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    Home » Explore Categories » Keyword: Care of the elderly

    Care Of The Elderly

    • Nutrition

      Tackling malnutrition among older patients

      Malnutrition is an important consideration in care of the elderly. It has a high prevalence in care homes and hospitals, but is also a risk for many elderly living at home. It impacts on quality of life, increases morbidity and incurs substantial financial costs associated with increased disease burden,...

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      Should we be calling time on house calls?

      W Eugene Smith’s iconic photo-essay ‘Country Doctor’, published in Life Magazine in 1948, chronicled Dr Ernest Ceriani’s daily challenges as a rural GP in Kemmling, Colorado, in an era when the ‘house call’ was an integral part of day-to-day duties. While most doctors extol the virtues of home visits, the...

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      Identifying and treating depression in older people

      A century ago in Ireland, one individual in 20 was aged 65 years or over. Now, older people account for approximately 16% of the population, and by 2050, this is expected to rise to 25-30%. This demographic shift, with older people accounting for a greater proportion of the global population as well, is due to...

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