Midterm- Lecture 4 (Ch 3) Flashcards
What does the mortality rates and cause of deaths depend on?
Age
What is the definition of external factors that affect mortality rates and causes of death?
Changes that happen when people move through their adulthood cause by outside sources
Ex: Accidents
What increases your chances of having issues related to secondary aging?
Age
What is an acute condition?
Short term
Ex: fracture, flu, a cold
What is a chronic condition?
Long term that happens over time
Ex: diabetes, arthritis, high blood pressure etc
What is the morbidity rate?
Illness rate
Not age related
Will differ depending on your condition
What is a disability?
The extent to which an individual is unable to perform ADL and IADL
QOL is the biggest indicator is someone is “disabled” or not
Choice of what, when, where = QOL
Lead to dependence vs independence
Always separate person from disability
Why has disabilities declined among the adult population?
Greater social participation
Assistive devices
Change in healthcare attitude
More community education
Advances in medical care
“Aging at home”- most elders love at home
You can have a chronic condition without experiencing a significant impairment
What percentage of women and men over 65 are community dwelling (living at home)?
Women- 81%
Men- 90%
True or false: 3/4 of older adults 90 and above live at home or with family members?
True
What percent of elderly adults are living in nursing homes?
3%
What are internal factors of aging?
Disease of a particular organ or organ system
What is an external factors of secondary aging?
Infections
