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Mental Health and Relationships, Older Adults
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<p>Visits to the doctor can be stressful, especially when someone is dealing with a serious or chronic (ongoing) health condition. Use these tips to help someone you care about before, during, and after a doctor’s visit.</p><h2>Before the visit:</h2><ul><li>Ask your loved one if he would like you to go with him to the visit.</li><li>Help him make a list of questions to ask the doctor or nurse.</li><li>Suggest that he make a folder of information to share with the doctor or nurse. He can include things like:<ul><li>Any changes in his health since the last visit, like a serious injury or illness</li><li>Any recent changes in his life, like becoming unemployed</li><li>A family health history</li><li>A list of all medicines he’s taking, including over-the-counter medicines and vitamins</li></ul></li></ul><h2>During the visit:</h2><ul><li>Introduce yourself to the doctor and explain why you are there. The doctor may ask to see your loved one in private during parts of the visit.</li><li>Bring a notepad and write down the doctor’s advice and answers to questions.</li><li>If you don’t understand something the doctor says, ask her to explain it until you do understand.</li></ul><h2>After the visit:</h2><ul><li>Discuss the visit with your loved one and talk about what you learned. If you forget or can’t agree on what the doctor said, call the doctor’s office and ask.</li><li>Ask your loved one if she needs help getting any medicines or supplies recommended by the doctor.</li><li>Remind your loved one to set up any follow-up appointments with the doctor or nurse.</li></ul><h2>Resources to share with your loved one:</h2><ul><li>For help making a list of questions to ask the doctor or nurse, visit <a href="http://www.ahrq.gov/questions/qb/" >http://www.ahrq.gov/questions/qb/</a>.</li><li>To start a family health history, visit <a href="https://familyhistory.hhs.gov/fhh-web/home.action" >https://familyhistory.hhs.gov/fhh-web/home.action</a>.</li></ul>
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