Blog
27 November 2013
It is already known that starting a hypotensive treatment in the elderly constitutes a risk factor for falls, however the relation that it can have...
22 November 2013
In the Person-Centred Care Model, we psychologists intervene mainly in two interdependent fields of action: the first is with the elderly to whom we...
18 November 2013
Caring for the elderly has been characterised as a high-stress job. Assistants working in gerontological centres are constantly under emotional...
15 November 2013
The transformation from medical and care models to people-centred ones will only be possible if the change is perceived by the recipients as useful...
08 November 2013
Diabetes mellitus is a disease with a high prevalence in the general population, especially in geriatric patients due to the changes in pancreatic...
21 October 2013
What is Euskadi Lagunkoia?
Euskadi Lagunkoia is an initiative launched by the Basque Government's Department of Employment and Social Policies and...
11 October 2013
Dysphagia and swallowing disorders are a major health problem, especially in people with neurodegenerative diseases, in relation to malnutrition,...
30 September 2013
High blood pressure (BP) is the most prevalent chronic pathology in the geriatric population and has a great influence on the presence of...
23 September 2013
Falls with their severe and frequent consequence of proximal femoral fracture in the elderly population, constitute a major health problem. The...
26 August 2013
The Age-Friendly Cities movement was launched by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2005 at the 18th World Congress of Gerontology in Rio de...