Introduction to Care of the Older Adults

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Study of the processes of aging and challenges of older people

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Gerontology

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It seeks to understand the processes and effects of normal aging

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Gerontology

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Refers to the progressive deterioration of body systems that can increase the risk of mortality as individual gets older

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Senescence

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Study of diseases associated with old age

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Geriatrics

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It includes the physiology, pathology, diagnosis, and management of disorders and diseases of older adults

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Geriatrics

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Branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of disorders that occur in old age

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Geriatrics

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Geras meaning

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Old age

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iatros meaning

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Healer

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A person who studies old age

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Gerontologist

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The average number of years that a person is expected to live and depends on both biological and environmental influences

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Life expectancy

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The maximum number of years an individual can be expected to live in the absence of diseases or life-threatening situations

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Lifespan

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Process of growing older

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Aging

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Physiological changes in body systems as the person grows older

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Aging

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It is the period of from birth to death, including a sequence of predictable life events such as physical maturation

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Life course

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Caring for your aging parents prompts a range of impulses and emotions

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Emotional effects

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Guilt for nor being able to do more for parents

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Emotional effects

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Anger for having to set aside your own needs or shift of priorities

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Emotional effects

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Fear and anxiety including anticipatory grief and fear of financial strain

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Emotional effects

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Caring for aging parents often means extra costs related to home health care, medical expenses not covered by insurance and extra insurance premiums for services such as long-term care

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Financial effects

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Living with your aging parents or assume a high amount of daily care for them, you experience a change/shift in your family roles

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Structural effects

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Prioritizing parents’ care can ease their pain and worry but might impact your health

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Physical effects

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Everything from mild depression to severe and chronic depression can inflict caregivers, which can cause premature aging and shorten their life span

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Physical effects

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Significant others must reflect on what makes them feel good for caring for their aging parents

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Positive effects

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They consider what moments in their days make them smile

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Positive effects

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They reveal in the moments with loved ones that increase their sense of self-worth and they end up creating closer bonds with both the older and younger generations

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Positive effects

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The state of being unhealthy for a particular disease situation

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Morbidity

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The number of deaths occur in a population

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Morality