AGING PERSPECTIVE AND DEMOGRAPHICS Flashcards
Aging
Normal process of time-related change
Ageism
Stereotyping characteristics of elderly.
Other people regard old people as: weak, memory loss (cognitive decline), poor, burden (to society), dependent, unreliable, lonely
Geriatrics
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
Gerontology
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
Gerontologic nursing
It includes assessment, nursing diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation of older adults.
Aging in the Philippines starts at what year
60 yrs old
In the US aging starts in the age of
65 yrs old
60 to 69 years
Young old
70 to 79 years
Middle old
Above 80 years (fastest growing group)
Oldest old
Centenarians
People over 100 years old
The global population aged 60 years old
962 million
US aging population
53.7 million
Ph aging population
4.6 million
Life Expectancy
Average number of years a person is expected to live
Life Span
Refers to the maximum number of years an individual is expected to live in absence of diseases
Life Expectancy US male and female
75 & 80 yrs old
Life Expectancy Ph male and female
57.4 & 63.2 yrs old
Life span US male and female
85 & 87 yrs old
By 2030, life expectancy is projected to increase of
4.0 years for males and 4.7 years for females
top 6 leading causes of death
heart diseases cancers, neoplasms cerebrovascular diseases COPD pneumonia diabetes
RA 9994
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
Philippine Government’s Program for the Care of Older Persons
By DSWD
The need to improve capacities of family members, kinship carers in caring for sick, frail, bedridden or disabled elderly family members
