Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, 155 College Street, Suite 425, Toronto, ON M5T 3M6, Canada.
Health Res Policy Syst. 2011 Dec 2;9:42. doi: 10.1186/1478-4505-9-42.
Despite a rapidly aging population, geriatrics--the branch of medicine that focuses on healthcare of the elderly--is relatively new in India, with many practicing physicians having little knowledge of the clinical and functional implications of aging. Negative attitudes and limited awareness, knowledge or acceptance of geriatrics as a legitimate discipline contribute to inaccessible and poor quality care for India's old. The aim of this paper is to argue that knowledge translation is a potentially effective tool for engaging Indian healthcare providers in the delivery of high quality geriatric care. The paper describes India's context, including demographics, challenges and current policies, summarizes evidence on provider behaviour change, and integrates the two in order to propose an action plan for promoting improvements in geriatric care.
尽管人口老龄化迅速，但老年医学——专注于老年人医疗保健的医学分支——在印度相对较新，许多执业医生对衰老的临床和功能影响知之甚少。对老年医学作为一门合法学科的消极态度、有限的认识、知识或接受，导致印度老年人的护理难以获得且质量较差。本文旨在论证知识转化是一种潜在有效的工具，可以促使印度医疗保健提供者提供高质量的老年护理。本文描述了印度的国情，包括人口统计学、挑战和当前政策，总结了关于提供者行为改变的证据，并将两者结合起来，提出了一个促进老年护理改善的行动计划。
