scholarly journals Cancer survival in the elderly: Effects of socio-economic factors and health care system features (ELDCARE project)

2006 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 234-242 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marina Vercelli ◽  
Roberto Lillini ◽  
Riccardo Capocaccia ◽  
Andrea Micheli ◽  
Jan Willem Coebergh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
Cancer Survival ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Economic Factors ◽  
Socio Economic Factors ◽  
Care System

Socio-economic factors and health care system characteristics related to cancer survival in the elderly

2005 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. 117-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alberto Quaglia ◽  
Marina Vercelli ◽  
Roberto Lillini ◽  
Eugenio Mugno ◽  
Jan Willem Coebergh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
Cancer Survival ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Economic Factors ◽  
System Characteristics ◽  
Socio Economic Factors ◽  
Care System

Patterns of use of the health care system by the elderly with mental illness

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia Martens ◽  
◽  
Randy Fransoo ◽  
Elaine Burland ◽  
Charles Burchill ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Patterns Of Use ◽  
Care System

Les motifs du suicide gériatrique: une étude exploratoire

2003 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 197-205
Author(s):  
Luc Legris ◽  
Michel Préville
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Basic Needs ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Elderly Persons ◽  
Need To Belong ◽  
Psychological Autopsy ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Care System

ABSTRACTFive semi-structured interviews were conducted, using the psychological autopsy method, in order to document the causes of geriatric suicide and to describe the interaction among suicidal elderly persons, their personal and social environments, and health care professionals. The results of this study support our hypothesis that elderly persons view suicide as a means of alleviating the psychological suffering associated with the frustration they experience on account of their inability to satisfy their basic needs. Three types of basic needs that affect the suicidal tendency of elderly persons were identified: the need to self-actualize, the need to belong, and the need to feel safe. The results also show that the people who make up the social and personal environment of elderly persons have a limited role in the prevention of suicide. This is due to their unfamiliarity with the problems surrounding the fulfilment of the basic needs of the suicidal elderly. Furthermore, as revealed in the cases studied here, the intervention of the health care system has centred mainly on the use of medication as a treatment for symptoms of psychological distress. The health care system pays little attention to the dissonance associated with the frustration suicidal elderly persons experience on account of their inability to satisfy their basic needs. Finally, the outcome of this qualitative study suggests that understanding the basic needs of the elderly can be very useful in understanding geriatric suicide.

Socio-Economic Factors in Health Care of the Elderly

1992 ◽  
Vol 21 (suppl 1) ◽  
pp. P13-P13
Author(s):  
J.M.A. Burns ◽  
P.V. Knight ◽  
J. Bryden
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Economic Factors ◽  
Socio Economic Factors

scholarly journals Race and Colon Cancer Survival in an Equal-Access Health Care System

2013 ◽  
Vol 22 (6) ◽  
pp. 1030-1036 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abegail A. Andaya ◽  
Lindsey Enewold ◽  
Shelia H. Zahm ◽  
Craig D. Shriver ◽  
Alexander Stojadinovic ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Colon Cancer ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
Cancer Survival ◽  
Equal Access ◽  
Care System
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