title: [Rational development of care of the aged and chronically ill population in the North Moravian Region].
abstract: In the North Moravian region a special survey was designed to investigate the standard of therapeutic and preventive care provided to old and chronically sick subjects by health workers of the local health communities. The results of the first year of the survey confirmed that by more systematic care of the old and chronically sick the need of their hospitalization will be significantly reduced. The investigation confirmed also that the work of the geriatric nurse in the health community saves time of the health community doctor as regards home visits of old and chronically sick subjects. By reducing the number of days in hospital the costs of care of the old and chronically sick were substantially reduced. The conclusions from the first stage of the survey justify unequivocally the need of geriatric nurses in the discipline of general medicine.
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authors: Borůvka
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003604:Czechoslovakia; D006299:Health Services for the Aged; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans
vernacular_title: Racionální rozvíjení péce o staré a dlouhodobĕ nemocné obcany v Severomoravském kraji.