healthy aging pt 2 Flashcards
fill in the blank
“ healthy aging implies the __ of physical, __ & social health & the potential for improvement in all of these realms
inclusion
mental
Average life expectancy continues to rise, but maximum lifespan has not increased – however, onset of ___ &___ can be postponed, extending adult vitality further into that fixed lifespan & compressing the period of disability to just a brief time before death.
morbidity & disability
what does the compression of morbidity hypothesis suggest?
positive lifestyle factors can help delay morbidity to a positive lifestyle factors can help delay morbidity to a greater extent than the increases in life expectancy we have witnessed over many decades
what changes occur with aging?
Decreases in Fitness (VO2max)
Changes in Body Comp (Increased Fat Mass)
Osteoporosis (Decreased Bone Density)
Sarcopenia (Decreased Muscle Mass)
Changes in Brain
osteoporosis: _ million candians
2 million
osteoporosis?
abnormal decalcification of bones causing loss of bone density
alzheimers disease?
Progressive neurological disease, not normal aging; begins like normal dementia, can die when lose capacity to regulate elementary body functions
what age is Alzheimers more common in women?
%30 by 85 yrs
these are the nutrients often lacking on an older persons diet vitamins D, E B6, B12, C, zinc, magnesium, calcium why is that?
they can’t get to the store
what is health literacy?
the ability to understand medication instructions
__% seniors suffer from mild to severe depression
20%
Widowed husbands whose wives die __ have a greater risk of death than husbands whose wives die slowly
suddenly
Widowed wives whose husbands die __ have a greater risk of death than wives whose husbands die suddenly
slowly
