Essays on Elderly Population

Nursing Research

Research Implementation Phase As mentioned earlier in the paper, in order to answer the five main research questions formulated for this research paper, four different types of data collection methods will be utilized; namely, secondary research of existing literature and primary research (survey-based questionnaires, interviews and direct observation). The implementation phase will include a brief overview of how the project will be executed on-ground, the expenditures that will be needed, as well as how the process of data analysis will be conducted.

Project Schedule and Timeframe

Tentatively, it is estimated that the research project’s completion, including the compilation of the data analysis ...

Introduction

The focus of the research is on determining how the changing role of the field of Transitional Nursing can affect the quality of healthcare that is provided to the elderly population. Initial research has revealed that people above the ages of 50 are considered to be more at-risk for contracting chronic diseases, and also for relapses because of various demographic and lifestyle factors. The focus of this paper is on developing a study design and sampling methodology for the research, as well as formulating flow charts and maps in order to better understand the dependent and independent variables involved ...

Abstract

The research highlights the reasons why the role of Transitional Nursing Services has become increasingly important of late. The particular focus of the research is on determining the potential benefits that an elderly patient can receive from a Transitional Nurse, which will in turn, automatically improve their overall health and well-being. The limitations of the physician in actively engaging in transitional medical care has also been emphasized, in order to establish that it is the Transitional Nurse who is in a unique position to act as a bridge between the physician, the patient as well as the patient’s ...

Effectiveness of Supported Angel Heel Treadmill Rehabilitation on hip fractured patients

Physiotherapist DECLARATION I, the undersigned Fatih Serkan YILDIRIMER (print name), a student of the Faculty of Public Health of Debrecen University, being fully aware of my legal liability, do thereby declare and certify with my signature that my thesis, entitled

EFFECTIVENESS OF SUPPORTED ANGEL HEEL TREADMILL REHABILITATION ON HIP FRACTURED PATIENT

is my own original work and that the printed and electronic literature referred to in it was used in accordance with the international rules of copyright. I understand that in the case of a thesis, it is considered plagiarism when: ● quoting word for word without quotation marks and referring to literature without proper citation. ● referring to content without citing ...

People go through various stages of life, from infancy to old age. Society installed policies and programs to ensure that individuals and family members are able to support and sustain these stages of growth. One of the programs earmarked to support the elderly sector of the population is Medicare. It is unethical to provide partial access to elderly care, especially in terms of subsidizing caretaking costs. The purpose of the elderly care program, of which Medicare is one of the supporting institutions, is to ensure that each and every citizen reaching the age of 60 years and above would ...

Geriatrics

Geriatrics Occupational therapy helps many patients across their lifespan so that they can participate in different things that they want to be involved with. My interest in occupational therapy is distinct from others, as I want to focus with Geriatrics, so as to assist the elderlies and help them achieve the optimum health. I have an interest in the area of Geriatrics in Occupational Therapy due to various reasons. This discussion presents why I have the passion and interest in fulfilling my goals within this area. As a student, I understand that there are still many things that I ...

Guided Study: DNP Scholarly Project Proposal Development

1. Setting The DNP project will be conducted at JDH Medical Group which is a health care setting with a primary level of care. The typical clients in this institution are adults and elderly adults, majority of which are Hispanics. As a health care setting, the JDH Medical group aims to promote excellence in education, research, and patient care. Additionally, JDH Medical group has the mission to extend quality, accessible, and affordable health care services to everyone especially to the people of Miami Dade (e.g. prevention programs, comprehensive care, and highly complex care) and to work hand in hand ...

Introduction

Sub- capital fracture of the femoral neck is a common injury among the ageing population and is regarded as “unsolvable fractures”. This is a growing health concern in every country as the healthcare expenditure is very high. The surgical options, especially for elderly population, highly depend on the patient’s profile, their preference and the experience of the surgeon . Mrs. Pollard, 75- year- old, sustained a left sub- capital fractured neck of femur. Due to her age and her other complications such as hypertension and Type- 2 diabetes, a total hip replacement might be a better surgical option as ...

