Laughter is the best medicine! We get word of that all the time but the real question is: Is this true? Scientist attempted to investigate on the personal effects of laughter. The scientist have stated that laughter can aid patients recover from unwellness because by laughing we are able to lower our blood pressure, reduce stress hormone levels, and we …
Find a Doctor For the Elderly
It is important that when you are looking for a doctor to care for your elderly parent you find one that except Medicaid or Medicare. When searching for a doctor it is always a good idea to get a recommendation from a family member or friend. This will allow you to have medical care from somebody that you can trust. …
Death Anxiety Among the Elderly- the Impact of Children
Journal of Psychological Researches, 1998, Vol. 42, No. 1, P: 32-34 INTRODUCTION Death anxiety became a topic of psychological interest in the late 1950’s. From its inception “thanatology” has been a multidisciplinary field including contributions from all disciplines. The definition of death anxiety has been the most perplexing task for a researcher till today. In the opinion of earlier reviewers, …
Death Anxiety Among the Elderly- the Impact of Children
Journal of Psychological Researches, 1998, Vol. 42, No. 1, P: 32-34 INTRODUCTION Death anxiety became a topic of psychological interest in the late 1950’s. From its inception “thanatology” has been a multidisciplinary field including contributions from all disciplines. The definition of death anxiety has been the most perplexing task for a researcher till today. In the opinion of earlier reviewers, …
Adult Swimming Lessons – Never Too Late to Start
Whoever says that they are too old and too big to start adult swimming lessons obviously have no idea what they are talking about. It usually boils down to shame, an unbelief that at such an age, they do not know how to swim – something toddlers do at the pool, something 6 year olds do at the beach, something …
Water Aerobics For The Elderly
One of the ideal ways to stay in shape and keep fit is through aquatic exercise. Exercising in the water is a great way to add resistance without the drawbacks of impact, and also to raise a heart rate for aerobic exercise, again without the resulting impacts that can be jarring and damaging to already fragile bones and ligaments. For …
Role of A Gerontological Nurse
Gerontological nursing is gaining more popularity in the field of nursing profession, of late. Moreover, demand for quality nurses in gerontology is more likely to increase in the coming years, thanks to the increasing number of baby boomers in the world and the rapid development in qualitative health care services. Also referred to as geriatric nursing in some parts of …
Basic Things to Know about Geriatric EMRs
Geriatrics is one of the better known specializations in medicine since it caters to a large percent of the population. However, some still ask, why it is still necessary for a specific geriatric emr while adult medicine is almost identical with the field. More or less, that question can be answered simply: geriatrics is way different from adult medicine as …
Healthcare Policy Stakeholders
By Johnny Blogger – as consultant with the Chicago Lakeview Psychotherapy group, 2nd Story Counseling. The topic of healthcare policy for mental health, psychotherapy, disease prevention, general medicine, including access to and administration of, is an extremely complex and at times politically contentious issue in the United States of America. This is in large part due to the many stakeholders who are …