[Social and psychological motives of frequency of calls for emergency care in advanced age].
The purpose of this investigation relates to the problem encountered by the elderly population. There is a current increase of the number of elderly people and the share of the elderly population in many countries of the world. Living on their own, people of advanced age create specific problems, both medically and socially. The current investigation presents the data showing their high and "ultrahigh" appliance for the emergency, which not always is a reflection of the level of a disease. Request for the emergency of this social category of the population is ten times higher than in other age groups. As a result, it causes unnecessary economical expenses and requires a correction of social programs.
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Saleev
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Smirnov
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Williams
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Smirnov
D000368:Aged; D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008132:Loneliness; D012934:Social Isolation; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors