The role of nurses in meeting the health care needs of older people with intellectual disabilities

2012 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 85-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Jenkins
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Older People ◽  
Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Health Care Needs ◽  
Care Needs ◽  
People With Intellectual Disabilities

Evaluating a Model of Service Integration for Older People with Complex Health Needs

2005 ◽  
Vol 4 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 34-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steve Bird ◽  
William Kurowski ◽  
Gillian Dickman
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Older People ◽  
Service Integration ◽  
Evaluation Process ◽  
Target Population ◽  
Multiple Chronic Conditions ◽  
Health Care Needs ◽  
Care Needs ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Quantitative And Qualitative Methods

Background Older people with multiple chronic conditions and complex health care needs require a comprehensive, accessible and well-coordinated system of services. To address this growing problem, a consortium of acute and community-based health care organisations implemented a ‘Patients First’ model of service integration for the target population. The project evaluation utilised a combination of quantitative and qualitative methods in an action research framework. Findings The evaluation process not only demonstrated the benefits of the project to patients and the health care system, but also contributed to the identification of pivotal components in the model, aspects requiring attention and consequently their refinement. It was also a vehicle for the development of a sense of ownership amongst staff and has evolved into an integral part of the model.

Assessment of older people in the community: lessons from Britain’s ‘75-and-over checks’

1999 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 305-316 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steve Iliffe ◽  
Mari Gould ◽  
Paul Wallace
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Older People ◽  
General Practitioners ◽  
Unmet Need ◽  
Health Assessment ◽  
Health Care Needs ◽  
Care Needs ◽  
Contractual Obligation ◽  
Assessment Programme ◽  
The World

Research carried out in the 1950s and early 1960s indicated that there was considerable unmet need amongst older people in Britain. This work prompted research into ways of meeting the health care needs of older people, a task made more important by the aging of the population at the end of this century. This focus resulted in the introduction in 1990 of a nationwide health assessment programme for older people, as a contractual obligation for general practitioners. The programme, the first in the world, remains in force but is widely ignored. This paper describes:

Critical Issues in the Health of the Elderly: The Role of Physical Activity

1984 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 199-208 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roy J. Shephard
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Potential Role ◽  
Health Care Expenditures ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Health Care Needs ◽  
Care Needs ◽  
Present Evidence ◽  
Critical Issues

ABSTRACTThe potential role of physical activity in the primary, secondary, tertiary and quarternary treatment of disease is examined with particular reference to the health care needs of the elderly. Areas requiring further research are stressed. On present evidence, it would appear likely that enhanced physical activity could make a useful contribution to the containment of health care expenditures; however, it still has to be established how far the gains of physical condition and resultant improvements of health status that are seen in younger individuals could be realized by the various categories of geriatric patient.

Meeting the Health-care Needs of the Rural Elderly: The Unique Role of Village Doctors

2013 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 44-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kimberly Singer Babiarz ◽  
Hongmei Yi ◽  
Renfu Luo
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Rural Elderly ◽  
Health Care Needs ◽  
Care Needs ◽  
Unique Role ◽  
Village Doctors

Mental Health Navigation – a Model

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 151-159
Author(s):  
Gerald Knesek ◽  
Thomas Hemphill
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Mental Health Care ◽  
Conceptual Model ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Health Care Needs ◽  
Care Needs ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Whole Person

Summary The need for mental health care services is a growing concern around the world. This article proposes a conceptual model for the role a mental health care navigator to meet the growing needs of consumers who are seeking greater access to fragmented and confusing mental health care services. This conceptual model proposes integrating mental health into primary care with a more patient-centered approach to the care of the whole person. This approach is congruent with The Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion Charter calling for the reorienting of health services focusing on the total needs of the individual as a whole person. Although USA focused, the model has potential for sharing across countries to build capacity for mental health care in other countries around the world. The conceptual model focuses on matching consumer mental health care needs with the correct mental health care services. This would ensure that patients get the appropriate mental health care services while allowing the primary care physician to maintain the role of coordinator of care for all of the patient’s health care needs. The main intent of the model is to stimulate discussion and exploration around the role of a proposed mental health care navigator that can lead to creating models reflecting local need and adaptation. Successful models can lead to collaborative discussion encouraging capacity building in other countries. The authors maintain that coordination of health care, including mental, medical and surgical care, is the best approach to controlling costs and ensuring the health of the whole person.

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