care services. 23 Aug 2009
• Integrating care for older adults with cognitive impairment. 30 Jul 2009
• Understanding commissioning for non-commissioners. 30 Jul 2009
• Older people's prevention package. 30 Jul 2009
• Barriers to adherence and hypertension control in a racially diverse representative sample of elderly primary care patients. 30 Jul 2009
• Aging adults and the future. 30 Jul 2009

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Technical information about 'Health Services for the Aged'

Definition: Services for the diagnosis and treatment of diseases in the aged and the maintenance of health in the elderly.

Descriptor UI: D006299

Alternative terms: Health Services for the Aged; Health Services for the Elderly; Health Services for Aged; Health Services, Geriatric; Geriatric Health Service; Health Service, Geriatric; Service, Geriatric Health; Services, Geriatric Health; Geriatric Health Services;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; organization & administration; standards; supply & distribution; trends; utilization; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: N02.421.320;

History Note: 80

Technical Notes: coord IM with specific serv (IM or NIM) if pertinent; check also tag AGED; DF: HEALTH SERV AGED