Geriatrics

Chlamydia Chlamydia is the most commonly reported bacterial sexually transmitted disease (STD) in the United States and a leading cause of infertility in women. It is most prevalent in sexually active younger population less than age twenty-four. In 2015, a total of 1,526,658 chlamydial infections were reported to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in fifty states and the District of Columbia. This case count corresponds to a rate of 478.8 cases per 100,000 population (CDC, 2016).…

unethical choice will involve the chronic shortage of staffing in a healthcare setting. In today’s healthcare environment, shortage or understaffed clinicians in the workplace is rampant, this can be partly credited to the growing number of the geriatric population, and the chronic shortage of qualified healthcare professionals. Although, some healthcare organizations are actively seeking ways to tackle this shortage of staff by advance planning to cover any vacant shifts; other healthcare…

Cognitive Testing Occupational therapists also test cognition. When a baseline of cognition is known, predicting falls can be easier. Lo (2014), states incorporating executive function training can also help patients reduce falls. Executive function testing is when patient works on their memory training three times a week. Using visual and auditory tasks to recall numbers, letters and shapes helped stimulate the brain. This stimulation appears to help one’s cognitive abilities. With the…

occupational therapy can improve outcomes while cutting costs by helping people regain their function and independence and return to being active members of society. I am a student and want to do further study (research) on Occupational Therapy for Geriatric population. But while studying, I found that there were not updated research…

In one study, performed by the Stanford Geriatric Education Center, thirty nine patients (thirty women, nine men) were studied for three weeks (Gerdner 2), comparing a control group, and a group that received music based therapy. To test the music therapy based group, music was played for a period…

Additionally, there are numerous populations affected by mental health. These populations include older adults or the geriatric population, veterans, individuals who live in communities with intellectual trauma caused by natural disasters, and the pediatric population. Healthy People, an initiative developed by the Department of Health and Human Services to set objectives…

Animal-Assisted Therapy as a Supplemental Treatment for Seasonal Affective Disorder Patients Ivey McCartney The University of Georgia Animal-Assisted Therapy as a Supplemental Treatment for Seasonal Affective Disorder Patients While some people may enjoy the crisp air and shorter days that accompany the fall and winter months, there are many who develop an annual occurrence of depression during these months. This disorder is known as seasonal affective disorder, or SAD. The disruption of…

tunnel syndrome, developmental delays, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, dislocations, fractures, hand injuries, headaches, lymphedema, osteoporosis, pelvic pain, sports injuries, stroke, traumatic brain injury, cardiovascular, women’s health, geriatrics, neurology, orthopedics, and pediatrics. Physical therapists can also advance as the director of a facility, or instructor of physical therapy. 4. What is your educational background? What certifications do you hold? What degrees or…

A potential threat to the internal validity of my assigned research study is maturation because participants in the non-Snoezelen study were much older than other participants in the study with an age gap of up to 20 years. Maturation also threats internal validity in the sense that Snoezelen participants had been living in the residential aged care facility for a longer period of time compared to the non-Snoezelen group (Bauer et al., 2015). Participants who have been living in the residential…

consequences of sarcopenia are prognostic indicators of public health burden, such as the development of physical disability, nursing home admission, depression, hospitalization, and even mortality (Walston, 2012). Falls also is one of the most common Geriatric syndromes and a common serious medical condition that affects the health of elderly persons. Falls is a misdiagnosed problem in primary care with a substantial impact on healthcare costs and threatening the independence of older person…