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communicating with older patients, you may find the following readings
helpful. In addition, a paper and annotated bibliography on this subject,
written by Analee E. Beisecker, Ph. D., University of Kansas Medical
Center, is available from the NIA. To obtain copies of "Older Patients
and Their Doctor" contact the NIA at 1-800-222-2225/TTY 1-800-222-4225
(880 instead of 800 if you are calling from outside the US).
Adelman RD, Greene MG, Charon
R. Issues in physician-elderly patient interaction. Ageing and
Society 1991; 11(2): 127-148.
Anderson EG. How not to talk
with elderly patients. Geriatrics 1990 January; 45(1): 84-85.
Beisecker AE. Aging and the
desire for information and input in medical decisions: Patient consumerism
in medical encounters. The Gerontologist 1988; 28(3): 330-335.
Beisecker AE, Beisecker TD.
Patient information-seeking behaviors when communicating with doctors.
Medical Care 1990; 28(1): 19-28.
Besdine RW. Clinical evaluation
of the elderly patient. In: Hazzard WR, Andres R, Bierman EL, Blass
JP, editors. Principles of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology.
2nd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1990, pp. 175-183..
Bloom JS, Ansell P, Bloom
MN. Detecting elder abuse: A guide for physicians. Geriatrics
1989 June; 44(6): 40-44, 56.
Bourland MD. Elder abuse:
From definition to prevention. Postgraduate Medicine 1990
February 1; 87(2): 139-144.
Butler RN. The doctor and
the aged patient. In: Reichel W, editor. The Geriatric Patient.
New York: HP Publishing Company, 1978, pp. 199-206.
Cooper JK. Alzheimer's disease:
Answering questions commonly asked by patients' families. Geriatrics
1991 March; 46(3): 38-40, 42, 47.
Cooper JK. Geriatric examination.
In: Judge RD, Zuidema GD, Fitzgerald FT, editors. Clinical Diagnosis:
A Physiologic Approach. 5th ed. Boston: Little, Brown and Company,
1988, pp. 533-540.
Cormican JD. Breaking language
barriers between the patient and his doctor. Geriatrics 1975
December; 30(12): 104-105, 109-110.
Coulehan JL, Block MR. The
Medical Interview: A Primer for Students of the Art. 2nd ed.
Philadelphia: FA Davis, 1992, pp. 182-194.
Drickamer MA, Lachs MS. Should
patients with Alzheimer's disease be told their diagnosis? New
England Journal of Medicine 1992 April 2; 326(14): 947-951.
Eisdorfer C, Rabins PV, Reisberg
B. Alzheimer's disease: Caring for the caregiver. Patient Care
1991 November 15; 25(18): 109-116, 121-123.
Folstein MF, Folstein SE,
McHugh PR. Mini-mental state: A practical method for grading the
cognitive state of patients for the clinician. Journal of Psychiatric
Research 1975; 12: 189-198.
Goldstein MK, Gwyther LP,
Lazaroff AD, Thal LJ. Managing early Alzheimer's disease. Patient
Care 1991 November 15; 25(18): 44-73.
Haug MR, editor. Elderly
Patients and Their Doctors. New York: Springer Publishing Company,
1981.
Haug MR, Ory MG. Issues in
elderly patient-provider interactions. Research on Aging
1987; 9(1): 3-44.
Jahnigen DW, Schrier RW.
The physician-patient relationship. In: Schrier RW, editor. Geriatric
Medicine. Philadelphia: Saunders, 1990, pp. 26-31.
Mader SL, Ford AB. History
and physical examination of the geriatric patient. In: Calkins E,
Ford AB, Katz PR, editors. Practice of Geriatrics. 2nd ed.
Philadelphia: Saunders, 1992, pp. 101-109.
Maletta GJ, Hepburn K. Helping
families cope with Alzheimer's: The physician's role. Geriatrics
1986 November; 41(11): 81-84, 86-87, 90.
Mungas D. In-office mental
status testing: A practical guide. Geriatrics 1991 July;
46(7): 54-58, 63, 66.
Ramsdell JW, Rothrock JF,
Ward HW, Volk DM. Evaluation of cognitive impairment in the elderly.
Journal of General Interval Medicine 1990; 5(1): 55-64.
Root MJ. Communication barriers
between older women and physicians. Public Health Reports
1987 July-August; Supplement: 152-155.
Rost K, Frankel R. The introduction
of older patient's problems in the medical visit. Journal of
Health and Aging. 1993 August; 5(3): 387-401.
U.S. Senate Special Committee
on Aging. Aging America-Trends and Projections. 1991; Washington,
DC. USDHHS#(FCOA) 91-28001.
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