Chapter 13 Flashcards
Crude mortality rate
of deaths divided by alive population during a time period
age-specific mortality rate
crude death rate for a particular group
age-adjusted mortality rate
Statistic that combines all age-specific death rates within
groups of the population
top 3 causes of death
cancer, heart disease, stroke
What are some demographic factors related to higher mortality?
marital status, sex, race, religious affiliation, stress
What are some examples of death ethos?
funeral rituals, belief in ghosts/afterlife, treatment of death topics.
What are the Kubler-ross stages?
denial, anger, barging, depression, acceptance
What are some of the issues with the Kubler-ross scale?
small study, not focused on the individual who was dying.
what are some examples of Advanced Directives?
living will, power of attorney, DNR orders, request for palliative care
physician assisted suicide
Terminally ill patients make conscious
decision to end their lives and receive
tools from physicians to do this
Euthanasia
Physician takes actions causing
patient to die
Hospice Care
provides medical and supportive care for dying patents. allows patent pain control and symptom management,
BioPsychoSocial effects of bereavement
Bio: stress on body
Psycho: impaired attention and memory
Social: altered position in family. $ burden. change in support network
Traditional view of bereavement
death should be worked through, grief that goes longer that one year is considered abnormal
attachment view of bereavement
maintain a continuing bond with deceased. keeping positions is not abnormal
