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Showing 1 to 3 of 3 for “"Homes for the Aged"”.
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A pilot study on the development and testing of an instrument for assessment of dependency needs of older persons in South Africa
With the advent of the new government and the end of the apartheid era, the Department of Welfare investigated methods whereby the demand for equitable access to state subsidised homes for the aged might be met. It was decided to develop an instrument to assess dependency needs of older persons …
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O sentido de ser-pessoa-idosa vivendo em instituição de longa permanência à luz da fenomenologia Heideggeriana
… e no Brasil. Paralelo a esse fenômeno, transformações socioculturais têm impactado as modalidades de cuidado ofertadas à pessoa idosa, sendo crescente o número destas encaminhadas para Instituições de Longa Permanência para Idosos (ILPIs). Este cenário impõe o desafio de compreender as …
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Pulmonary tuberculosis in the elderly : diagnostic criteria and its epidemiology in old age homes
The majority of today's elderly people were primarily infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis at a time when no effective chemotherapeutic treatment was available. With the progressive decline in cell mediated immunity that accompanies aging, the potential to reactivate a dormant lesion, or to be …