TY - JOUR AU - Asiamah, Nestor AU - Azinga, Samuel A. PY - 2017/07/05 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Emotional geriatric care: a health worker development framework for advancing health care for the elderly JF - Geriatric Care JA - Geriatr Care VL - 3 IS - 2 SE - Reviews DO - 10.4081/gc.2017.6741 UR - https://www.pagepressjournals.org/gc/article/view/6741 SP - AB - The trend of population ageing is a critical global condition and is expected to impose dire socio-economic ramifications on populations in the near future. Its contribution to the global burden of disease is increasing, and the implications of this situation for the future are awe-inspiring. This paper draws from the researchers’ experience and relevant literature to recommend a framework that would guide the development and institutionalization of a specialized system of geriatric care, hereby called <em>emotional geriatric care</em>. The application of this framework by governments and health care organizations is expected to constantly improve care for the elderly as a way of gearing health care administration in response to ageing. ER -