Publication details
Rub a líc multimorbidity a farmakoterapie - klíčový problém medicíny budoucnosti
| Title in English | Obverse and reverse multimorbidity and pharmacotherapy - the key issue of the future of medicine |
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| Year of publication | 2015 |
| Type | Chapter of a book |
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| Description | The population of the elderly is a common loss of functional capacity, the gradual emergence of various diseases to the wider multimorbidity and increased problems in the social sphere (loneliness, loss of partner, etc.) That can accentuate senile fragility and inability to live independently. Geriatric medicine can be characterized as a discipline dealing with health and social care in particular multimorbid and disabilní older patients. The aim is to optimize the residual function decline in overall functional capacity. Civilizational development leads to an increase in life expectancy age and longer life expectancy. Absolute and relative and more people both old and very old and very old. This trend will continue in the coming decades.This trend will continue in the coming decades. A basic overview and knowledge of geriatric medicine becomes necessary for physicians of all specialties and specializations. |