Open AccessThe two cultures of health and social care might perhaps be brought together by assets
Author(s) -
Rahman Shibley
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
aging medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2475-0360
DOI - 10.1002/agm2.12035
Subject(s) - psychological resilience , resilience (materials science) , health care , psychology , public relations , business , sociology , social psychology , political science , economic growth , economics , physics , thermodynamics
Arguably, there are two sides to the frailty “coin,” with only one culture dominated by deficits. Certainly, as cells age, they develop deficits as a result of the accumulation of unrepaired cellular and molecular damage; however, the factors that make people well or healthy are important in defending against deficits and building up resilience, and need to be routinely discussed with patients. I argue that all health and social care professionals should feel confident in exploring assets or more “positive aspects” of living, and this common language could even drive integration between person‐centered services.