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AGING PERSPECTIVE AND DEMOGRAPHICS Flashcards

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Aging

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Normal process of time-related change

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Ageism

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Stereotyping characteristics of elderly.

Other people regard old people as: weak, memory loss (cognitive decline), poor, burden (to society), dependent, unreliable, lonely

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Geriatrics

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The branch of medicine that is used to study old age

Focuses on physiology, pathology, diagnosis, and medical management of the disorders affecting the older adult

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Gerontology

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More inclined to nursing, and use a more holistic approach

Refers to the combined biologic, psychological, and sociological study of older adults within their environment

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Gerontologic nursing

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It includes assessment, nursing diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation of older adults.

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Aging in the Philippines starts at what year

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60 yrs old

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In the US aging starts in the age of

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65 yrs old

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60 to 69 years

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Young old

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70 to 79 years

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Middle old

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Above 80 years (fastest growing group)

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Oldest old

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Centenarians

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People over 100 years old

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The global population aged 60 years old

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962 million

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US aging population

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53.7 million

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Ph aging population

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4.6 million

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Life Expectancy

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Average number of years a person is expected to live

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Life Span

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Refers to the maximum number of years an individual is expected to live in absence of diseases

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Life Expectancy US male and female

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75 & 80 yrs old

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Life Expectancy Ph male and female

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57.4 & 63.2 yrs old

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Life span US male and female

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85 & 87 yrs old

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By 2030, life expectancy is projected to increase of

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4.0 years for males and 4.7 years for females

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top 6 leading causes of death

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heart diseases
cancers, neoplasms
cerebrovascular diseases
COPD
pneumonia
diabetes
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RA 9994

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Exapanded Senior Citizen Act of 2010
To encourage their families and the communities to reaffirm the valued Filipino tradition of caring for their senior citizens

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Philippine Government’s Program for the Care of Older Persons

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By DSWD
The need to improve capacities of family members, kinship carers in caring for sick, frail, bedridden or disabled elderly family members

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