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 freq...
ResumenLa mantención de la funcionalidad y autonomía de los adultos mayores desafía a la geriatría e...
Abuse in the elderly is a problem that occurs frequently, but has been increasing, given to elderly ...
Throughout history man has been concerned about aging, both positively and negatively. This study ai...
A descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted in a doctor's office belonging to "Jose Ramón Leó...
A review of depression in the elderly was carried out with the aim of exposing important aspects rel...
Population aging has had a significant impact on public health and health care in Cuba. The province...
Introduction: the accelerated increase of aging in Cuban population and the political will of the st...
The ageing of the Cuban population is one of the most important demographic and social implications ...
Introduction: the aging of the population in Cuba is like in many developed countries and it is amon...
Introduction: population aging raises the increase of personnel responsible for the care of the elde...
The work was based on the studies carried out by the Center for Research on Longevity, Aging and Hea...
Within the last decades, there has been a constant increase of the elderly. The changing results of ...
Aging and health, a challenge for Cuban medical servicesEnvejecimiento y salud, reto actual para los...
Introduction: falls are one of the most important geriatric syndromes due to the high incidence in t...
La población mayor de 65 años está experimentando un crecimiento exponencial. Este grupo de poblaci...
ResumenLa mantención de la funcionalidad y autonomía de los adultos mayores desafía a la geriatría e...
Abuse in the elderly is a problem that occurs frequently, but has been increasing, given to elderly ...
Throughout history man has been concerned about aging, both positively and negatively. This study ai...
A descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted in a doctor's office belonging to "Jose Ramón Leó...
A review of depression in the elderly was carried out with the aim of exposing important aspects rel...
Population aging has had a significant impact on public health and health care in Cuba. The province...
Introduction: the accelerated increase of aging in Cuban population and the political will of the st...
The ageing of the Cuban population is one of the most important demographic and social implications ...
Introduction: the aging of the population in Cuba is like in many developed countries and it is amon...
Introduction: population aging raises the increase of personnel responsible for the care of the elde...
The work was based on the studies carried out by the Center for Research on Longevity, Aging and Hea...
Within the last decades, there has been a constant increase of the elderly. The changing results of ...
Aging and health, a challenge for Cuban medical servicesEnvejecimiento y salud, reto actual para los...
Introduction: falls are one of the most important geriatric syndromes due to the high incidence in t...
La población mayor de 65 años está experimentando un crecimiento exponencial. Este grupo de poblaci...
ResumenLa mantención de la funcionalidad y autonomía de los adultos mayores desafía a la geriatría e...
Abuse in the elderly is a problem that occurs frequently, but has been increasing, given to elderly ...
Throughout history man has been concerned about aging, both positively and negatively. This study ai...