Browsing by Subject "Health Services for the Aged"
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Changes in hospitalisation and surgical procedures among the oldest-old: a follow-up study of the entire Danish 1895 and 1905 cohorts from ages 85 to 99 years.
(Age Ageing, 2013-07)OBJECTIVE: to examine whether the Danish 1905 cohort members had more active hospital treatment than the 1895 cohort members from ages 85 to 99 years and whether it results in higher in-hospital and post-operative mortality. ... -
Does Medicaid pay more to a program of all-inclusive care for the elderly (PACE) than for fee-for-service long-term care?
(J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci, 2013-01)BACKGROUND: In rebalancing from nursing homes (NHs), states are increasing access of NH-certified dually eligible (Medicare/Medicaid) patients to community waiver programs and Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly ... -
Five-year survival in a Program of All-inclusive Care for Elderly compared with alternative institutional and home- and community-based care.
(J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci, 2010-07)BACKGROUND: Community-based services are preferred to institutional care for people requiring long-term care (LTC). States are increasing their Medicaid waiver programs, although Program of All-Inclusive Care For Elderly ... -
From Hospital to Home: Impact of Transitional Care on Cost, Hospitalisation and Mortality.
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Future requirements for and supply of ophthalmologists for an aging population in Singapore.
(Hum Resour Health, 2015-11-17)BACKGROUND: Singapore's population, as that of many other countries, is aging; this is likely to lead to an increase in eye diseases and the demand for eye care. Since ophthalmologist training is long and expensive, early ... -
Management of prostate cancer in older men: recommendations of a working group of the International Society of Geriatric Oncology.
(BJU Int, 2010-08)Prostate cancer is the most prevalent cancer in men and predominantly affects older men (aged >or=70 years). The median age at diagnosis is 68 years; overall, two-thirds of prostate cancer-related deaths occur in men aged ... -
[More people live to be very old and with a better functioning].
(Ugeskr Laeger, 2013-10-07)Death rates for 80+-year-olds are now half of what they were after WWII. The chance of living past 90 years has gone up by roughly 30% per decade for people born in Denmark in 1895, 1905, and 1915 - and the later cohorts ... -
Projecting the number of older singaporeans with activity of daily living limitations requiring human assistance through 2030.
(Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore, 2014-01)<h4>Introduction</h4>In the context of rapid population ageing and the increase in number of activity of daily living (ADL) limitations with age, the number of older persons requiring human assistance in Singapore is likely ... -
The AOSpine North America Geriatric Odontoid Fracture Mortality Study: a retrospective review of mortality outcomes for operative versus nonoperative treatment of 322 patients with long-term follow-up.
(Spine, 2013-06)STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective, multicenter cohort study. OBJECTIVE: Assess for differences in short- and long-term mortality between operative and nonoperative treatment for elderly patients with type II odontoid fractures. ... -
Where to go if not the hospital? Reviewing geriatric bed utilization in an acute care hospital in Singapore.
(Geriatrics & gerontology international, 2017-10)<h4>Aim</h4>Singapore is one of the fastest-aging countries in the world, and the demand for acute hospital care for older adults is expected to triple in the next 25 years. Hence, it is crucial to understand the opportunities ...
