EDD 5 Flashcards
Proportion of the world’s population over 60 years will double from about 11% to what?
22%
Absolute number of people aged 60 years and over is expected to increase from ___ to ___ over the same period
605 million to 2 billion
What percentage of older persons in high-income countries have experienced some form of maltreatment at home?
4-6%
25-30% of people have some degree of
Cognitive decline
True or False. Most elderly people are housebound.
True
True or False. Most elderly consider their pensions enough for daily living.
False. Pensions are not enough for medication, rehabilitation, and maintenance
Older people have the tendency to ___ their illness
Underreport
What does ADL stand for?
Activities of daily living
No 1. Leading cause of illness that affected ADL of order people
Respiratory illness
Difficulty in stepping forward, walking, imbalance when person walks
Abnormal gait
Difficulty in chewing
Dysphagia
Bathing a bedridden person
Bed bath
Republic act that grants senior citizens benefits and special privileges
RA 7432 - Senior Citizen’s Act of 1993
Father of the senior citizens law
Edgardo Angara
Expanded benefits for senior citizens like 20% discount and vat exemption, free vaccination against influenza and pneumococcal disease, 5% discount on water and electric bills, and additional government assistance
RA 9994 - Expanded Senior Citizen’s Act of 2010
True or False. The nearest kin of the elderly can decide what to do during health care servicing.
False. We must respect patient’s autonomy during
the intervention process.
___ care for older persons takes into account their development needs physical, psychological, mental & spiritual.
Humanistic
Have access to adequate food, water, shelter, clothing & health care
Older people/Elder/Elderly people
True or False. There is a higher proportion of older persons who can perform ADL related to bodily functions than those related to independent living.
True
People aged 85 or older have some degree of cognitive decline.
25%-30%
True or False. Older persons are financially disadvantaged.
True
True or False. Older persons’ vulnerability to adverse drug reactions.
True
Leading causes of illnesses/accidents/injury of older persons:
- respiratory
- neurologies
- musculo-skeletal
- cardiovascular
- sensory
- trauma
Common health problems/conditions:
difficulty in walking, chewing, impaired vision at least one eye, hearing problems, feet restricting activities.
Usual causes of morbidity among 50+ years old:
Influenza, hypertension, diarrhea, bronchitis, tuberculosis-all forms, disease of the heart, pneumonia, malaria, malignant neoplasm, & chickenpox
Usual causes of mortality:
Heart disease, Vascular system diseases, malignant neoplasm, pneumonia, accidents, tuberculosis-all forms, COPD & allied conditions, Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period, Diabetes mellitus, nephritis, nephritic syndrome, & nephrosis.
3 highest responses to persons living with older persons.
- Grandchild
- Spouse
- Daughter
The Senior Citizens’ Act of 2003
(R.A. 9257)
What is the goal of Health Care Services for Older People?
To give the elderly a longer disability free life.
Guidelines in Providing Health Care Services to Older Person;
- Right of older persons
- Traditions, beliefs, & values as well as health practices need to be considered in providing care & health services.
Health Protection
- Avoid environmental hazards
- Regular health check-ups
Principles for Older Person (United Nations (U.N))
- Independent
- Participation
- Care
- Self-fulfillment
- Dignity
- Have access to adequate food, water, shelter, clothing & health care
- Have the opportunity to work
- Be able to participate in determining when & at what pace withdrawal from the labor force takes place
- Have access to appropriate educational & training programs
- Be able to live in environments that are safe & adaptable
- Be able to reside at home for as long as possible
INDEPENDENT
- Remain integrated in society
- Be able to seek & develop opportunities for service to the community
- Be able to form movements or associations for older persons
PARTICIPATION
- Benefit from family & community care & protection
- Have access to health care
- Have access to social & legal services.
- Be able to utilize appropriate levels of institutional care
- Be able to enjoy human rights & fundamental freedom
CARE
- Be able to pursue opportunities for the full development of their potentials
- Have access to the educational, cultural, spiritual & recreational resources of society
SELF-FULFILLMENT
- Be able to live in dignity & security be free from exploitation
& physical or mental abuses - Be treated fairly regardless of age, gender, racial
ethnic background, disability or other status & be valued independently of their economic contributions
DIGNITY
Filipino older persons are taken cared of by their families.
CAREGIVING
The cessation of physical, psychological, and spiritual life hear on earth.
DYING
It begins with sedation and lethargy accompanied by restlessness and confusion that often progresses to unpleasant hallucinations and delirium.
ACTIVELY DYING
Withdrawal from the physical world around them in preparation for their final journey.
TRANSITIONING
The body is in the process of shutting down.
IMMINENT
Circulation of the blood and respiration stops once there is cessation of heart beat.
DEATH
2 types of death
- Clinical Death (Comes first - a person’s heart stops beating)
- Biological Death
2 types of Caregiving
- Emotional
- Physical
How much window can patients be revived?
4-6 minutes
Person’s heart stops beating; Circulation of blood and respiration also stops when there is cessation of heart beat
Clinical Death — Cardiac Arrest
After 4-6 minutes without CPR, cells begin to die; “Point of no return”
Biological Death
Several hours after biological death. Rigidity of muscles occuring after death.
Rigor mortis
Process wherein where healthcare provider would clean the deceased body by removing IV, oxygen, and other attached in the body.
Post-Mortem Care
