Skip to main content

Sage Social Science Thesaurus

Search from vocabulary

Content language

Concept information

... > social science subjects > education > teaching > classroom management > classroom interventions > behavioral classroom interventions > systems of care > geriatric team care
... > social science subjects > health and social care > physiology > physiological processes > health and aging > systems of care > geriatric team care
... > other subjects > natural sciences > life sciences > biological sciences > physiology > physiological processes > health and aging > systems of care > geriatric team care
... > other subjects > natural sciences > life sciences > biological sciences > biology > physiology > physiological processes > health and aging > systems of care > geriatric team care
... > social science subjects > health and social care > health sciences > physiology > physiological processes > health and aging > systems of care > geriatric team care

Preferred term

geriatric team care  

Definition

  • Increased longevity has resulted in great numbers of individuals living well into their 80s and 90s; however, longevity also means that most older adults live with multiple chronic illnesses. Chronic illness shifts the focus of care from curing the illness to controlling symptoms, maximizing the patient's function, and helping the patient and family manage the illness. [Source: Encyclopedia of Health & Aging; Geriatric Team Care]

Broader concept

Belongs to group

URI

https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/geriatric_team_care

Download this concept:

RDF/XML TURTLE JSON-LD