Community Participation Flashcards
1
Q
How are the 5 different generation groups classified?
A
- Maturists: pre-1945
- Baby boomers: 1945-60
- Gen X: 1961-80
- Gen Y: 1981-95
- Gen Z: after 1995
2
Q
Why is there an ageing population?
A
- Longer life expectancy
- Lower fertility rate
- Baby boomers population bubble
- Migration boom post war
3
Q
When was the retirement age set historically?
A
Male retirement age of 65 set in 1909, when average male lifespan was ~58yrs
4
Q
What is frailty?
A
- Multidimensional syndrome
- Increased vulnerability to stressor due to reduced capacity of physiological systems
- Associated with increased risk of falls, disability, hospitalisation, mortality, inflammation
5
Q
What is entropy?
A
A process of degradation or a trend to disorder
6
Q
What are the frailty criteria?
A
3/5 of the following:
- Poor muscle strength
- Slow gait
- Un-intentional wt loss
- Exhaustion
- Sedentary
7
Q
What tools can be used to assess frailty?
A
- FRAIL questionnaire
- Clinical frailty scale
8
Q
What types of interventions can be used to treat frailty?
A
- Physical
- Nutritional
- Behavioural, social, psychological
9
Q
How does average number of hospital days change with age?
A
- 55-64yo: Increases from 24 to 40
- > 64yo: Decreases to 23 days
10
Q
What is the inverse care law?
A
Availability of medical care varies inversely with need for it in the population
11
Q
What are the major factors that determine level of care?
A
- Management of continence
- Mobility
- Level of assistance in personal care & ADLs
- Behaviour (dementia, supervision requirements)
