Torres-Gil F M, Wray L A
University of California, School of Social Welfare, Los Angeles.
Clin Geriatr Med. 1993 Nov;9(4):831-40.
Policy makers and practitioners are increasingly acknowledging the need to shift health care expenditures toward cost-effective strategies that reduce disability and dependency in older persons. That need is driven by current research on disability and population aging, disability interventions, and the inadequacy of the existing service delivery system for chronic care needs. How disability and dependency should be reduced most effectively and efficiently is a critical yet unanswered policy question.
政策制定者和从业者越来越认识到，有必要将医疗保健支出转向具有成本效益的策略，以减少老年人的残疾和依赖。这一需求是由当前关于残疾与人口老龄化、残疾干预措施以及现有慢性护理需求服务提供系统的不足的研究推动的。如何最有效且高效地减少残疾和依赖是一个关键但尚未得到解答的政策问题。
