老年人之整體性照護

Holistic Care for the Elderly

人口老化在21世紀已是明顯的趨勢，老化機轉所引起的健康失落是多方面的，所以提供照護時應抱持整體性的觀點，才能符合老年人之需求。本文旨在討論「整體性」之意涵、老年人的健康特質，以及因著老年人健康特質如何去提供整體性照護。期透過對文內這些議題之探討，可做為提昇老年人健康照護之參考。

It is evident that the population of elderly people is increasing in size in the 21st century. Because ageing causes declines in various aspects of health, health care personnel should adopt a holistic approach to caring for them. The purposes of this paper are to discuss the meaning of holism and the health characteristics of the elderly, and to consider, in the light of these characteristics, how best to provide holistic care to the elderly. The author hopes that this article can contribute to improvements in health care for the elderly.