Lecture 9.1 - Older Adults

Question 1

At what age is someone considered an ‘older person’?

Answer 1

65+

Question 2

What is gerontology?

Answer 2

The study of all aspects of aging and its consequences.

Question 3

What is geriatrics?

Answer 3

A branch of medicine that deals with the physiological and psychological aspects of aging and with diagnosis and treatment of diseases affecting older adults

Question 4

What is gerontological nursing?

Answer 4

Concerned with the assessment of the health and functional status of older adults, diagnosis, planning, and implementing health care and services to meet the identifies needs of older persons, and evaluating the effectiveness of such care.

Question 5

Older adults are considered to be ‘aging well’ when…

Answer 5

They are achieving self-integration in all aspects of growing older, and they find ways to maintain their quality of life.

Note that quality of life is very individual, be sure to ask and listen.

Question 6

What are the fastest growing age group in Ontario?

Answer 6

Seniors - expected to almost double by 2041.

Centenarians specifically, are growing especially quickly.

Question 7

Where does the identification of 65 years of age as the start of older adulthood date back to?

Answer 7

nineteenth century Germany

Question 8

Which Canadian province has the highest senior population per capita?

Answer 8

19% of New Brunswick’s population are seniors.

Question 9

What is Canada’s population?

Answer 9

36,800,000+

Question 10

Which Canadian province has the lowest population of seniors per capita?

Answer 10

3.8% of Nunavut’s population are seniors.

Question 11

What factors contribute to Canada’s growing senior population?

Answer 11

–> Extending the average lifespan
–> Advanced management of chronic diseases
–> Aging of the baby boomers

Question 12

What are the ABCs of acknowledging our own biases and preventing the perpetuation of ageism?

Answer 12

Awareness
Behaviours
Connections

Question 13

What are the five health promotional strategies?

Answer 13

1. Build healthy public policy
2. Create supportive environments
3. Strengthen community action
4. Develop personal skills
5. Reorient health services.

Question 14

What are the two objectives to reorienting health services?

Answer 14

Shift emphasis from treating disease to improving health, and to make the health care system more efficient and effective.

Question 15

Advocating for policy implementation for social services is an example of which health promotion strategy?

Answer 15

Building healthy public policy

Question 16

senior friendly community initiatives are an example of which health promotion strategy?

Answer 16

Creating supportive environments

Question 17

Community gardens and collective kitchens are an example of which health promotion strategy?

Answer 17

Strengthen community action

Question 18

Fall prevention programs are an example of which health promotion strategy?

Answer 18

Develop person skills

Question 19

Developing the primary health care model and focusing on the reduction of health inequities through action on the social determinants of health are examples of which health promotion strategy?

Answer 19

Reorienting health services.