Integrative Medicine for Geriatric and Palliative Care

• Autores: Mikhail Kogan, Stephanie Cheng, Seema Rao, Sharon DeMocker, Mariatu Koroma Nelson
• Localización: Medical clinics of North America, ISSN 0025-7125, Vol. 101, Nº. 5, 2017 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Complementary and Integrative Medicine), págs. 1005-1029
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • More than 80% of people in the United States who are older than 65 years have 1 or more chronic medical problems, and 50% have 2 or more. The cost of care for the elderly is at least 3 to 4 times that of younger populations and is rapidly growing, mostly because of a lack of preventive approaches and overly medicalized and fragmented care. This article summarizes the most up-to-date evidence for specific integrative modalities for common geriatric conditions, including falls, frailty, osteoporosis, and end-of-life palliative care.