ReviewCureus2025
Barriers to Implementing Effective Healthcare Practices for the Aging Population: Approaches to Identification and Management.
Review in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Who cites it
14 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Visual attention and postural stability among older adults participating in health-enhancing physical activity: a systematic review.Frontiers in network physiology · 2026Pooled it
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- Living Alone and Routine Checkup Disparities Among Older Adults With Disabilities in the United States: The Mediating Role of Social Determinants of Health.Journal of aging and health · 2026Article
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- The Impact of Risk Factors and Comorbidities on Heart Failure in the Aging Population.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Prediction of Inpatient Rehabilitation Length, Discharge Destination and Home-Care Needs After Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty for Osteoarthritis: A Follow-Up Study on 1.679 Patients.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Chronic myeloid and lymphocytic leukemias in the elderly: public health challenges in early detection and long-term care.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2026Review
- Community Pharmacists' Management of Minor Ailments in Tripoli, Libya: An Exploratory Study of Practices, Prevalence, and Challenges.Farmaceuticos comunitarios · 2026Article
- Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment and Geriatric Interdisciplinary Team Care Model: An Integrated Model for Older Adults.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2026Review
- Burden of geriatric and cognitive disorders and the impact of integrated care models on morbidity, functional decline, and health service utilization among older adults.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- The impact of digital health on loneliness and social isolation for older adults: A scoping review protocol.PloS one · 2026Article
- Promotion and preservation of mobility and autonomy in old age through smart rollators-a qualitative study.Frontiers in digital health · 2026Article
- Predictive Value of Frailty, Comorbidity, and Patient-Reported Measures for Hospitalization or Death in Older Outpatients: Quality of Life and Depression as Prognostic Red Flags.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Population health management through human phenotype ontology with policy for ecosystem improvement.Frontiers in artificial intelligence · 2025Article
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13 authors.
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Abstract
The aging population presents a growing challenge to healthcare systems, necessitating urgent adaptations to meet the complex needs of older adults. Existing healthcare models often lack integration and fail to provide patient-centered care, leading to fragmented services, suboptimal outcomes, increased hospitalizations, and escalating healthcare costs. This narrative review aims to systematically identify and categorize the key barriers to effective healthcare implementation for the elderly, evaluate current healthcare models and their limitations, and explore evidence-based strategies to improve care delivery. A comprehensive literature search was conducted in PubMed, MEDLINE, Scopus, and Web of Science for studies published from 2000 to October 2024. The identified barriers span multiple domains, including patient-related challenges such as low health literacy and socioeconomic disparities, disease-specific factors like frailty and multimorbidity, provider-related constraints such as inadequate geriatric training, and system-wide deficiencies in primary care infrastructure and policy support. To address these challenges, this review explores emerging solutions, including risk stratification tools, integrated healthcare models, digital health innovations, and artificial intelligence-driven interventions. By providing a structured analysis of barriers and solutions, this review aims to inform policy and healthcare practices that enhance elderly care, reduce hospital readmissions, and optimize resource utilization in aging populations.
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