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PP1: Aging Populations Flashcards

1
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Factors that determine how we view age groups:

A

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

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2
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Start of geriatric age

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65+

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3
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paid by medicare

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Hospice

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Medicare and Medicaid

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SNF

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5
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Residential - memory care, nursing home, assisted living

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Out of pocket or LTC policy

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6
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Issues w/ home for geriatrics

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$$, maitaince, accessibility, safety

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7
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Issues w/ geriatric living w/ friends/fam

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$$, dependence, safety/abuse, stress

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State funded care - low funded

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Prison

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Services provided by grants/community based

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Homeless

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10
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accommodations and disability, NOT age based

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ADA

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11
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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

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Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA)

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12
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Perfect model for aging population

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PEOP

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13
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Gender, age, ethnicity
Physical
Psychological
Mental
Spiritual
Beliefs and culture

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Person

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14
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Sociocultural-beliefs/barriers/attitudes

Physical environment including geographic region

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Environment

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15
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Options?

Goodness of fit?

Want to do and not want to do

New learning vs relearning

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Occupations

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16
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Motor
Process
Social
Motivation
Fatigue

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Participation/performance

17
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Decreased activity = increased life satisfaction

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Early Theories — DISENGAGEMENT THEORY

18
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Increased activity = increased life satisfaction

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Later Theories — ENGAGEMENT THEORY

19
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Intervention w/ in hospital

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

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

Subacute - elective

20
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Intervention @ rehab facility

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functional mobility = transfers, endurance, cognition

2-4 wks

21
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Intervention @ home health (can include retirement home or assisted living)

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Rules differ based on facility policy

Different forms of payment/insurance accepted

22
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Things to ask yourself when treating the aging population

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

23
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discrimination of aging population

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Ageism

24
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How many types of ageism are there?

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4

25
Q

Language and stereotypes

Excluding, ignoring older persons

Physical abuse

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Personal ageism

26
Q

Requiring mandatory retirement

A sense of older persons in clinical trials

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Institutional ageism

27
Q

Marketing and media that use stereotypes of older workers
Ex: hallmark movies/cards

Denial of job due to age

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Intentional ageism

28
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Lack of emergency preparedness

Language used in the media

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Unintentional ageism

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