Naslov
Značaj pračenja zdravstvenih potreba i funkcionalne sposobnosti psihogerijatrijskih bolesnika
(The importance of the follow up of health needs and functional ability of psychogeriatric patients)

Autori
Tomek-Roksandić, Spomenka ; Perko, Goran ; Puljak Ana ; Mihok, Diana ; Radašević, Hrvoje ; Čulig, Josip

Izvornik
Acta medica Austriaca (0303-8173) 31 (2004), Suppl.1;

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
psihogerijatrijskih bolesnici; funkcionalne sposobnosti
(psychogeriatric patients; functional ability)

Sažetak
Elderly people, the increasing population group of public health significance in Croatia, are at the highest risk of health– related disorders and decreased functional ability including cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, diabetes mellitus, osteoporosis, impaired immunity, and impaired cognitive function. Based on the follow up, identification, study, evaluation and report as well as planning of projections of future health needs and functional abilities of the elderly of Croatia, counties of Croatia and the city of application, development, promotion and evaluation of implementation of the Program of health measures and procedures in health protection of the elderly is possible. It also includes Programs of follow up, study and evaluation of health needs and functional ability of psychogeriatric patients so as to ensure effective, adequate and rational psychogeriatric protection of the elderly from mental and behavioural disorders and diseases with regard to growing figures of Alzheimer diseases among older people. Those Programs are carried out by individual gerontologic approach based on professional and methodological instrument – Evidence list No 2.2. of the follow up of individual psychogeriatric patient according to the levels of offered health service by general practice, homes for the aged and disabled people, centers for care and rehabilitation of the elderly, geriatric institutions, psychogeriatric departments and Gerontologic centers in the local communities where elderly live and create. The aim of this Evidence list is to determine and monitor specific health needs and demands of older psychogeriatric patients. Evidential list for following the health requirements of psychogeriatric patients is an important part of the recently introduced Register of health needs of the elderly for institutional care and Subregister for Alzheimer’ s Disease and is created by implementation of professional methodology and the results of European and Croatian gerontological research. It will be the basis for adequate solving of the problems in preventive health care of older people, in the field of mental diseases, and their needs for institutional as well as outinstitutional care.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Javno zdravstvo i zdravstvena zaštita

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