Publications by authors named "Angely P Garcia"
Article Synopsis
- The Philippines has more older people now, and families usually take care of them as part of Filipino culture.
- However, this caring tradition is fading, leading to some older adults facing neglect or abuse from their families.
- To fix this, the community needs to teach the youth about caring for the elderly, while laws are helping to protect older citizens and ensure their rights are respected.
Background: The rapid aging of the world's population requires systems that support health facilities' provision of integrated care at multiple levels of the health care system. The use of health information systems (HISs) at the point of care has shown positive effects on clinical processes and patient health in several settings of care.
Objective: We sought to describe HISs for older persons (OPs) in select government tertiary hospitals and health centers in the Philippines.
Objective: To determine the status of dementia care services and workforce in selected public and private hospitals and geriatric care facilities in the Philippines.
Study Design And Setting: Framework analysis of 54 key informant interviews, 4 focus group discussions, and survey of 167 workers in 26 purposively selected facilities.
Results: Three dementia care models emerged: (1) separate unit, seen in 2 facilities, (2) partial dementia services, 9 facilities, and (3) integrated with the general services, 15 facilities.