Using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health to Guide Students' Clinical Approach to Aging With Pathology: Aging With Multiple Sclerosis Example

This article proposes a shift from initiating the patient examination with assessment of body structures and functions to a model that incorporates adult learning theory and clinical expertise theory to facilitate students' transition to expert clinicians. The authors offer the example of an older patient with a neurological condition to demonstrate the reasoning process that delineates typical aging from the disease process for optimal patient outcomes.
Source: Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation - Category: Geriatrics Tags: Aging With a Progressive Neurologic Disease Source Type: research