ArticleSultan Qaboos University medical journal2012
Emerging Burden of Frail Young and Elderly Persons in Oman: For whom the bell tolls?
Article in Sultan Qaboos University medical journal, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.
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- Burden of musculoskeletal disorders in the gulf cooperation council countries, 1990-2019: Findings from the global burden of disease study 2019.Frontiers in medicine · 2022Article
- Underlying Factors Behind the Low Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorders in Oman: Sociocultural perspective.Sultan Qaboos University medical journal · 2015Article
- Adverse Effects of Medicines: Is the Omani population safe?Sultan Qaboos University medical journal · 2015Article
- Patient safety culture assessment in oman.Oman medical journal · 2014Article
- Cognitive profiles in patients with multi-infarct dementia: an omani study.Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders extra · 2014Article
- Tomorrow's People Matters: Evidence for Action in Oman.Oman medical journal · 2014Article
- Variation in socio-economic burden for caring of children with autism spectrum disorder in Oman: caregiver perspectives.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2013Article
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Abstract
Recent improvements in health and an increased standard of living in Oman have led to a reduction in environment-related and infectious diseases. Now the country is experiencing an epidemiological transition characterised by a baby boom, youth bulge and increasing longevity. Common wisdom would therefore suggest that Omanis will suffer less ill health. However, a survey of literature suggests that chronic non-communicable diseases are unexpectedly becoming common. This is possibly fuelled by some socio-cultural patterns specific to Oman, as well as the shortcomings of the 'miracle' of health and rapid modernisation. Unfortunately, such new diseases do not spare younger people; a proportion of them will need the type of care usually reserved for the elderly. In addition, due to their pervasive and refractory nature, these chronic non-communicable diseases seem impervious to the prevailing 'cure-oriented' health care system. This situation therefore calls for a paradigm shift: a health care system that goes beyond a traditional cure-orientation to provide care services for the chronically sick of all ages.
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