GeriQBank · Topic
Rehabilitation, immobility, assistive technology and pressure injuries.
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Primary source: Pathy's 6th ed. — Ch. 7 "Physical Fitness and Exercise" (Tables 7.5, 7.7, 7.9), Ch. 11 (Patient Safety). THE VERDICT (state this first). Exercise in the elderly is overwhelmingly BENEFICIAL. Harm arises not from exercise…
Assistive technology is the umbrella term for assistive products together with the systems and services that deliver them. An assistive product is any product that maintains or improves functioning and independence — from a pair of…
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A pressure injury is localised damage to the skin and underlying tissue, usually over a bony prominence such as the sacrum or heel. Pathy's prefers "pressure injury" over "pressure ulcer" because not every lesion is an open ulcer. A…
Note on overlap: This question shares its evidence base with Question 1 but is answered purely as prevention. Do not repeat staging, wound-bed preparation or antibiotic policy here – the pivot is risk identification, offloading, skin…
A pressure injury is localised damage to the skin and underlying tissue, usually over a bony prominence (sacrum, heels), caused by disruption of blood supply, preventing oxygen and nutrients from reaching cells. "Pressure injury" is a…
Mobility aids are assistive products that support or substitute for lost locomotor function, enabling the older person to transfer, stand, walk and move about safely. They are one arm of the wider category of “aids and adaptations”.…
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Immobility is the restriction of time spent out of bed or chair, imposed by medical orders, restrictive devices, chemical restraints such as antipsychotics, lack of mobility aids, or lack of human assistance and encouragement. It is…
Rehabilitation is a goal-directed, time-limited, multidisciplinary process that reduces impairment, activity restriction and participation restriction, and restores the person to the highest function their condition allows. A team…
Objectives of physiotherapy in the older patient (Kane's): relieve pain; evaluate, maintain and improve joint range of motion; evaluate and improve strength, endurance, motor skills and coordination; evaluate and improve gait and…
How to attack this question: it has two halves – the elder with mobility restriction, and the ageing spouse who is simultaneously the carer and a frail older person in their own right. Answers that describe only grab bars and reachers…
Causes of Chronic Disability in the Elderly — Prevention and Management A. 20 High-Yield Points Definitions and Framework Disability is an umbrella term covering impairments, activity limitations and participation restrictions (WHO ICF,…
Assessment of Disability in Older People and Rehabilitation A. 20 High-Yield Points Framework and Terminology WHO ICF (2001) replaced the impairment–disability–handicap model. Disability is the collective term for impairments, activity…
Immobility in the Elderly — Causes, Complications and Management A. 20 High-Yield Points Definition and Significance Definition: Immobility is the state in which an individual has a limitation in independent, purposeful physical…
Stroke Rehabilitation Fifteen–Twenty High-Yield Points Definition and conceptual framework Stroke is the leading cause of severe physical disability in adults. Rehabilitation is defined as a multidisciplinary problem-solving educational…
Rehabilitation is a process that seeks to minimise activity and participation restrictions resulting from impairment. UN definition: a goal-oriented and time-limited process enabling an impaired person to reach an optimum mental,…
Geriatric care implies team care. No single discipline can address the impairment–activity– participation chain in a frail older person. Team care means trusting other disciplines with the tasks for which they are trained, while…
Occupational therapy (OT) views humans as “occupational beings” — who we are is defined by what we do. Occupations are the ordinary and extraordinary things people do daily that occupy time, ensure survival, maintain well-being, nurture…
Every stroke patient deserves an assessment and consideration for intensive rehabilitation. Selection is about matching the programme to the person, never about denying entry. Formal assessment before entry is essential — to confirm the…
Low vision is visual impairment that cannot be corrected by spectacles, contact lenses, medical treatment or surgery, but where useful residual vision remains — irreversible vision loss with retained function, distinct from total…
Osteoarthritis (OA) is characterised by cartilage destruction with subsequent joint space loss, osteophyte formation and subchondral sclerosis. It is the most common joint disease of older adults and the major cause of knee, hip and…
Community-Based Rehabilitation (CBR) is defined (ILO/UNESCO/WHO Joint Position Paper, 2004) as a strategy within general community development for the rehabilitation, poverty reduction, equalisation of opportunities and social inclusion…
A prosthesis is a device that replaces a missing body part, in contrast to an orthosis, which is applied to the external surface of the body to provide support, improve function, or restrict or promote movement. Their design,…
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Definition. Localised injury to skin and/or underlying tissue, usually over a bony prominence, resulting from sustained pressure, or pressure in combination with shear. The current NPUAP/NPIAP term is "pressure injury", which better…