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Podstawowa opieka zdrowotna nad osobami w wieku podeszłym
Primary health care of elderly people

Author(s): Małgorzata Monika Palka
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Sociology, Health and medicine and law
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: podstawowa opieka zdrowotna; pacjent wieku podeszłego; kompleksowa ocena geriatryczna; promocja i profilaktyka geriatryczna

Summary/Abstract: Nowadays is need for developing grater system-wide support for managing our geriatric population. Improvement of common geriatric syndromes is important (urinary incontinence, falls, depressive symptoms, high risk medications or functional impairment). The new model of geriatric care is needed. Does this model should wide connected to primary system? Which aspects of primary geriatrics care are important? Do primary care doctors prepare for better care of geriatric population? Many of those questions still are not resolved. European Union prepared some instruments for care of older and aging population. Increasing hospitalization rate and out patients visit are a big problem in many health care systems. Out patterns of the look at the older population need change. We need to be preparing for new ideas of geriatric care. The voice of patients and their families is important.

  • Issue Year: 12/2014
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 358-369
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Polish