Definitions

Question 1

what is ageing?

Answer 1

impact of the accumulation of a wide variety of molecular and cellular damage over time, decreasing in physical and mental capacity

Question 2

what is the biological theories of ageing

Answer 2

biological ageing is the gradual and progressive decline in physiological functioning that occurs throughout adulthoof and ends in death

Question 3

what is end of life care?

Answer 3

the final activity of living and is normally preceded by a process in which the individual actively participates

Question 4

what is pallative care?

Answer 4

an approach that improves the quality of life of patients and their families facing the problem associated with life threatening illness.

Question 5

what is caregiver burden?

Answer 5

the burden while carrying out caring responsibilities for a chronically ill, acutely or chronically disabled person, or frail and/or elderly friend or family member

Question 6

what is loss

Answer 6

the condition of being deprived or bereaved of something or someone throughout one’s life

Question 7

what is grieving

Answer 7

the way an individual reacts or responds to the loss of someone or something significant within their life

Question 8

what is polyoharmacy?

Answer 8

inappropriate and often unnecessary prescribing of multiple medications often from the same class of drug for the treatment of one or more chornic conditions

Question 9

what is anorexia of ageing

Answer 9

loss of appetite experienced in older age, reducing essential proteins, minerals and vitamins

Question 10

what is healthy ageing

Answer 10

is about maximising health and wellbeing to enable older people to have quality of life, be active and independent

Question 11

what is ageism

Answer 11

sterotyping, prejudice and discrimination against people on the basis of their age

Question 12

what is continuity theory

Answer 12

ageing as an extension of earlier life, relfects a continuation of the patterns of roles, responsibilities and activities

Question 13

what is quality of life

Answer 13

an individuals perception of their position in life in the context of the culture and value systems in which they live and in relation to their goals, expectations, standards and concerns

Question 14

what does comprehensive assessment of the older adult mean?

Answer 14

it is a multifaced approach to the assessement of the older person

Question 15

what is pathological ageing

Answer 15

Not healthy ageing

Question 16

what is frailty

Answer 16

clinical syndrome characterized by marked vulnerability due to decline in reserve and function across multiple systems is common among older people

Question 17

what is sarcopenia

Answer 17

progressive and generalised loss of skeletal muscle mass and strength with a risk of adverse outcomes

Question 18

what is cachexia?

Answer 18

weakness and wasting of the body due to severe chornic illness

Question 19

what is the systems map

Answer 19

• the medication management cycle is a sytem with multiple steps and components that can be variously characterised as parallel, complementary and repetitive
• the following map describes some of the pathways older australians may take through australians complex medication management system