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Exam 2.3 Flashcards

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Geriatrician

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physician specializing in care of patients with multiple chronic diseases whose care can be managed but may not be cured

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Terms for seniors

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elders, older adults, mature adults, elderly, aged, senior citizens

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Demography of seniors

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85+ fastest growing segment of older population, increase in median age

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Factors affecting population size and age

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fertility rates (baby boomers of 1946-1964), mortality rates (increase in life expectancy), migration

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Dependency ratio

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economically unproductive to economically productive, traditionally defined by age

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Unproductive population

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0-19 and 65+

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Productive population

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19-64

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Labor force ratio

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number of people actually working compared to those that do not, independent of their ages, can be affected by state of the economy

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Morbidity

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activity limitations increase with age, chronic conditions, impairments

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6 instrumental needs that determine lifestyle for people of all ages

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income, housing, personal care, health care, transportation, community facilities and services

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Instrumental tasks

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housekeeping, transportation

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Expressive tasks

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emotional support, socializing and inclusion

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Cognitive tasks

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scheduling appointments, reminders to take medication

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Daily living tasks

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eating, dressing, bathing

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Activities of daily living (ADLs)

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measures of functional limitations

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Instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs)

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measure more complex tasks

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Care provider

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helps identify the needs of the individual and personally performs the care giving service, informal (unpaid)

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Care managers

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helps to identify needs and makes arrangements for a paid or unpaid care giver

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Respite care

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planned short-term care, allow family caregivers to get a break

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Myths of aging

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assumes age 65+ is the same for everyone, assumes all change is decline, assumes 65+ is stage of frailty and illness

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Facts of aging

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more variability in late life than any other age, certain cognitive skills are stable/increasing, young old more similar to middle aged, healthier now than prior generations, better health behaviors, majority report good to excellent health

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Trends of aging

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graying of the population, global trend, oldest old is fastest growing group

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Why the increase in seniors?

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fertility rates, mortality rates, migration rates

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Late life disability

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need for assistance with activities of daily living, caused by either cognitive or physical pathology, impacted by psychological, social, environmental resources and barriers

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Psychological disability

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poor mobility + low motivation = higher disability

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Environmental disability

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poor mobility + live on 3rd floor with no elevator = higher disability

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Cause of death for older adults

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chronic medical conditions, not uncommon to have a period of disability prior to death

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When ADL impairment occurs

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need care, low impairment - often at home services, high impairment - residential care

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At home services (not family)

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meals on wheels or meals at senior center, homemaker services, transportation, home health, hospice, companionship for isolated seniors, adult day services

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Daily tasks

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eating, bathing, dressing, toileting, grooming, shopping, paying bills transportation, cooking, etc.

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Ethnicity categories

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Hispanic or Latino/Non-Hispanic or Non-Latino

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Race categories

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Black, Asian, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, American Indian/Alaska Native, White

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Hispanic Origin

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lowest education of any group, religion plays important role in health, good health seen as a matter of fortune or reward from God for good behavior, Curanderismo

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Curanderismo

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a common form of fold medicine involves religion herbs, witchcraft, and science

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Black Americans

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more than half live in south, slightly lower high school graduation rates than whites, lowest median income of any group

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Asian Americans

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higher average education levels but distribution bipolar, higher average incomes than all other groups (bipolar), concept of balance is related to health and imbalance is related to disease

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Pacific Islander

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lower education levels and median incomes than whites, healer cannot be reimbursed directly for his/her therapeutic work, believed it is not appropriate for healer to get paid

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