Executive Summary

The document is a recompilation of information about the current status of a medical facility located in Bayonne, New Jersey owned by a multinational company located in the United Kingdom. Two analysts of the organization study the current status of the medical facility that is the current operations of the company, its economic performance and the trends of the business in the future. The medical facility has technology needs that are necessary for its normal operations. The considered medical facility executed its last technological overhauling in 2004, but the majority of the hospital equipment is from 1999 with a ...

Influenza Vaccine on the Elderly

Introduction Based on current evidence, there is an overwhelming response with respect to the clinical efficacy, safety, and feasibility of influenza vaccine in the elderly. The impact of the vaccine is observed in elderly patients with chronic diseases with an influence on reduced mortality and hospital admissions. Based on a recent publication, the influence of the vaccine is also observed among health elderly population around the globe. Researchers and healthcare providers state that the declining age is associated with poor antibody response coupled with various confounding factors. However, these factors have not been clearly stated in literature. On the ...

Introduction

The United States is one of the most developed countries, but it is also one of the countries with the highest level of income inequality. According to research, more than half of the nation’s income goes to only 5% of the population, while the remaining half is shared by the 95%. One way of measuring a nation’s income inequality is through the Gini coefficient. The Gini coefficient measures income inequality on a scale of 0 to 1 wherein 0 corresponds to total equality; a scenario wherein everyone is earning the same amount while 1 corresponds to total ...

For elderly hospitalized patients (P), does the adoption of hourly rounding for nurses (I) as compared to daily baths with chlorhexidine gluconate (O) reduce the rate of incontinence-associated pressure ulcers (O) over a six month program (T)? The cases of pressure ulcers among the elderly population within the inpatient settings or homecare settings tend to be higher than those in other inpatient or similar settings. This is mainly attributed to the fact that the elderly population has other health issues that affect their functionality and these could range from physical to cognitive issues. On one hand, the physical ...

The World Health Organization [WHO] defined healthcare policy as the branch of healthcare which specializes on the decision-making, planning, and implementing of different policies and laws that are deemed necessary to be able to achieve goals set in a particular society. It has been said that healthcare policy allows prioritization of the different goals of different communities which can bridge the gap especially when establishing consensus and informing the people (WHO, 2016). On the other hand, healthcare policy models and frameworks are different outlines or structures used by health professionals in the brainstorming, implementation, and evaluation of various health ...

1. Identify a problem and explain the problem: Background: The project proposal is related to the prevention of fall among elderly. The incidence of falls is high among the elderly population. Studies suggest that elderly who fall once, are more likely to fall in the future. A number of conditions like poor eye vision or transient ischemic attacks or pets or general body weakness or other miscellaneous reasons, can increase the risk of fall in the elderly population. Falls can be particularly serious and life changing for elderly. It can make them dependent on others and also increases the ...

Members of the elderly population experience a lot of negative changes in the body. The negative changes that they encounter are often related to aging and the degeneration-related physiologic changes associated with it, this was supported by a set of guidelines on malnutrition authored by Mauldin & Kelley. In this paper, the author discusses the different tenets of malnutrition, including the causes, of malnutrition among the elderly, drawing data and evidences from previously published studies. It is not atypical for members of the allied medical fields, especially nurses, to encounter cases of elderlies experiencing malnourishment. In a study published in ...

Web-based interventions are considered to be the advancement made in the nursing practice due to the dynamic changes when it comes to technology and computer systems. In addition, the higher priority for the funding of the technological aspects in the field of nursing led to the discovery and development of various interventions that utilizes computers and technology (Im & Chang, 2013; Chee, Lee, Chee, & Im, 2014). Web-based interventions refer to a self-guided intervention which was implemented and executed with the use of an online programs which can be operated using computers and internets. These programs can be accessed and used ...

