A - Ageing and society

Question 1

The mean life expectancy is increasing by roughly 2.5 years per decade Give two reasons why people are living longer?

Answer 1

This is because fewer people are dying in childhood and fewer people are dying middle aged

Question 2

With regards to Japan, how does the population of the country differ from childhood, to middle aged to 65 and over?

Answer 2

Japans population is middle aged dominated There are far more elderly residents however than children There is an increasing number old people in many countries with a decreasing number of young

Question 3

How does age vary with activities of daily living impairment?

Answer 3

With increasing age, there is increased activity of daily living impairment

Question 4

Do women or men tend to have a greater disability with increasing age?

Answer 4

In most countries women tend to have increasing disability over men

Question 5

Is an increase in life expectancy accompanied by and increase in healthy life expectancy?

Answer 5

currently the aim is to increase healthy life expectancy as life expectancy increases The healthy life expectancy increase however is not keeping with the pace of life expectancy

Question 6

What is the main cause of disability?

Answer 6

CVD - cardiovascular disease

Question 7

What is ageism?

Answer 7

Ageism is an unacceptable behaviour that occurs as a result of the belief that older people are of less value than younger people

Question 8

Which man discovered the link between smoking and lung cancer?

Answer 8

Richard doll

Question 9

Some frail older adults are vulnerable to abuse Name some types of abuse and which is the most common?

Answer 9

Financial abuse is the most common type of elder abuse Other types include verbal and physical and less commonly sexual abuse