Health Care for Older Adults

• Other Authors: Tarazona Santabalbina, Francisco José (Editor), Santaeugènia Gonzàlez, Sebastià Josep (Editor), García Navarro, José Augusto (Editor), Viña, José (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
• Subjects: Public health & preventive medicine; neck stabilization exercise; nonspecific neck pain; salt pack; thermotherapy; anticholinergic drugs; pneumonia; elderly; potentially inappropriate medication; pharmacoepidemiology; infrared thermography; cutaneous temperature; skin blood flow; dementia; body temperature; thermal sensation; thermal comfort; imaging; mapping; environmental temperature; frailty; COVID-19; aging; physical activity; mental health; social relationships; social frailty; older adults; life satisfaction; accidental falls; research hotspot; CiteSpace; knowledge domain visualization; geriatric syndromes; healthy aging; exercise; histones; DNA methylation; non-coding RNA; hip fractures; geriatric assessment; orthogeriatric care; functional recovery; mortality; hip fracture surgery; multidisciplinary care; predictive model; hip fracture; gait recovery; feasibility; frailty index; psychometrics; reliability; validity; ageing; qualitative research; primary health care; loneliness; social capital; colorectal cancer; comprehensive geriatric assessment; geriatric liaison; multicomponent programs; functional capacity; n/a; occupational therapy; occupational function; social network; social isolation; posterior occlusal support; maximum occlusal force; masticatory function; standing motion; removable prostheses; Eichner index; fracture fixation; geriatric; intertrochanteric fractures; prognostic factors; Thai; aged people; STOPP/START; Beers criteria; medical prescriptions for chronic pathologies; inappropriate prescribing; nursing; delirium; machine learning technique; random forest
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In recent decades, life expectancy has been increasing. This is a historical milestone in the history of humanity. We have never lived so long before. In these circumstances, giving the best care to older adults efficiently is one of the greatest challenges of developed countries. This book explores...