Age-related references in national public health, technology appraisal and clinical guidelines and guidance: documentary analysis
Author(s) -
Lynne F Forrest,
Jean Adams,
Yoav BenShlomo,
Stefanie Buckner,
Nick Payne,
Melanie Rimmer,
Sarah Salway,
Sarah Sowden,
Kate Walters,
Martin White
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
age and ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1468-2834
pISSN - 0002-0729
DOI - 10.1093/ageing/afw235
Subject(s) - nice , medicine , documentation , excellence , psychological intervention , thematic analysis , public health , health care , receipt , gerontology , age appropriate , age groups , scope (computer science) , life expectancy , family medicine , psychology , nursing , demography , population , qualitative research , environmental health , social science , developmental psychology , sociology , world wide web , computer science , political science , law , economics , programming language , economic growth
older people may be less likely to receive interventions than younger people. Age bias in national guidance may influence entire public health and health care systems. We examined how English National Institute for Health & Care Excellence (NICE) guidance and guidelines consider age.
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