title: Geriatric rehabilitation and resilience from a cultural perspective.
abstract: Resiliency is a key aspect to aging successfully. Promoting healthy lifestyles, strong social bonds, enhancements to one's environment, accessibility to quality care and rehabilitation are critical in a positive aging experience. Issues of personal, social, medical, and rehabilitative care are addressed in the context of resiliency from a cultural perspective. Various research studies explore resiliency through the progression of aging within changing environments, medical needs, and social conditions. Findings suggest that a strong connection to culture, accessibility to medical attention, and comprehensive assessment of a patient's background can effectively improve the rehabilitation for an aging individual. This article addresses aspects of caregiving that are essential in raising cultural sensitivity and resiliency, discussing three case studies (i.e. fall risk; stroke; congestive heart failure) in the geriatric patient. Resiliency in culture and rehabilitation has a connection needed to advance the quality of care and quality of life for an aging patient population.
authors.affiliation: Gerontology Program, San Francisco State University, 1600 Holloway Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94132, USA. Electronic address: dyee@sfsu.edu.
authors.forename: Darlene
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Yee-Melichar
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Dominican University of California, San Rafael, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Andrea Renwanz
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Boyle
authors.affiliation: Physical Therapy Program, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Linda J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Wanek
authors.affiliation: Physical Therapy Program, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Sarah B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Pawlowsky
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D006801:Humans; D016294:Models, Nursing; D012046:Rehabilitation; D055500:Resilience, Psychological
keywords: Caregiving; Case studies; Cultural perspective; Geriatric rehabilitation; Healthcare interventions; Resilience