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• Elderly care in Nigeria

  93-98

  Bello Imole Omowunmi

  Megtekintések száma:

  58

  This paper presents a review of works on care and support for the aged which is apt for current academic and public policy discourse in Nigeria. The major focus explicated in this review include the concept of care and support, overview of ageing, features and problems of ageing, nature and sources of care and support, the extent to which the elderly depend on their children/extended family, work and old age.

• Challenges of the Elderly in Nigeria

  13-18

  Opeoluwa Adeleye Paul

  Megtekintések száma:

  77

  The elderly population in Nigeria faces a myriad of challenges as they navigate their later years. With a growing aging population, it is important to understand the life conditions and support systems available to them.

• Interdisciplinary collaboration in geriatrics: implications for social work profession in Nigeria

  68-70

  Emmanuel Temitope Adaranijo

  Megtekintések száma:

  103

  With age comes the rising demand for health care and even more peculiarities to care giving. In addition to biological changes are socioeconomic factors that impact the health and treatment of the elderly population. The dynamics involved in providing adequate care for the elderly population as seen in developed societies reveals that there is no watertight compartment to knowledge and the need for interdisciplinary collaborations.

• Health challenges of the elderly: a comparative study of the need for health social workers in Nigeria and Bangladesh

  11-14

  Adaranijo Emmanuel Temitope

  Hossain Sarafat

  Megtekintések száma:

  175

  The established fact is that the population with the highest consumer of healthcare services is the elderly because of the increasing demand for adaptive health services accessible to the elderly. As the elderly continue to age, there is a decline in the health condition, developed societies have explored and employed several multidisciplinary approaches to the care of the elderly. The focus is on social work as a profession.