Future geriatric needs in South Africa : hospital and teaching aspects
| dc.contributor.author | Wicht, C. L. | en_ZA |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2011-03-18T14:57:52Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2011-03-18T14:57:52Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1977 | |
| dc.description | CITATION: Wicht, C. L. 1977. Future geriatric needs in South Africa : hospital and teaching aspects. South African Medical Journal, 51(13):440-442. | |
| dc.description | The original publication is available at https://journals.co.za | |
| dc.description.abstract | Noteworthy factors in geriatric care, derived from experience in a geriatric clinic, are that symptoms are often wrongly attributed to the ageing process; the aged are often overtreated and subjected to unnecessary diagnostic procedures; and functional abilities of the elderly and social factors are important in planning comprehensive care for the aged. To render total care the services of a visiting sister attached to the clinic are an absolute necessity. The elderly are often prematurely discharged from hospital. The combination of multiple pathology, functional derangement and social factors necessitates a period of aftercare which entails physiotherapy, occupational therapy and the services of a social worker. Medical students, nurses, students in social work, psysiotherapists, and occupational therapists should be enlightened on gerontology and geriatrics during their undergraduate years. | |
| dc.description.uri | https://journals.co.za/content/m_samj/51/13/AJA20785135_24628 | |
| dc.description.version | Publisher’s version | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Wicht, C. L. 1977. Future geriatric needs in South Africa : hospital and teaching aspects. South African Medical Journal, 51(13):440-442 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2078-5135 (online) | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0256-9574 (print) | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/7707 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher | Health & Medical Publishing Group | |
| dc.rights.holder | South African Medical Journal | |
| dc.subject | Gerontology | |
| dc.subject | Geriatrics | |
| dc.title | Future geriatric needs in South Africa : hospital and teaching aspects | en_ZA |
| dc.type | Article |
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