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Understanding Geriatric Counselling: The Scope of Inclusion in India’s Health ContextBy Gowtham Dev, Vinny Narayan
Abstract: In the Indian context, majority of the aged individuals are cared/maintained by their own children or their immediate family members. As age advances, a lot of physical and emotional changes seem to put these care givers in dilemma. The lack of awareness on management modalities, day-to-day schedule changes and increasing emotional needs makes geriatric care challenging. In order to tackle the issue appropriately and for maintaining a healthy quality of …
Published in International Journal of Geriatric Nursing · Vol. 4, Issue 1, 2021 · pp. 23–32 Read article →
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Translation to Elderly Medicine: What We Require NowBy Gowtham Dev
Abstract: The world is now facing a pandemic, which has consumed millions of lives and has caused serious setbacks and deteriorations in the profile of developed countries. It is for the first-time that the efficiency, quality, standard and operational realism of the existing health care system is tested to such an extreme extent. The identified deficiencies are now believed to be rectified by instituting prevention strategies, purchase of medical equipment, lockdowns, …
Published in International Journal of Geriatric Nursing · Vol. 3, Issue 2, 2020 · pp. 20–23 Read article →
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Medication in Older peopleBy Gowtham Dev, Dr. Vinny Narayan
Abstract: Medication therapy in older people requires an equilibrium between the pros and cons. While many of these drugs improve the survival and quality of life of elderly people, upon prolonged usage they may develop symptoms attributed by the effect of these prescribed drugs. Medications should not be prescribed if they pose more risk than benefit. Apart from this, progressive ageing and associated bodily changes will deny the elderly advantages of …
Published in International Journal of Geriatric Nursing · Vol. 2, Issue 2, 2019 · pp. 1–8 Read article →
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Building therapeutic Relationship in Management of ElderlyBy Gowtham Dev
Abstract: Relationship building is an important domain in the management of an elderly person. The outcomes of health care for elderly are dependent not only upon patients’ physical health status and the administration of care for their biomedical needs, but also upon care for patients’ psychosocial needs and attention to their social, economic, cultural, and psychological vulnerabilities. When an elderly is perceived in an open, capable and friendly dimension the relationship …
Published in International Journal of Geriatric Nursing · Vol. 1, Issue 2, 2018 · pp. 24–30 Read article →