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Survival of the Unfittest - A Study of Geriatric Patients in Glasgow (Hardcover)
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Survival of the Unfittest - A Study of Geriatric Patients in Glasgow (Hardcover)
Series: Routledge Library Editions: Scotland
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Originally published in 1972, this book is an analytical account of
the socio-medical tribulations suffered by Glasgow's east-end
elderly leading to referral to geriatric wards. It examines why so
many old people suffer from physical, mental and social deprivation
in the final years of their lives. It shows by statistical studies
and illustrative case histories that the basic cause is the
survival into old age of people who are unfit to care for
themselves, in such numbers that help from families, neighbours,
the social services and the NHS is insufficient. From this study
the expression the "geriatric giants" or the four I's was coined:
impairment of intellect (cerebral dysfunction), incontinence,
immobility and instability (falls). The term 'giant' is seen to
refer both to statistical frequency and to the huge personal burden
of sufferers, escalating the need for socio-medical intervention.
Prophetic in its predictions that the huge and complex social care
problem would grow in the future much of this book remains relevant
today.
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