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Geriatric Medicine (Geriatrics) “is that branch of general medicine concerned with the clinical, preventive, remedial and social aspects of illness in older people. Their high morbidity rates, different patterns of disease presentation, slower response to treatment and requirements for soc...

Geriatric Medicine (Geriatrics) “is that branch of general medicine concerned with the clinical, preventive, remedial and social aspects of illness in older people. Their high morbidity rates, different patterns of disease presentation, slower response to treatment and requirements for social support call for special medical skills”. The purpose is to restore an ill and disabled person to a level of maximum ability and wherever possible return the person to an independent life at home. GERONTOLOGY?  The "Geriatric Imperative" Imperative Increasing Vast Unmet Elderly Healthcare Population Needs The most common form of dementia is Alzheimer’s disease, which accounts for 50–60% of all dementias. The risk of developing dementia rises with age, and the incidence doubles in each five year age group aged over 65. Among people aged over 80, one in five are likely to be affected, compared with only 1% of those aged 65. THE DETERMINANTS OF ACTIVE AGEING - WHO Gender Social Physical Environment determinants Active Economic Personal determinants determinants Ageing Health and Behavioural Social determinants Services Culture