Throughout history, China has remained at the forefront of innovative development and has remained active, in terms of driving capitalist attitudes on a worldwide scale. Whilst this remains, China is becoming under increasing pressures in terms of economic growth and how the country ‘positions’ within the global market. Issues in terms of the economic shifts from rural to urban lifestyles and industrialisation have had profound effects on the country’s demographic, furthermore, concerns with population legislation and the growth of neighbouring economic entities such as Hong Kong and Singapore have positioned China within the complex of the ‘Middle Kingdom’ ...

Translation science can be defined as a branch of science which aims to develop various interventions and programs that can help improve the health of human beings using the “bench to bedside” approach (Wagner and Kroetz, 2016). The translation science project which will be discussed in this paper is mainly focused on the effect of the implementation of a vaccination screening program on the vaccination rates of elderly Hispanic population aged between 65 and 90 years old in a Community Health setting in Miami-Dade area. Currently, there are numerous evidences that can support the need for various interventions and ...

Background

Wound healing is one of the most important processes in maintaining the health of a person. Multiple factors affect wound healing in humans regardless of age. A partial list includes diabetes, hereditary healing disorders, obesity, drugs, alcoholism, smoking and compromised immune condition. Infection, stress, nutrition, and radiation therapy can also contribute to delayed or incomplete wound healing (Guo & DiPietro, 2010). In the start of a wound, an inflammatory response is initiated. Blood vessels expand, helping white blood cells and nutrients to reach the wound. Wound healing is achieved through the processes of hemostasis, inflammation, proliferation, and remodeling. Proper sequence ...

Recently there have been many talks about the development of robotics. It is common knowledge that the popularity of robots is increasing very quickly. Every year more or more upgraded robots appear in the world. There are many opinions regarding this topic. Many people agree that the development of robots, especially service robots, could make their lives much easier. Robots could take care of kids and elderly population or do the dirty and some difficult work. However, it seems that people underestimate the negative sides of robotics. They tend to forget about ethical issues and, what is more important, ...

1. Introduction The health care expenditures in the United States are one of the highest among the developed countries. The studies and researches done on the topic of growing expenditures are showing the need to change the health care expenditures by introducing new policies in order to keep the health care system sustainable in the future. With the ageing population and the Medicare and Medicaid health programs the expenditures are rising and are predicted to grow beyond the governmental budget capabilities in the near future. The paper will examine the reasons for the high costs of the health care ...

Abstract

In the society today, everyone desires to remain young, active, and self-dependent. However, the forces of nature do not allow human beings to survive forever in the environment. People have to die for others to be born (Aldrich, Kiyota, Arnold, & Tanaka, 2015.). Everyone must go through old age if they successfully escape from other fatalities that cause pre-mature deaths. Our society treats senior citizens differently. Some are respected, others are mocked and ridiculed, others are stigmatized, and worse, others go through very difficult life experiences such as taking care of the young(Chapter 14 the Resilience of Elders of ...

Individuals with advanced age are prone to acquire a spectrum of illnesses due to a decline in their body functions. This group requires a thorough care management from the health care system to overcome further consequences. In such context, the present description deals with a topic entitled ‘Nutrition and Hydration in Older Adults’

Significance to nursing students:

This topic is important to nursing because nurse serve as the ideal candidates who could provide the care and warmth needed for the patients of this particular old age. In the nurse profession, geriatric nurses are special category of nurses who assist the older patients. The ...

PICO Statement

A pressure ulcer is one of the most common skin conditions experienced among acutely ill patients. However, it is also common among the elderly populace, particularly those who are above 70 years; in fact, it has created challenges among elderly patients, especially patients with limited mobility. Many healthcare practitioners consider it a hindrance to successfully quality healthcare provision when dealing with elderly patients. In this regard, it is important to explore pressure ulcers as among the medical challenges experienced in the contemporary society, identify pre-dominant factors and how it can be prevented or controlled.

