Geriatric Trauma and Critical Care 2017
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-48687-1_1
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Changing Demographics of the American Population

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“…Currently, the majority of home health services address the chronic needs of older patients. [20][21][22] As a result, the majority of diseases encountered in this setting parallel national geriatrics demographics, with home telehealth services for diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, stroke, cancer, arthritis, COPD, atrial fibrillation, dementia, and depression encountered at the highest frequency. 23 Although elderly long-term care is projected to be a major target for home health services, the same basic concepts and infrastructure may be transferrable to different patient populations.…”
Section: Spectrum Of Home Health Patientsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Currently, the majority of home health services address the chronic needs of older patients. [20][21][22] As a result, the majority of diseases encountered in this setting parallel national geriatrics demographics, with home telehealth services for diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, stroke, cancer, arthritis, COPD, atrial fibrillation, dementia, and depression encountered at the highest frequency. 23 Although elderly long-term care is projected to be a major target for home health services, the same basic concepts and infrastructure may be transferrable to different patient populations.…”
Section: Spectrum Of Home Health Patientsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Geriatric citizens in the United States are the most rapidly growing segment due to the aging baby boomer generation [2]. This generation will live longer than the preceding and will have access to improved health care.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%