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PRONUNCIATION OF CONFUSED ELDERLY

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CONFUSED ELDERLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Confused elderly is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES CONFUSED ELDERLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of confused elderly in the English dictionary

The definition of confused elderly in the dictionary is old and no longer having mental abilities sufficient for independent living.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CONFUSED ELDERLY

confusability
confusable
confuse
confused
confusedly
confusedness
confusible
confusing
confusingly
confusion
confusional
confutable
confutation
confutative
confute
confutement
confuter

WORDS THAT END LIKE CONFUSED ELDERLY

cleverly
disorderly
eagerly
elderly
formerly
improperly
northerly
nursing orderly
orderly
overly
panderly
properly
quarterly
readerly
slenderly
tenderly
unorderly
untenderly
utterly
yonderly

Synonyms and antonyms of confused elderly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «confused elderly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CONFUSED ELDERLY

Find out the translation of confused elderly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of confused elderly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «confused elderly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

糊涂老人
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

confundido ancianos
570 millions of speakers

English

confused elderly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बुजुर्ग उलझन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الخلط بين كبار السن
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

путают пожилых
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

confusa idosos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিভ্রান্ত বয়স্ক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

confus personnes âgées
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Warga tua yang keliru
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

verwirrte ältere
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

高齢者に混乱
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

노인 혼란
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bingung tuwa
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhầm lẫn già
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வயதான குழப்பம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गोंधळलेले वयस्कर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Şaşkın yaşlılar
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

confuso anziani
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

mylić starszych
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

плутають літніх
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

confuz în vârstă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σύγχυση ηλικιωμένους
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verward bejaardes
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

förvirrad äldre
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

forvirret eldre
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of confused elderly

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CONFUSED ELDERLY»

The term «confused elderly» is used very little and occupies the 191.404 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CONFUSED ELDERLY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about confused elderly

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CONFUSED ELDERLY»

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Primary Health Care Psychiatry: A Practical Guide for ...
The confused elderly patient: an approach to challenging behaviours in elderly patients Jane Saunders Overview Difficult or challenging behaviours, otherwise known as the behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD), are  ...
Sean Exner Baumann, 2007
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Enabling the Elderly: Religious Institutions within the ...
Goal: Develop supports for families caring for confused elderly at home. Tasks: 1. Establish an ongoing support group made up of families caring for confused elderly at home. 2. Develop a respite program which provides people who are able ...
Sheldon S. Tobin, James W. Ellor, A.C.S.W., Susan M. Anderson-Ray, 2012
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Cambridge Handbook of Psychology, Health and Medicine
Reality orientation: psychological approaches to the 'confused' elderly. London: Churchill Livingstone. Holden, U. & Woods, R. (1988). Reality orientation: psychological approaches to the 'confused' elderly. -hondon: Churchill Livingstone. o "1 ...
Andrew Baum, 1997
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Understanding Family Violence: Treating and Preventing ...
I have honestly been thinking of dropping out of my bridge club, but I know I shouldn't because I enjoy it so much. Specific behaviors of confused elderly persons may put them at greater risk for abuse. A confused person's functioning may be ...
Vernon R. Wiehe, 1998
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Intravenous Infusion Therapy for Nurses: Principles & Practice
Care of the confused elderly patient is directed toward identifying the cause of the confusion, treating the cause. and keeping the individual safe. If possible. promote venous filling without a tourniquet when performing venipunctures on elderly ...
Dianne L. Josephson, 2004
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Dementias:
Reewe W, Ivison D (1985) Use of environmental manipulation and classroom and modified informal reality orientation with institutionalized confused elderly patients. Age Ageing 14: 119-121 40. Williams R, Reeve W, Ivison D.Kavanagh D  ...
S. Govoni, C.L. Bolis, M. Trabucchi, 1999
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American Psychiatric Association Practice Guidelines for the ...
Reeve W, Ivison D: Use of environmental manipulation and classroom and modified informal reality orientation with institutionalized, confused elderly patients. Age Ageing 1985; 14:119-121 [B] 78. Williams R, Reeve W, Ivison D, Kavanagh D: ...
American Psychiatric Association, 2006
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Medical Ethics and the Elderly
CASE 13.2 Mr B, an acutely confused elderly man, has developed C. difficile following treatment of a urinary tract infection. He has profuse diarrhoea and requires medication and hydration. He, however, refuses oral intake and pulls out both ...
Gurcharan Singh Rai, Gurdeep S. Rai, 2009
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Care-Giving in Dementia: Volume 1: Research and Applications
(1988) Individualised Reality Orientation: Creative Therapy with Confused Elderly People, Bicester: Winslow Press. Holden, U.P. and Woods, R.T. (1988) Reality Orientation: Psychological Approaches tothe 'Confused' Elderly, 2nd edn,  ...
Gemma M. M. Jones, Bere M. L. Miesen, 2014
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Clinical Management of Memory Problems (2nd Edn) (PLE: Memory)
This is perhaps why so few studies have evaluated behavioural approaches with confused elderly people and why RO should not be considered an 'off the peg' treatment (Hanley, 1986). 7 Although a number of authors have written about ...
Barbara Wilson, Nick Moffat, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CONFUSED ELDERLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term confused elderly is used in the context of the following news items.
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'Don't bump me off' — Confused OAP 'bullied' into non-resuscitation …
Questions have been raised about NHS Fife's resuscitation policy after a confused elderly patient gave doctors permission to let her die just ... «The Courier, Jun 15»
2
Spillikin, A Play With Four Actors And A Robot
Through the talents of three actors and one robot, the audience is confronted, challenged and drawn into this world, in which a confused elderly ... «WT VOX, Jun 15»
3
Resident feared 'mass shooter in neighborhood' on night of …
Pretti stepped into the street to find a confused elderly resident stunned by the blast as she began a search for young neighbor girls. «Fox 59, Jun 15»
4
Wisconsin DOJ's “Silver Alert” program is saving lives: Here's how to …
A bus driver recognized the confused elderly man on his bus as the subject of the alert and the man was safely recovered. On December 27th ... «fox6now.com, Jun 15»
5
West Fargo search dog dies after years of service
In his decade-long career, Barnaby found many people dead and alive, including wanderers such as confused elderly and children who ... «INFORUM, May 15»
6
Rant & Rave: Darwin Awards, not bus warnings
RAVE To the young SPD officers I saw give a lost and confused elderly couple a ride downtown to wherever they were supposed to be. «The Seattle Times, May 15»
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Shameless: Brazen FIFA boss Sepp Blatter doesn't bat an eyelid …
Blatter's only role yesterday was that of the ever-so-confused elderly victim. You know, the look that says he's just been turned over by a dodgy ... «Scottish Daily Record, May 15»
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Honoring, mourning our peace officers
... 1998, in a car accident on I-25 while trying to find a vehicle driven by a confused elderly man. The same vehicle he pursued came the wrong ... «Douglas Budget, May 15»
9
Fraudster who conned elderly Surbiton man out of £192000 in scam …
A callous criminal who conned a confused elderly Surbiton man out of £192,000 has been jailed. Police were called to Lloyds TSB on ... «South West Londoner, May 15»
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Cruel hospital worker stuffed wet wipe into dementia sufferer's …
... head in front of another colleague while she was supposed to be looking after the confused elderly woman in Kent and Canterbury Hospital. «Express.co.uk, Apr 15»

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