PICOT Questions

Population According to the National ...

Abstract

This research paper sought to explain the issue of depression in the elderly population in the modern context and to give the grounds that multifactorial depression is primarily a psychological issue. The analysis included a brief summary of the concept of depression among senior citizens as seen by the World Health Organization and researchers. Moreover, the major theoretical perspective to clarify the onset of depression was based on the necessity to consider the risk factors in terms of psychological, biological, social, cultural, economic and family. The observations allowed centering on the major risks of depression in older adults as ...

Introduction

In the contemporary world, the rise of travel and tourism industries has shown a tremendous resilience, which has been among the main contributors to the growth of hotels real estate in various countries. Thailand is among the countries that have been significantly affected by the geopolitical tensions and economic instability. In 2008, Thailand experience violent clashes that resulted in approximately 9 percent decline in average tourist spending. This also resulted in the closure of the international airports, which consequently decreased tourists and investors' confidence. However, over the past few years, the country has experienced tremendous growth in the tourism ...

Interventions and Outcomes Measurement for the Elderly with Diabetes

In my practice as an advanced practice nurse, the elderly populations who in addition to their advanced age have diabetes as a chronic condition were determined to be a high-risk population. The determination of this status was on the basis of several attributes, one of them being the competing needs. The fact that some of the members of this population are economically dependent on their family members requires them to prioritize their needs. The presence of the chronic disease condition also classifies them as a high-risk population. In addition to this, other factors such as poor health seeking behaviors, ...

Laws are established in a country so as to maintain order in the community. Laws are mainly written by leaders and failure to follow the laws leads to punishment by law enforcers or the judicial department. One may wonder whether or not citizens should follow the law without any objections. The obedience and lawbreaking issues appear to be a crucial issue in the real world as people struggle with enforcing and obeying laws stipulated in various institutions or nations. Some famous philosophers such as Socrates have played a significant role in the world of philosophy. Socrates defined and considered ...

The elderly population, beyond the age of 65 has tremendously increased, and current projections indicate that this population will continually increase in the coming years. The healthcare settings have not gone free of these changing demographics, and there has been a need to develop policies that cut across all healthcare settings to facilitate quality care for the aging population (Bennett & Flaherty-Robb, 2003). Different literatures have addressed the issue of care for the elderly population in various ways. While many recommendations exist at technical level, the primary idea is that the healthcare sector needs to adopt policies that facilitate quality ...

Identify the targeted population

In the modern time, the population within U.S is highly growing older and this has been causing different implications on different things including the health, economic together with social institutions. Therefore, this makes it imperative for the state to analyze the past population in order to estimate the future characteristics of its population. Such analysis is significant because it enables the country to implement policies relevant in making informed policies relating to different important sectors such as the health issues of the elderly population. Conversely, this paper highlights the effects of population demographics on the needs and services of ...

Term Paper

SHL Telemedicine Background SHL Telemedicine was founded in 1987; it was a private company until 2000 and is a public company traded in the Swiss stock exchange since then. SHL is dedicated to telemedicine. For more than a quarter of a century, the company is providing home telemedicine services. SHL operates medical monitoring centers staffed by medical professionals to provide immediate and professional medical care when their users are at home. Their medical services are offer 24/7 to their patients. In 2014, Professor Arie Roth, M.D., a medical consultation for SHL Telemedicine was award the prestigious Melzer price for his innovated and valuable ...

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The population of the United States has reached the point where the Baby Boomers are becoming elderly. With advanced age comes the problem of maintenance. At the end of World War II in 1945 there was an explosion of births leading to the Baby Boomers. As the population of the United States ages the number of individuals who will be considered elderly will increase tremendously from this initial wave of the Baby Boomers. The documentary presented by Frontline titled “Life and Death in Assisted Living Facilities” addresses the problems faced by this expanding population group. In a series of interviews ...

