PP1: Aging Populations

Question 1

Factors that determine how we view age groups:

Answer 1

milestones , responsibility, context (SES, birth order, temporal, culture)

Question 2

Start of geriatric age

Answer 2

65+

Question 3

paid by medicare

Answer 3

Hospice

Question 4

Medicare and Medicaid

Answer 4

SNF

Question 5

Residential - memory care, nursing home, assisted living

Answer 5

Out of pocket or LTC policy

Question 6

Issues w/ home for geriatrics

Answer 6

$$, maitaince, accessibility, safety

Question 7

Issues w/ geriatric living w/ friends/fam

Answer 7

$$, dependence, safety/abuse, stress

Question 8

State funded care - low funded

Answer 8

Prison

Question 9

Services provided by grants/community based

Answer 9

Homeless

Question 10

accommodations and disability, NOT age based

Answer 10

ADA

Question 11

protects certain applicants and employees 40 years of age and older from discrimination on the basis of age in hiring, promotion, discharge, compensation, or terms, conditions or privileges of employment

Answer 11

Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA)

Question 12

Perfect model for aging population

Answer 12

PEOP

Question 13

Gender, age, ethnicity
Physical
Psychological
Mental
Spiritual
Beliefs and culture

Answer 13

Person

Question 14

Sociocultural-beliefs/barriers/attitudes

Physical environment including geographic region

Answer 14

Environment

Question 15

Options?

Goodness of fit?

Want to do and not want to do

New learning vs relearning

Answer 15

Occupations

Question 16

Motor
Process
Social
Motivation
Fatigue

Answer 16

Participation/performance

Question 17

Decreased activity = increased life satisfaction

Answer 17

Early Theories — DISENGAGEMENT THEORY

Question 18

Increased activity = increased life satisfaction

Answer 18

Later Theories — ENGAGEMENT THEORY

Question 19

Intervention w/ in hospital

Answer 19

stabilization = positioning, bed mobility, toileting, transfers, preventative/maintenance, feeding

Acute care (max 2-3 weeks) - fall w/ head injury, stroke, car accident

Subacute - elective

Question 20

Intervention @ rehab facility

Answer 20

functional mobility = transfers, endurance, cognition

2-4 wks

Question 21

Intervention @ home health (can include retirement home or assisted living)

Answer 21

Rules differ based on facility policy

Different forms of payment/insurance accepted

Question 22

Things to ask yourself when treating the aging population

Answer 22

How they got there, What they want, What will help you determine decisions you will make w/ this pt

Question 23

discrimination of aging population

Answer 23

Ageism

Question 24

How many types of ageism are there?

Answer 24

4

Question 25

Language and stereotypes Excluding, ignoring older persons Physical abuse

Answer 25

Personal ageism

Question 26

Requiring mandatory retirement A sense of older persons in clinical trials

Answer 26

Institutional ageism

Question 27

Marketing and media that use stereotypes of older workers Ex: hallmark movies/cards Denial of job due to age

Answer 27

Intentional ageism

Question 28

Lack of emergency preparedness Language used in the media

Answer 28

Unintentional ageism