focuses on patient-centered care approaches to help reduce the number of problematic behaviors demonstrated by elderly patients with dementia. This paper will provide background information on the problem of dementia and analyze the study by Jensen and Padilla (2017).
Background
The most common form of dementia is Alzheimer’s, and approximately 60% to 80% of all cases of dementia are categorized as Alzheimer’s. 10% of elderly persons over the age of 65 suffer from the symptoms of dementia and 30% of persons over the age of 85 suffer from it (Ministry of Health, 2018). Dementia negatives impacts the person’s memory and mental functioning, making it difficult… Continue Reading...
center on diet, in conjunction with exercise. However, particularly for elderly patients, many individuals might have trouble maintaining their dietary requirements that are a necessary component to improving their health.
The World Health Organization stated that the key to maintaining healthy weight was an affordable supply of fresh nutrient-rich foods; such access could be facilitated through a combination of agricultural subsidies, pricing policies, regulatory action, and consumer education. Such approaches involve a cooperation between governments, academia, and the food industry (Drewnoski & Darmon, 2005). "The United States is experiencing substantial increases in overweight and obesity that cut across ages, racial… Continue Reading...
In total, I visited with 15 different patients over the course of the week. On the first day, I spent one hour apiece with 5 different elderly patients. On the second day, I spent one hour with 5 more patients. And on the third day, I spent one hour with 5 additional patients. Then I repeated the process, re-visiting each of the 15 patients again over the course of the remainder of the week.
For all 15 of the patients, I spent approximately 20 minutes reading to them from material that they wanted to hear read out loud. This ranged from information about their illness that was supplied to them by their care takers at the… Continue Reading...
Introduction
This paper will focus on the geriatrics service line. Elderly patients are coming in at higher rates and the geriatric population is trending upward (Advisory Board, 2018). One problem the department is having is the identification of elder abuse among geriatric patients. Elder abuse has been defined as “a single or repeated act, or lack of appropriate action, occurring within any relationship where there is an expectation of trust which causes harm or distress to an older person” (Jackson, 2016, p. 265). According to the World Health Organization (2002), elder abuse can take any one of or combination of… Continue Reading...
Elderly patients can tire frequently and become exhausted just making small trips. The need for multiple rests throughout the day can complicate any plans to receive care on a routine basis (Dorsey et al., 2013). Telemedicine is one way the care providers can help patients suffering from Parkinson’s to overcome obstacles of distance and time (Dorsey et al., 2013). The Michael J. Fox Foundation (2018) also advocates for the promotion of telemedicine to help bring the type of care that patients need to those who cannot physically overcome the obstacles… Continue Reading...
over the role of interpretation or any other relevant ad hoc interpreters.
Elderly diabetic elderly patients are prone to a range of semantic factors such as retirement, low physical activity, loss on interest and lack of close careers which make the prevalence of diabetes in this age group high. Active management of diabetes is core to the maintenance of optimum levels of glycemia. Active management necessitates for close monitoring of the diet, physical activity, practicing healthy living and an overall positive psychology towards the quality of life to avoid negligence (Jacobs et al., 2006). However, facilitation of active management becomes almost impossible for patients… Continue Reading...
topics as substance abuse, adult psychopathology, trauma, and wellness especially for elderly patients. This would enable me to be better situated to provide professional insight into how to approach the psychology of this group.
Collaborative care in mental health is one model that I feel applies particularly well to the field of health psychology, particularly with the elderly population. Many elderly patients require both physical and mental health care. I would love to be able to collaborate with a physical health care provider by monitoring and facilitating the patient’s progress with respect to mental health development. Collaborative care is a principle… Continue Reading...
the population of cardiac patients, Lucio et al., (2004) accentuate efficacy of metoprolol in the increasing high-risk elderly patients group.
Yang et al (2006) extend monitoring of the effect of prophylactic effect of metoprolol to a 6 months’ period. Consistent with the earlier studies, Yang et al (2006) report a lower incidence of PoAF on the intervention group (10.2%, 95% CI) compared to the control group (12%, 95% CI). The clinical trial, however, doesn’t indicate any difference after monitoring the effectiveness of metoprolol over a period of 6 months demonstrating that metoprolol doesn’t delay the prevalence of PoAF. Comparative analysis of the efficacy of metoprolol and carvedilol… Continue Reading...
Alzheimer’s Intervention Evaluation
Introduction
This paper provides a basic evaluation plan for evaluating a health program for elderly patients with Alzheimer’s. The health program focuses on designing and implementing an open space concept for the patient, having a social worker regularly meet with the patient and loved one or caretakers to ensure support, having family therapy sessions available for loved ones acting as caretakers if they should want it and providing a falls prevention initiative through training in an exercise routine to strengthen the balance and agility of the elderly person—all of which are considered vital aspects to improving the health status of an elderly person with… Continue Reading...
stays is falls, and this problem is especially pronounced in acute care settings where infirm elderly patients may be heavily medicated and disoriented with respect to time, person and place (Hill & Vu, 2009).
The scope of the problem, though, extends to patients of all ages and medical conditions. In fact, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (2018) reports that, “Between 700,000 and 1 million patients fall in hospitals each year” (Butcher, 2017). Although most of the patients who fall in hospitals are not injured seriously in the process, the potential for harm is still significant and patients can even die from falls. An… Continue Reading...
lighting or wet floors. While age may be a factor, though, not all falls are elderly patients and younger patients may be at even higher risk due to factors like being “embarrassed to ask for assistance or may put a higher priority on privacy than on safety,” (Health Research & Educational Trust, 2016, p. 14).
Explanation of Causes
In a comprehensive analysis of patient fall data, research shows that ineffective risk assessment is a contributing factor in preventable falls (Health Research & Educational Trust, 2016). Each patient should be considered a fall risk, “regardless of age or other factors,” (Health Research & Educational Trust, 2016,… Continue Reading...
sensory, or learning disabilities. Healthcare professionals ought to consider involving the families of the patient if necessary, especially in elderly patients. It is important to note that when the shared-decision model is carried out in a proper manner, it may diminish patient anxiety, facilitate an increase in the level of trust of the clinicians and also enhance patient adherence to treatment. Enhanced communication between the patient and clinician can be employed to communicate openness in the discussion and deliberation of any forthcoming concerns (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, 2017). What is more, as part of the patient-centered care approach, it is imperative for health care professionals to assess the… Continue Reading...
