面对21世纪,作为医疗应该亟待解决的有以下几个方面的问题。 一、人口老龄化及其对策 在世界范围内,人口老龄化正以前所未有的高速度到来(如表1)。 由于老年人们的发病率及就诊率都在提高,因此医疗费用也相应地提高了。据1984年卫生部的调查,卧床不起6个月以上的有49万人,其中65岁以上的占36.6万人(占3.1％),其中住院的有10万人,在家中的有26.7万人,据说被养老院收留的老人还有11 Faced with the 21st century, there are the following issues that must be solved urgently as medical treatment. I. Population aging and its countermeasures In the world, population aging is coming at an unprecedented high speed (Table 1). As the incidence rate and attendance rate of elderly people are increasing, medical expenses have also been correspondingly increased. According to a survey conducted by the Ministry of Health in 1984, there were 490,000 people who were bedridden for more than 6 months, of which 366,000 were over 65 years old (3.1%), of whom 100,000 were hospitalized and 267,000 were at home. People, it is said that there are 11 old people admitted to nursing homes.