FPC2 Tutorial 3 Ageing Well or Not so Well Flashcards
Homeostatic reserve (the ability of an organism to stabilise its normal internal environment) is the same in the elderly as in early and middle adult life: True or False
false
Disease always presents in the same way in the elderly as it does in younger adults: True or False
false
Normal ranges e.g. peak flow rate, are affected by age: True or False
true
Drug handling alters with age: True or False
true
Treatable disease in the elderly is frequently ascribed to “normal ageing”: True or False
true
Define “Ageism”
A process of systematic stereotyping and discrimination against people just because they are old.
Lifestyle changes in old age are not worthwhile as they produce no significant health benefits: True or False
false
In 2000, the proportion of the world’s population over 60years was 11%. By 2050, it is expected to be:
A 8% B 15% C 22% D 40%
C
22%
In the period 2000 to 2050, the number of people aged 80 and older will increase:
A 2-fold B 3-fold C 4-fold D 5-fold
C
4-fold
By 2050, what percentage of older people will live in low-income and middle-income countries?
A 80% B 65% C 50% D 35%
A 80%
In the world’s poorest countries, the “biggest killers” are:
A) Cholera and dysentery
B) Heart disease, stroke and chronic lung disease
C) Malaria
D) Sleeping sickness
B Heart disease, stroke and chronic lung disease
Older people in low-income and middle-income countries carry a greater disease burden than those in the rich world: True or false?
true
By 2050, the number of older people who are no longer able to look after themselves is forecast to increase:
A Not at all B Two-fold C Three-fold D Four-fold
D
4-fold
Worldwide, most training for health professionals includes instruction about specific care for older people: True or False
false
Creating “age-friendly” physical and social environments does not improve the active participation and independence of older people: True or False
false
A 63 year old patient who gives up smoking will decrease their risk of premature death by:
A 50% B 40% C 30% D 20%
A
50%
what are happening to the shape of population pyramids?
beocming more top heavy as the numbers of the eldery population is increasing
what is the fastest growing age group in the world?
80+ age group
Scotland 2004-2031:
The number of children aged under 16 is projected to decrease by 15%
The number of people aged 16-29 is projected to fall by 12%
The number of people aged 30-49 is projected to decrease by 17%
The number of people aged 50 and over is projected to increase by 28%
The number of people aged 65 and over is projected to rise by 58% and the number aged 75 and over is projected to rise by 75%.
what are some health implications of this demographic change?
Increased numbers of geriatricians and health professionals involved in care of the elderly will be required
Increased facilities for elderly health care will be required
The care of many long term conditions e.g. diabetes, CVD, neurological conditions, renal disease is moving from secondary care to primary/community care. The end stage of these diseases requires as much palliative care as cancer. The prevalence of such diseases will increase as the population ages
Specific health promotion campaigns aimed at the elderly
From 1951 to 2001, how have the births and deaths changed in scotland?
births decreased
deaths stayed around the same
how have life expentancies for males and females changed over recent decades?
for both sexes, have years in poor health increased?
what is multimorbidity?
“the co-existence of two or more long-term conditions in an individual“
It is the norm, rather than the exception, in primary care patients
what are some examples of drug classes for different conditions?
