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Health Systems & Social Geriatrics

National programmes, policy, long-term care and community services.

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Papers III–IV, 2009–2025
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  1. Paper IV15-mark essay + 7-mark note

    National Programme for Health Care of the Elderly (NPHCE) — Background, Vision, Objectives, Expected Outcomes, Package of Services and Centre Activities SOURCE STATEMENT Pathy’s 6th edition does NOT mention NPHCE anywhere. It covers only the UK model (NHS 1948, “a geriatric unit in every health district,” Exton-Smith’s components of an effective geriatric department); Essentials covers the US

    Vision, Objectives, Expected Outcomes, Package of Services and Centre Activities SOURCE STATEMENT Pathy’s 6th edition does NOT mention NPHCE anywhere. It covers only the UK model (NHS 1948, “a geriatric unit in every health district,”…

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  3. Paper IV7-mark note

    Home-Based Care in the Elderly

    Components, eligibility, home visit yield, technology, evidence and limitations — 15 marks A. Definition and Historical Context Home-based care is the delivery of medical, nursing, rehabilitative, personal and social care in the…

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  4. Paper IV7-mark note

    Caregiver Burden, Stress and Burnout — Assessment and Management

    Definitions, domains of impact, screening instruments and evidence-based interventions — 15 marks A. Definitions and Concepts A caregiver is a person who provides assistance to a dependent person; the prefix "family caregiver"…

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  1. Paper IV7-mark note + 6-mark note

    Long-Term Care

    Concept, continuum of services, nursing home care, quality regulation and financing — 15 marks A. Definition and Concept Long-term care is a range of health, personal care and social services given to people who have lost some capacity…

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  2. Paper IV7-mark note

    Day Hospitals and Day Care Centres for Older Adults

    Need for day hospitals in geriatric practice and the practical running of a day care centre — 15 marks A. Definitions and Types A geriatric day hospital is an outpatient facility where older patients attend for a full or near-full day…

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  4. Paper IV15-mark essay + 7-mark note

    Social Security System for Older People in India

    Pathy’s 6th edition does NOT describe the Indian social security system. Chapter 4 covers only the general problem of old-age poverty and US Social Security data; Essentials Ch. 15 covers US Medicare, Medicaid, Title XX and the Older…

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  2. Paper IV7-mark note

    Community-Based Long-Term Care Services

    Home and community-based services (HCBS) — components, case management, integrated models — 15 marks A. Definition and Rationale Community-based long-term care (Home and Community-Based Services, HCBS) means the delivery of health,…

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  3. Paper IV6-mark note

    House Call Programme (Home-Based Medical Care)

    Target population, structure, conduct of the visit, evidence and ethical issues — 15 marks A. Definition and Rationale A house call programme is the organised delivery of physician-led (or physician–nurse-practitioner-led) medical care…

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  4. Paper IV7-mark note

    Components of the Hospital Elder Life Program (HELP)

    Target risk factors, core protocols, staffing, adapted models and evidence — 15 marks A. Definition and Underlying Principle HELP is the original evidence-based, protocol-driven, multicomponent non-pharmacological programme designed to…

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  5. Paper IV7-mark note

    Role of the Geriatric Social Worker

    Position in the team, assessment, discharge planning, case management, settings and challenges — 15 marks A. Definition and Position in the Team The geriatric (gerontological) social worker is the professionally trained member of the…

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  7. Paper IV15-mark essay

    Integrated Care of Older People (ICOPE)

    SOURCE STATEMENT — THIS TIME THE TEXTBOOK DOES COVER IT Pathy’s 6th edition devotes an entire chapter to this subject: Chapter 100, “WHO Integrated Care for Older People (ICOPE),” pages 1272–1281, by Catherine Takeda, Sophie Guyonnet,…

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  8. Paper IV7-mark note

    Geriatric Demography and Its Implications

    This topic IS well covered in the uploaded textbooks. Pathy’s addresses it in Chapter 1 (biological perspective — survival curves), Chapter 2 (introduction to ageing) and Chapter 4 (Social and community aspects of ageing — “Demography…

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  9. Paper IV7-mark note

    Ethno-Geriatrics

    Pathy’s 6th edition covers this topic directly. The core chapter is Chapter 8, “Health literacy and cultural sensitivity,” by Nina Tumosa (HRSA, Rockville, MD), pages 108–118. Additional material is in Chapter 4 (migration, immigration,…

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  10. Paper IV7-mark note

    Role of the geriatric nurse practitioner in the healthcare team

    Nurse practitioners (NPs) and other advanced practice nurses take on tasks previously reserved for doctors, independently or under supervision, as part of a change in the skill mix of the care team. The need: growing numbers of older…

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  1. Paper IV

    Health Policy and Programmes Related to Old People

    Pathy’s 6th edition is largely SILENT on Indian national health policy for the elderly. It covers only the UK/NHS historical perspective (Ch. 1), the WHO global framework and social determinants of ageing (Ch. 4, Ch. 7) and the UK…

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