Rehabilitation and function maintaining for the elderly
10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-9026.2012.07.027
- VernacularTitle:老年人的康复治疗与功能维持
- Author:
Lixia CHEN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Rehabilitation medicine;
Geriatrics
- From:
Chinese Journal of Geriatrics
2012;31(7):634-635
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
The procedure of geriatric rehabilitation should consist of function assessment and treatment.Geriatric function assessment covers three levels:impairment,activity limitation and participation restriction.The most important goals of geriatric rehabilitation are to improve the older patients' activity of daily living,keep their independence,and finally to improve their quality of live.
