Demogarphics

Question 1

Top 8 Causes of Death in Elderly Americans

Answer 1

CV disease
CA
CVA
COPD
Pneumonia & influenza
DM
Accidents
Alzheimer's disease

Question 2

Define Maximal Life Span

Answer 2

Theoretical, longest length of life, excluding premature “unnatural” death

Question 3

Define Life Expectancy

Answer 3

Average number of additional years of life that is expected for a member of a population

Question 4

Challenges in Care for Other Ethnicities

Answer 4

Language barriers
Values of providers
Life situations of the older patients
Ethnic beliefs & values
"Americanization" of ethnic groups
Older person may refuse therapies they feel are too expensive, offer limited curative value, & are inconsistent with cultural beliefs

Question 5

Disabilities & Diseases in the Aging Population

Answer 5

Hearing loss
Vision loss
Prostate cancer
Arthritis
Alzheimer's disease
Heart disease
DM
HTN

Question 6

Define Disability

Answer 6

Self reported inability to walk up & down a flight of stairs or walk half a mile without help

Question 7

Disability is Postponed if

Answer 7

Non-smoker
Exercises
BMI in the normal range

Question 8

Significant Portion of Variability of Disability in the Aging Population will Likely be Accounted for by

Answer 8

SES
Access to information
Awareness of health risks

Question 9

Changes Being Made in our Health System

Answer 9

Prevention
Education
Screening

Question 10

What is the sandwich generation?

Answer 10

Generation that will be caught in the middle, experiencing role strain from simultaneous obligations to children, jobs, & the care of parents