Frontiers of Nursing (Mar 2018)

Medical care and clinical practice for disabled elderly

  • Zhu Rui-Fang,
  • Han Shi-Fan

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1515/fon-2018-0002
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 5, no. 1
pp. 7 – 16

Abstract

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At present, with the continuous development of the trend of population aging worldwide, more elderly people are increasingly facing serious life disorders caused by physical and mental disability. In this study, the common symptoms and the nursing practice related to diseases of the disabled elderly are reviewed with reference to the basic concepts of disability care and the current situation of domestic and foreign research, which is expected to provide the basis for the construction of a new model of disability nursing.

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