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Factors affecting care of elderly patients among nursing staff at the Ho teaching hospital in Ghana: Implications for geriatric care policy in Ghana

INTRODUCTION: The population of the aged is increasing globally and in Ghana. In 2020, the population aged over 60 years in Ghana was 2,051,903 and this is expected to reach 2.5 million by 2025 and 6.3 million by 2050. Despite the envisaged increase in the number and life expectancy of the older pop...

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Autores principales:	Salia, Solomon Mohammed, Adatara, Peter, Afaya, Agani, Jawula, Waliu Salisu, Japiong, Milipaak, Wuni, Abubakari, Ayanore, Martin Amogre, Bangnidong, Jacob Erwontaa, Hagan, Felix, Sam-Mensah, Dorcas, Alhassan, Robert Kaba
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Public Library of Science 2022
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9223345/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35737704 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0268941

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