Financial Support for the Older Population

As reported by the Administration for Community Living (2015), there were over 39.6 people in the older population bracket in 2009. This accounted for 12% of the total population in the country. It is estimated that in 2030, the older population will have increased to 72.1 million people, a number that will have increased double fold to the figure reported by the break of the millennium. This means that the current trend where the federal funding for the ageing population will increase even more marginally. There are a variety programs designed for the ageing population. These programs are meant to ...

Introduction

The health status of the American population has continuously been affected by disparities in healthcare distribution. While some populations have dominantly been able to access and acquire quality healthcare, other groups have been sidelined from accessing and acquiring such care. This has been caused majorly by individual and group factors which have at one instance or another affected the distribution, access, provision and acquisition of quality health care. Health disparity refers to the overall difference related to prevalence, incidence, mortality, disease burden as well as other unfavorable health determinants that exist unequally among individuals or populations. These factors are ...

The impact of aging in United States

Currently, there are more than forty million elderly persons above sixty years in the United States. Statistically, studies show that the population elderly people will double in the next three decades. Such significant increase in the aged population is attributed to the better healthcare, good nutrition and overall improvement of human health. As a result, life expectancy in the United States stands at sixty five years and above. The current elderly generations were born during the baby boomers era after Second World War. There is two percent increase in the population of elderly people over the last decade. The worrying ...

Reflection Paper Based On a Real Interview of an Older Adult

Introduction As one grows older, there is a stark difference in one’s nutritional needs. This is chiefly because of the changing physical condition of the body, resulting in changes in many bodily functions (1). Additionally, their ability to perform tasks that they performed erstwhile is greatly reduced. This is either due to reduced convenience or decreased mobility. Whatever the reason may be, it is important for clinical staff in addition to family members to show concern and sensitivity to the unique needs of the elderly population. This can only be developed by attaining an understanding about their needs ...

CHAPTER ONE

Most people across the world especially the in the United States have high expectations of longer life expectancies. The observed results if this high expectation is a vital factor in the demographic changes of a given country, and results to an increased population of the number of people who live past the age of sixty five years. The results of increased elderly population, therefore, results to the growth in the interest of the subject of gerontology, a scientific study involving the elderly and aging. Gerontology as a subject involves a detailed study of biological, chronological, social, and psychological dimensions of aging. This topic puts ...

Abstract

Oral health is an important aspect in the person’s overall health and hygiene. However, most elderly people are not getting adequate oral health care. The purpose of this paper is to examine the dental health status of seniors in Canada. It aims to identify the health risks associated with poor oral health among the elderly as well as to identify the disparities among other age groups especially on the younger and employed population of Canada. Underlying the investigation is the primary interest of this study which is to determine whether seniors in Canada are getting adequate oral health ...

Demographic shift and morbidity trends in United States: Implications for health systems

Introduction The proportion of population requiring different types of medical and health care services is a fundamental input for strategic health care planning. Moreover, the evolving demographic profile and relative burden of key morbidities in different age groups are important considerations in designing health care delivery systems. The ongoing demographic transition in developed countries is bringing about profound changes in their morbidity patterns with significant increases in burden of chronic ailments, diseases linked to aging and lifestyle-related disorders like obesity. The long term costs associated with treatment and rehabilitation support for an increasingly aging population is a serious constraint that ...

The current aging population is presenting a very serious economic challenge. This is very well evidenced in most of the research documents, and it gives us some right on how we are to perceive this whole perspective. When we commence asking ourselves about some questions such as who is responsible for the care of the Americans who are aging then we will begin to appreciate the relevance of this whole concept. As of now, the ultimate answer is no one specifically. This brings forth the social disaster that could be facing us. In this respect, this paper seeks to reconnoiter ...

