Reasonable expectations in geriatric rehabilitation.
Rehabilitation and traditional medical treatment have different primary orientations within philosophic, operational and time frameworks. As a result, traditionally trained physicians often do not understand the possible benefits of energetic rehabilitation efforts in the elderly. Accurate assessment includes differentiating the irreversible handicaps of normal aging from the disabilities of remediable disease. Such assessment is the essential prerequisite of effective rehabilitation; together with positive attitudes and continuous reevaluation, the likelihood of a successful outcome is greatly enhanced.
D000368:Aged; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003704:Dementia / Q000534:rehabilitation; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009069:Movement Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation; D010809:Physical Fitness; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000534:rehabilitation; D012046:Rehabilitation / Q000379:methods*; D012917:Social Adjustment