Rehabilitation of older adults involves an active process, delivered through a coordinated
multidisciplinary team approach, that aims to improve function and enable subjects to live …

Attitudes to rehabilitation of older people, particularly in departments specializing in care of
the elderly, have become increasingly positive in recent years. A growing number of …

'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 …

Objective To describe the role of geriatric rehabilitation, the methods of practice, and the
mechanisms underlying integrated care in rehabilitation medicine. Design We reviewed the …

Abstract The Boston Working Group on Improving Health Care Outcomes Through Geriatric
Rehabilitation was structured around four major themes:(1) defining disability or …

Results: The literature survey included 30 scientific studies (9496 patients) in randomized
trials with valid endpoints. Geriatric rehabilitation programmes for stroke patients in geriatric …

The worldwide ageing revolution has put rehabilitation for older patients high on the agenda
of both health care policy and research. Two major policies in many developing countries …

Older adults are the fastest growing segment of our population and contribute greatly to the
high costs of health care. The primary concern among older adults seeking health care is …

Chapters include:-rehabilitation of the older person-past, present and future-disease and
disability in older people-the effectiveness of specialist interdisciplinary health care services …

This classic textbook provides practitioners and students working in geriatric rehabilitation
an interdisciplinary approach to the assessment and rehabilitative management of older …