书目名称 | Fragility Fracture and Orthogeriatric Nursing |
副标题 | Holistic Care and Ma |
编辑 | Karen Hertz,Julie Santy-Tomlinson |
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概述 | In Open Access.Presents evidence-based orthogeriatric and fragility fracture nursing practice.Written by an international team of clinical experts in the field.Supports the programme of the Fragility |
丛书名称 | Perspectives in Nursing Management and‘Care for Older Adults |
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描述 | This second edition, in Open Access, aims to provide a comprehensive and practical overview of the knowledge required for the assessment and management of the older adult with or at risk of fragility fracture, with additional focus on those who are frail. It considers this from the perspectives of all the clinical and home care settings in which this group of patients receive care and is relevant to all global locations. The concept of orthogeriatric care is explored in detail. . .Global estimates suggest that there were 21 million men and 137 million women aged 50 years or more at high fracture risk in 2010. This incidence is expected to double by 2040, with the most significant increase in Asia. Fragility fracture is one of the foremost challenges for health care providers and thehe global demand for nursing care for patients with fragility fractures across the world is immense. Hip fracture is particularly challenging as these significant injuries often occur in frail older people requiring hospitalisation and orthopaedic surgery. Such injuries and associated surgery result in increased frailty, worsening health and wellbeing, pain, disability, reduced quality of life, loss of i |
出版日期 | Book‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘ 2024Latest edition |
关键词 | Orthogeriatric nursing; Osteoporosis; Elderly trauma; Hip fracture; Frailty; Open access |
版次 | 2 |
doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-33484-9 |
isbn_softcover | 978-3-031-33486-3 |
isbn_ebook | 978-3-031-33484-9Series ISSN 2522-8838 Series E-ISSN 2522-8846 |
issn_series | 2522-8838 |
copyright | The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2024 |