| Autor: |
J. Mawere, Mary Mazarire, S.L. Amosun |
| Rok vydání: |
1995 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Southern African Journal of Gerontology. 4:24-26 |
| ISSN: |
1019-8016 |
| DOI: |
10.21504/sajg.v4i1.59 |
| Popis: |
The health status of the elderly in a community may he reflected in their use of the available health services. The records of elderly patients who utilized physiotherapy services at a central hospital in Zimbabwe over a five-year period (1989-1993) were reviewed to determine the range of medical problems for which the patients had been treated through physiotherapy. It is argued that physiotherapy has a role to play in improving the quality of life of older Zimbabweans with physical disabilities. Further, a case is made out for physiotherapists to become involved in health-education programmes to prevent the occurrence of factors which contribute to the onset of physical disability in older persons. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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