The Aging Revolution: Growing old in America becoming more dignified, but with senior population booming, is nation’s health system prepared?
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火曜日, 6月 4, 2024
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The apathy often resulted in inferior care for aging adults who frequently struggled with multiple chronic conditions that were largely ignored by physicians, who saw pain and suffering as inevitable to the aging process.
Key Points:
- The apathy often resulted in inferior care for aging adults who frequently struggled with multiple chronic conditions that were largely ignored by physicians, who saw pain and suffering as inevitable to the aging process.
- The book, published by Skyhorse Publishing , analyzes the social action movements since the 1970s that have dramatically improved the quality of life and life expectancy of adults.
- The emergence and expansion of palliative care programs to manage patients’ pain and improve quality of life, a specialized medical practice that has spread to nearly every US health system.
- New initiatives that train, partially compensate and support millions of family caregivers tending to loved ones in the home.