M6 Chpt 11 - Lifestyle and Socioeconomic Factors That May Influence the Aging Process

Question 1

Socioeconomic changes affecting nutrition status of the elderly

Answer 1

• Reduced income with retirement
• Insufficient funds to purchase food
• Skipping meals
• Increased medical expenses
• Inability to drive to doctor appointments/grocery store
• Inadequate food storage facilities
• Diminished self-esteem
• Social isolation

Question 2

How does alcohol consumption increases the risk for malnutrition in older people?

Answer 2

It’s high in calorie and provides few nutrients

Question 3

Polypharmacy

Answer 3

Older adults who take multiple medications daily

Question 4

Nutrition Screening Initiative (NSI) checklist

Answer 4

Nutrition screening and interventions tool that helps prevent and manage nutrition-related problems before a person becomes ill or a condition worsens

Question 5

What is DETERMINE used for and what do each of the letters stand for?

Answer 5

• Warning signs of poor nutritional health
• D - Disease
• E - Eating poorly
• T - Tooth loss/mouth pain
• E - Economic hardship
• R - Reduced social contact
• M - Multiple medicines
• I - Involuntary weight loss or gain
• N - Needs assistance in self-care
• E - Elder years above 80

Question 6

Anorexia of Aging

Answer 6

When appetite diminishes with advancing age, severe anorexia occurs that leads to significant weight loss

Question 7

Failure to Thrive

Answer 7

• Characterized as a failure to maintain as the individual regresses in physical well-being and mental function
• Weight loss is the first symptom of this

Question 8

Dehydration

Answer 8

Losing nearly 2% of initial body weight after not drinking any fluids and consuming only dry foods for 24 hours

Question 9

____ is the most common form of dementia in the US and Europe

Answer 9

Alzheimer’s Disease (AD)

Question 10

Stage 1 of AD

Answer 10

• Individual is encouraged to prepare food and wash dishes as much as possible
• Encouraged to do as much as they can for themselves

Question 11

Stage 2 of AD

Answer 11

• Need help keeping track of food intake because they tend to forget
• Helper should help with various stimulating activities like physical activity

Question 12

Stage 3 of AD

Answer 12

• May not recognize foods
• May forget to eat
• May forget what to do with food
• Loss of muscle mass and body fat due to lack of food intake
• Need help eating and participating in stimulating activities

Question 13

Healthy Eating Index (HEI)

Answer 13

A measure of diet quality used to assess how well a set of foods aligns with key recommendations of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans

Question 14

The Elderly Nutrition Program

Answer 14

• Created in 1972
• Meals served must provide at least 1/3 of recommended dietary allowances established by the Food and Nutrition Board of the National Academy of Sciences National Research Council

Question 15

These activities of daily living (ADLs) are used to evaluate a person’s ability to perform personal care

Answer 15

• Bathing
• Dressing
• Feeding themself
• Using the toilet
• Transferring between bed & chair

Question 16

These instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) relate to their ability to perform housekeeping chores and other activities needed to remain independent

Answer 16

• Prepare meals
• House-cleaning chores
• Handle money & balance checkbook
• Shop w/out help
• Use the phone
• Leave the house w/out help

Question 17

Iron Deficiency Anemia

Answer 17

• Inadequate dietary iron intake
• Too much milk feeding/not enough iron-fortified solid food
• Occurs w/ in toddles