Acopia Medical Terminology

Acopia - Physiopedia

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The term 'acopia' may bias clinicians thought processes and cause diagnosis to be missed and reversible pathology to be underdiagnosed. [1] [2] A study carried out within an NHS District General Hospital found that nearly half of patients described as having …

Acopia | definition of Acopia by Medical dictionary

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Acopia (1) The inability to cope with psychosocial stressors—e.g., a terminal illness, a divorce, the death of one’s child—which may result in self-neglect, major depression, etc. …

prevalence and characteristic of patients with ‘acopia’

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The patient presenting with 'acopia' - PubMed

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This term is offensive and lazy, implying fault on the part of the patient and allowing the assessing doctor to erroneously label the patient as a 'social admission' when, in fact, …

What Does Acopia Mean? What is it?

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In many cases though, this simply does not happen. “Acopia” is a term that is generally used for older people who …

‘Acopia’ and ‘inability to cope’ remain unhelpful and …

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Frequently, ageist and pejorative terms such as ‘acopia’ and ‘inability to cope’ are unfortunately used to describe older patients who are either experiencing …

Acopia‘: a Useful Term or Not? - Obeid - Wiley Online …

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Background: ‘Acopia’, meaning inability to cope, is increasingly used by Australian public hospital emergency departments to describe frail older patients. This raises …

'Acopia' and 'inability to cope' remain unhelpful and …

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'Acopia' and 'inability to cope' remain unhelpful and pejorative labels for complexity in older adults presenting to the acute hospital 'Acopia' and 'inability to cope' …

(PDF) The patient presenting with 'Acopia'

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The derogatory term (some call it a diagnosis) 'acopia' is raising its ugly head again. There is no place in the nursing or medical professional practice for this abomination. Full …

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Medical Terms and Abbreviations: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary Est. 1828 Medical Dictionary Search medical terms and abbreviations with the most up-to …