Identifying a Problem: Falls among Elderly Patients in Health Facilities

Identifying a Problem: Falls among Elderly Patients in Health Facilities Falls among the elderly population is fast becoming a societal concern. The World Health Organization projects that unless there is a concerted effort to address the issue, incidents of falls among the elderly will reach epidemic proportions (Homann et al., 2013). In health facilities, despite the presence of nurses and other health personnel, incidents of falls are still taking place. The time of day that such incidents occur is in the morning when patients wake up and go to the bathroom. It has also been noted that patients who are older, ...

I agree with the notions contained in Alotaibi, Albuthi, and Alalawi presentation on the nutrition education for the elderly population. In the presentation, the authors focus on the premise that nutrition education of the elderly populations should be centred at creating awareness amongst them on the health implications that are likely to occur during old age. Based on a personal thought, nutrition education of the elderly should focus on reducing the rate at which the elderly population depend on others for upkeep. Nonetheless, the current presentation notes that creating awareness amongst the elderly on the nutrition and health related predicaments ...

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Introduction Definition about Demographic and Epidemiology Demographic trends - Worldwide and regional trends - Oman Population size and growth ( statistics and graphs) - Economic and social changes that impact on elderly.

Epidemiological transition

- Epidemiologic Transition Theory - Epidemiological transition in the worldwide and regional context - Sultanate of Oman ( Life expectancy, fertility, morbidity and mortality) impact of elderly

Chapter Summary

Introduction This document contains a thesis chapter addressing the role of health care in Sultanate of Oman on elderly care. Specifically, definitions of demography and epidemiology will be offered. Subsequently, demographic trends will be discussed ...

The elderly people represent the most rapid growing part of the population in the United States. Currently, the statistics shows that one out of every 8 Americans is at 65 or older than that which totals to about 35 million senior citizens in the US (Newman, 2003). It is estimated that by 2020 due to an increased life expectancy, the number will increase more to an estimated 64 million. Caring for the elderly has become a major concern to many families. They wonder how to ensure good health, good living situations, right income and handling their legal issues. The government ...

Health Care

Introduction Research question, aims and objectives Literature search strategy Appraisal of key study Identification of key themes Literature search strategy

Action plan

Conclusion Introduction The national framework for people survey document provides data supportive of a need pertaining to primary health care alignment of strategies when planning medical interventions for elderly populations across the world. Oman is no exception since every geographic location has its peculiar aging characteristics that must be addressed in designing health promotions programs and planning health care interventions for this vulnerable population(Department of Health, 2000) Hence, the role of ...

Community Health Nurse

Introduction A community is defined as a group of people that work, live and play in a particular environment at any given time. This group of people share common attributes and interests. Therefore a community assessment can be elaborated to mean the process of collection, analysis and use of data to facilitate a change in the collective health of a community. The process involves developing proprieties, assemblage of resources and the elaboration of a plan of actions garnered towards the improvement of the health system of the community. In this paper, a community health assessment would be done in the Scarborough community in Toronto ...

This paper serves as a compilation of several assignments undertaken pertaining to health assessment. The essay begins with a brief description of this student’s home county and follows this with the lengthy explanation about the primary health concerns of the elderly in Dupage County. Models on health assessments are discussed as well as the strategies to gather data for the health assessment.

Demographic information from US Census

Dupage, Illinois has a population of 22,241. Of this figure, there are 18,104 Whites or 81 percent of the population. Asians comprise 11 percent or 2,647 persons. The elderly population has a large share with 17% of ...

Abstract

Malta is situated in the central Mediterranean region. Mediterranean region is known to follow the Mediterranean diet; therefore, the incidence of heart diseases is low. Inspite of that, the rate of coronary artery disease (CAD) is very high in Malta. The latest WHO report shows 27.45% of all deaths in Malta due to CAD alone. Maltese have been following a sedentary lifestyle particularly due to lack of breathing space and urbanisation (dependency on motor vehicles and sitting in front of computers for long). Though standardized mortality rate is decreasing in Malta, it is higher than the rate of old EU ...

