Rehabilitation Of Older People Research Articles

An overview of rehabilitation for older people

‘When I use a word, it means just what I choose it to mean’. So it is with rehabilitation, except that several definitions and explanations have been proposed. Although the similarities between the definitions are considerable and far eclipse any differences, the perceived diversity of view has contributed to confusion over the purpose and process of rehabilitation. Is it ‘elderly care’? Is it ‘therapy’? Is it ‘post-acute’ care? The apparent ambiguity and the intangible qualities of rehabilitation contrast with the concrete ‘ologies’ of contemporary organ-based medicine and contribute to its vulnerability in our modern general hospitals. Pressures caused by rising emergency admissions and cost-driven bed closures have necessitated steadily reducing lengths of stay and rehabilitation, as a less visible component of care, has tended to be squeezed out. Paradoxically, the consequences of the ‘sicker and quicker’ discharge approach, with fresh burdens placed on community health and social services, have drawn attention to rehabilitation as a missing ingredient. We have now entered a phase of rediscovering at a strategic policy level the rehabilitation needs of older people but redefined in new terminology as ‘recuperation’ or ‘recovery’ This article will describe the core concepts of rehabilitation for older people and set the scene for forthcoming articles addressing specific rehabilitation topics.

Book Review: Rehabilitation of Older People. A Handbook for the Multi-Disciplinary Team

Book Review: Rehabilitation of Older People. A Handbook for the Multi-Disciplinary Team

Rehabilitation of older people is government priority

Rehabilitation of older people is government priority

Rehabilitation of Older People: A Handbook for the Multidisciplinary Team. Second edition Squires Amanda Rehabilitation of Older People: A Handbook for the Multidisciplinary Team. Second edition Chapman & Hall 303pp £18.99 0-41271930-4 0412719304

Rehabilitation should be a multidisciplinary concept and involve all professionals; Rehabilitation of Older People has attempted to encompass this belief. The book covers a range of topics written by contributors from different specialties, and the quality of the chapters vary. It was frustrating that many chapters began with some sort of introduction to the ageing process and its consequences, rather than dealing with this issue in one chapter in a more concise way.

Cardiac rehabilitation for older people

Cardiac rehabilitation for older people

Multicultural Health Care and Rehabilitation of Older PeopleMulticultural Health Care and Rehabilitation of Older People A Squires Edsvard Arnold 21 Opp £9-95 0-340-54362-0

A book such as Multicultural Health Care and Rehabilitation of Older People is long overdue, as current demographic changes dictate that health and social- care provision can no longer ignore the growing number of ethnic minority elders in Britain. Amanda Squires brings together a variety of authors, representing service providers and users, who share their thoughts and experiences regarding multicultural health care. The absence of systematic study in this area is emphasised, and the authors highlight the lack of knowledge regarding the effects of ageing, disability, and handicap in different ethnic and cultural groups.

Multicultural Health Care and Rehabilitation of Older People

Multicultural Health Care and Rehabilitation of Older People

Rehabilitation of Older People in a Multicultural Context

Given the mobility of the population in the world today, most countries have a multicultural structure and include minority groups in addition to the indigenous population. Occupational therapists should give attention to the needs of all patients and this article suggests points that merit consideration when working with elderly immigrants.

Audiological rehabilitation of older people: visual and vibrotactile considerations.

This paper discusses the peripheral and central visual and tactile pathways with respect to the diminishing integrity of the ageing nervous system. This discussion is based upon extant data derived from investigators in vision and vibrotactile sensation. The purpose in examining these investigations is to ascertain the problems associated with the use of vision and vibrotactile stimulation in the auditory rehabilitation of older people. Speed of processing and simultaneous use of pathways are factors to be considered carefully in order not to contribute to perceptual confusions. The writers hypothesize that the rehabilitative audiologist, when using the visual and tactile pathways of older patients for language processing is confronted with difficulties that are often encountered when using the auditory pathway in the presence of central auditory ageing effects. In view of the implications of the research findings in vision and vibrotactile sensation, suggestions are made to those professionals who work with older hearing-impaired people.