Tag: Elderly
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Atopic Eczema and Attitude to the Elderly: 1
Attitudes of others can make or break the success of The Combined Approach Attitude is the mindset that predicts behaviour. Consequences of behaviour can therefore be linked back to attitude. Before reviewing the significance of attitudes held by the elderly with atopic eczema, let’s first consider the influence of others… Attitudes to the Elderly with…
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Atopic Eczema and Attitude in the Elderly: 2
Research shows that seniors who have a positive outlook on aging are healthier, and recover more quickly from illness. At all ages the personal experience of chronic atopic eczema can lead to passive pessimism, a mindset that may need taking into account if The Combined Approach is going to be successful. Atopic eczema in the…
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From The Clinic #5: Moisturising Made Easy for the Elderly
“I have a guardsman to put my creams on!” “Necessity is the mother of invention” An eighty-two year old lady with troublesome chronic atopic eczema came to her second clinic visit for The Combined Approach. After review of her week using the hand tally counter to measure her scratching frequency, we began our treatment protocol…