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2. Geriatrics - Wikipedia

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   Geriatrics, or geriatric medicine, [1] is a medical specialty focused on addressing the unique health needs of older adults [2] The term geriatrics originates from the Greek γέρων geron meaning "old man", and ιατρός iatros meaning "healer".

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   She’s a professor of gerontology and geriatric medicine at Wake Forest University. The truth, Baker says, is that seeking out medical care as soon as possible “improves your quality of life ...

4. Comprehensive geriatric assessment - Wikipedia

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   ISBN 9780198701590 (chapters 16 - Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment: Evidence, & 17 - Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment: The Specific Assessment Technology of InterRAI) Sinclair AJ, Morley JE, Vellas B. (eds) (2012, 5th ed.) Pathy's Principles and Practice of Geriatric Medicine ISBN 9780470683934 (chapter 112 - Multidimensional Geriatric ...

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   Dr. Chris Vercammen, a board-certified internal medicine physician who specializes in geriatrics and palliative care, emphasized that while the two drugs can extend periods of independence for ...

6. Geriatric psychiatry - Wikipedia

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   Geriatric psychiatry, also known as geropsychiatry, psychogeriatrics or psychiatry of old age, is a branch of medicine and a subspecialty of psychiatry dealing with the study, prevention, and treatment of neurodegenerative, cognitive impairment, and mental disorders in people of old age.

7. Ageism in health care is a $63 billion problem. An expert ...

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   Medical students and residents view older patients as “challenging” due to communication barriers, perceived non-compliance, or complexity. This can deter them from pursuing geriatric care.

8. Gerontological nursing - Wikipedia

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   The terms Gerontology and Geriatrics are often used interchangeably, but there are differences between the two. Gerontology is the study of the social, cultural, psychological, cognitive, and biological aspects of ageing. Geriatrics, or geriatric medicine, is a specialty that focuses on health care of elderly people.

9. Geriatric Depression Scale - Wikipedia

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   In the Geriatric Depression Scale, questions are answered "yes" or "no". A five-category response set is not utilized in order to ensure that the scale is simple enough to be used when testing ill or moderately cognitively impaired individuals, for whom a more complex set of answers may be confusing, or lead to inaccurate recording of responses.