Beaulieu M D
Can Fam Physician. 1984 Mar;30:601-4.
The general approach to prevention in elderly patients differs from that for younger patients. In the elderly, most of the preventive activites performed by family physicians are tertiary. Prevention and cure of disease often overlap. The major health problem in elderly patients is the development of progressive incapacity. The evaluation of risk factors for this condition is the principal purpose of the periodic health examination of these patients. This article summarizes the principal recommendations for the periodic health examination of the elderly and discusses barriers to their implementation.
老年患者的预防方法与年轻患者不同。在老年人中，家庭医生开展的大多数预防活动属于三级预防。疾病的预防和治疗常常相互重叠。老年患者的主要健康问题是逐渐丧失能力。评估导致这种情况的风险因素是对这些患者进行定期健康检查的主要目的。本文总结了老年人定期健康检查的主要建议，并讨论了实施这些建议的障碍。
