BIGG

Resultados: 4

Integrated care for older people (ICOPE): Guidance on person-centred assessment and pathways in primary care

This handbook draws on the work of the many people around the world dedicated to the care and support of older people. The primary intended audience for this handbook is health and social care workers in the community and in primary care settings. The guidance in this handbook will help community health...

The Asia-Pacific Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Frailty

J. Am. Med. Dir. Assoc; 18 (7), 2017

Prevention of fall-related injuries in the elderly: An Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma practice management guideline

J Trauma Acute Care Surg; 82 (1), 2017
"BACKGROUND: Fall-related injuries among the elderly (age 65 and older) are the cause of nearly 750,000 hospitalizations and 25,000 deaths per year in the United States, yet prevention research is lagging. Using the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) methodology, t...

Age-friendly Primary Health Care Centres Toolkit

The Department of Ageing and Life Course (ALC) has developed a toolkit that assists health care workers in being well versed in the diagnosis and management of the chronic diseases and the so-called four giants of geriatrics (memory loss, urinary incontinence, depression and falls/immobility) that often ...