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- MY RESEARCH INTO THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF THE ELDERLY
- 1974 to 2001
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| 1974-1994 |
The Quality of life in the hospitalised
elderly with a physical illness. |
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The limitations
of the ‘therapeutic community’ approach for management of the elderly became
apparent to me and I therefore determined to compare the different approaches:
- Disease oriented or the conventional approach
versus the holistic approach:I showed that
the holistic approach to the treatment of illness reduced the need for re-admission to
hospital and improved the usage of hospital beds.
(Spring 1984.Community Approach in Clinical Geriatrics.J.Brit.Ass. Service to the Elderly)
- The Quality of life and New middleAge: To expand the theory that quality of life can extend
middle age, I undertook a survey of 300 patients between the ages of 60 and 90 following
their recovery from a major illness. The object was to tabulate their principles for
sustaining life and to see if they related to the quality of life.
(August 2000. QOL of life of the elderly The New Middle Age, Indian Journal of
Gerontology, Vol-14, No 1&2, PP 24-34).
1995-2000 Middle Age and Old Age
Other avenues of my research:
- Can the quality of life in middle age push back the onset of
old age?
- Middle age gives a unique opportunity to push back old age. What
can be done for those who are deprived of their health care in middle age?
- What are the features of old age and how do they precede death?
- Can effective screening of the health of the elderly promote and
maintain the quality of life and delay the onset of old age?
- Can an holistic approach be equally effective and rewarding in the
treatment of the elderly in other countries? Can the cost effectiveness shown in the UK be
simulated in the health care clinics of other countries?
2001 onwards Preventive Medical clinic for the Elderly.
Essential
features of the holistic approach conducted in these clinics:
- Full medical and social history
- comprehensive physical examination
- Problem oriented documentation
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