Frailty, dependence and social impact on elderly assisted by the Multidisciplinary Team for Geriatric Care
Among the priority programs of the National Cuban Health System is the Integrated Care for the Elderly , which provides diagnose frailty as part of the comprehensive assessment. A retrospective study to determine the behavior of the dependence and its social impact on frail elderly served by the Mul...
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Editorial Ciencias Médicas
2014-06-01
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| author | Madalys Díaz Díaz Pablo Sebastián Silveira Hernández Tamara Guevara de León Marta Rosa Ferriol Rodríguez |
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| description | Among the priority programs of the National Cuban Health System is the Integrated Care for the Elderly , which provides diagnose frailty as part of the comprehensive assessment. A retrospective study to determine the behavior of the dependence and its social impact on frail elderly served by the Multidisciplinary Team for Geriatric Care at “Marta Abreu de Estévez " the University Polyclinic was performed. The following variables were analyzed: age, sex, dependency, cognitive status, emotional status, cohabitation, adverse events and main demands of basic services. A total of 110 frail elderly prevailed females and the age group 70 to 79 years; most had no cognitive impairment, they were independent and living with the spouse; the most frequent adverse events were the visits to the emergency services and falls and the most requested services were monitored by the team and the household income. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dd3c604fbbf14ced956fbd1409937ff62022-12-22T04:33:56ZspaEditorial Ciencias MédicasActa Médica del Centro2709-79272014-06-01824654110Frailty, dependence and social impact on elderly assisted by the Multidisciplinary Team for Geriatric CareMadalys Díaz Díaz0Pablo Sebastián Silveira Hernández1Tamara Guevara de León2Marta Rosa Ferriol Rodríguez3Policlínico “Martha Abreu de Estévez”, Santa Clara, Villa ClaraHospital Provincial Universitario “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa ClaraUniversidad de Ciencias Médicas “Dr. Serafín Ruiz de Zárate Ruiz”, Santa Clara, Villa ClaraHospital Provincial Universitario “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa ClaraAmong the priority programs of the National Cuban Health System is the Integrated Care for the Elderly , which provides diagnose frailty as part of the comprehensive assessment. A retrospective study to determine the behavior of the dependence and its social impact on frail elderly served by the Multidisciplinary Team for Geriatric Care at “Marta Abreu de Estévez " the University Polyclinic was performed. The following variables were analyzed: age, sex, dependency, cognitive status, emotional status, cohabitation, adverse events and main demands of basic services. A total of 110 frail elderly prevailed females and the age group 70 to 79 years; most had no cognitive impairment, they were independent and living with the spouse; the most frequent adverse events were the visits to the emergency services and falls and the most requested services were monitored by the team and the household income.http://www.revactamedicacentro.sld.cu/index.php/amc/article/view/119servicios de salud para ancianosanciano frágil |
| spellingShingle | Madalys Díaz Díaz Pablo Sebastián Silveira Hernández Tamara Guevara de León Marta Rosa Ferriol Rodríguez Frailty, dependence and social impact on elderly assisted by the Multidisciplinary Team for Geriatric Care Acta Médica del Centro servicios de salud para ancianos anciano frágil |
| title | Frailty, dependence and social impact on elderly assisted by the Multidisciplinary Team for Geriatric Care |
| title_full | Frailty, dependence and social impact on elderly assisted by the Multidisciplinary Team for Geriatric Care |
| title_fullStr | Frailty, dependence and social impact on elderly assisted by the Multidisciplinary Team for Geriatric Care |
| title_full_unstemmed | Frailty, dependence and social impact on elderly assisted by the Multidisciplinary Team for Geriatric Care |
| title_short | Frailty, dependence and social impact on elderly assisted by the Multidisciplinary Team for Geriatric Care |
| title_sort | frailty dependence and social impact on elderly assisted by the multidisciplinary team for geriatric care |
| topic | servicios de salud para ancianos anciano frágil |
| url | http://www.revactamedicacentro.sld.cu/index.php/amc/article/view/119 |
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