Peterson M
Henry L. Schwartz Department of Geriatrics and Adult Development, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York.
Geriatrics. 1994 Feb;49(2):45-9; quiz 50-1.
Traditional thinking about the process of aging is changing as the distinction blurs between normal aging and disease. One of the myths about aging is that all older people are alike. However, one of the maxims of geriatrics is that as people get older they become less alike. Several models have been proposed for the interactions between aging and disease. Although the issue of distinguishing normal aging from disease poses challenges in the clinical setting, the inclusion of aging into the equation can also make the care of older persons more intellectually stimulating.
随着正常衰老与疾病之间的区别变得模糊，关于衰老过程的传统观念正在发生变化。关于衰老的一个误区是所有老年人都是一样的。然而，老年医学的一条准则是，随着人们年龄的增长，他们之间的差异会越来越大。已经提出了几种衰老与疾病相互作用的模型。尽管在临床环境中区分正常衰老和疾病存在挑战，但将衰老纳入考量也可以使对老年人的护理更具智力挑战性。