Stereotypes can be classified as perceived thoughts in relation to certain types of people, and including certain behavioral ways (MacRae, Stangor, and Hewstone 18). These perceptions, in most cases, do not show reality reflection. The stereotypes may be aligned to such factors as color, tribe, culture and age. Children and older people are not susceptible to stereotyping because it can involve anybody. In the American society, the community has been subjected to stereotyping of the elderly people in the media. For decades, the elderly have been portrayed negatively by the media, and bearing in mind the power and influence ...

Drugs are substances that can act as medicine, intoxicants or something that can be used to enhance performance of a person or an animal when taken and it cannot be taken as food. They have for a long time played big roles in human being’s life (DUFFER &FULLER 2010). When drugs are well taken or consumed, they can have medicinal value. Drugs range from alcoholic drinks to soft drinks taken by people either for refreshment or for making funs. Among the elderly, alcohol has been considered as the most abused of all drugs in the world. Alcohol has great effects ...

Over the years, many people either win or lose cases as a result of the information provided by the witnesses given a chance to testify against them or in their favor. It is true that human being is prone to forgetting. As a result of the many activities they are engaged in, it becomes necessarily inevitable for individuals to retain all that they have heard or seen throughout their lifetime.

Similarly, there have been a lot of rumors based on stereotypical beliefs that the more elderly a person is, the more they lose their retention credibility. It is therefore, believed by many people that ...

Integration model: used to provide seamless and effective healthcare for the elderly population in Singapore

Currently Singapore has no model in place that it uses for providing seamless healthcare for the elderly. This paper therefore suggests for the introduction of integration model in Singapore to be used to provide seamless healthcare for its ageing population. The reason why this model is highly recommended in Singapore is because if primarily focuses on geriatric care and as a trained geriatric nurse it is my passion to see that medical care and treatment of old people is done in the best way. The current system being used for geriatric care in Singapore is in service for the elderly. ...

Patients with Post-Stroke Hemiparetic Upper Limb

Abstract The US and Europe are both experiencing the coming of age of an elderly population which is prone to strokes and will need health care focused on post-stroke therapies. The most promising therapies are robot-assisted motion exercises coupled with Non-invasive Brain Simulations (NBS) such as Transcranial Magnetic Simulation (TMS). At this time the most attractive combination for both effective and affordable therapy is the use of simply designed, easily manipulated robot systems coupled with TMS. Since 2003 the area of neurorehabilitation has been growing with many effective and exciting designs in robotics. It hasn’t been very ...

The Elderly, Healthcare and Hospice

In the recent years, the elderly population has portrayed an increasing trend in the developed and developing nations. Several factors have led to this increment. Scientific and technological advancements have played a pivotal role in the development of medicine necessary in curbing the spread of fatal communicable as well as parasitic diseases reducing the number of deaths. Additionally there has been a decline in infant and maternal mortality in most populations. In work places, technology has enhanced the development of occupational safety measures reducing the number of deaths caused by accidents at work place. The improvement of nutrition as well as ...

Issues Affecting the Aged

Old people experience many health problems, and decline in physical and mental abilities attributed to biological, psychological, cultural and social facets. They have limited regenerative abilities and they are more susceptible to diseases, syndromes and health disorders as compared to other age groups. The physical changes that occur in old age due to change in the cell structures and physiologies include; development of wrinkles, diminished eyesight, loss of hair, change of hair color, reduced hearing, agility, reduced libido, poor memory, greater weakness to bone diseases, reduced body size, reduced balance, and changes in voice and language processing (Cavanaugh & Blanchard-Fields, ...

Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. ~World Health Organization, 1948

In the United States more than 33 million people are older than 65 years, and they comprise 13 percent of the whole US population. The quantity of elderly women correlates with the quantity of men as three to two. When getting older people come across numerous physiological, psychological, social and cultural changes. They become more exposed to illness and traumas, and often experience stress as a result of personal loss (spouse, friends, grown-up children, necessity ...