S3_L4: Aging Flashcards
TRUE OR FALSE: Aging is not a disease, but is considered a disability in the US.
False.
It is neither a disease nor a disability.
Determine if the following statements is a myth or a fact.
- There is Nothing That Can be Done to Reduce One’s Risk for Alzheimer’s Disease
- Individuals Can Learn New Skills Even in Late Life
- Most Older Americans Live in Nursing Homes
- Older Adults Stay Engaged and Productive
- Older Adults Have Little Interest in Sex
A. Myth
B. Reality
- A
- B
- A
- B
- A
TRUE OR FALSE: There is no one to one correlation between disease and illness or disease and disability
True
This is a physiologic state of increased vulnerability to stressors that results from decreased physiologic reserves, and even dysregulation, of multiple physiologic systems
Frailty
What are the core elements of frailty
- Weakness
- Poor endurance
- Low physical activity
- Slow gait speed
This is the concurrent presence of two or more disease processes in the same individual
comorbidity
TRUE OR FALSE: Decreased capacity to respond to stress is part of a normal aging process
True
Age-Related Physiological Changes
Cardiac output (1)____, blood pressure (2)_____ and (3)_____ develops
- decreases
- increases
- arteriosclerosis
TRUE OR FALSE: Epidermis of the skin atrophies upon aging
True
TRUE OR FALSE: Older adults are not capable of learning new skills even late in life
False
TRUE OR FALSE: Optimal health is directly related to optimal functional ability
True
What is the life expectancy in women?
86.6 years
NOTE: For men, it is 84.2 years
TRUE OR FALSE: Disability, comorbidity, and frailty overlaps in the elderly population
True
This pertains to having difficulty or dependency in carrying out activities essential to independent living
Disability
Determine if the following descriptions are physiologically a normal sign of aging.
- Reserve capacity of organ systems <2L
- Decreased ability to adapt in response to different environments
- Decreased creatinine clearance
- Altered hepatic drug metabolism
- Lean body mass declines
A. normal aging process
B. abnormal condition
- B
- A
- A
- A
- A
TRUE OR FALSE: For most older adults, age-associated changes in cognition are mild
True
TRUE OR FALSE: Short-term memory declines with age
False.
There is a noticeable change, but it is the long-term memory that declines
TRUE OR FALSE: Older people usually display slower reaction times and reduced problem-solving abilities.
True
What you don’t (1)_____, you’ll definitely (2)____
- use
- lose
TRUE OR FALSE: Personality traits remain relatively stable over time
True
TRUE OR FALSE: Dementia is a normal part of aging
False
TRUE OR FALSE: Keeping mentally and physically active can help preserve cognitive skills
True
______ is key in rehabilitation of older adults
Activity optimization
In (1)____ setting, stabilize first primary problems, prevent secondary complications, and finally restore (2)_____
- acute
- lost functions
The emphasis of geriatric rehabilitation is minimizing (1)_____ and maximizing (2)_____
- activity limitation
- societal participation
TRUE OR FALSE: Older adults who rate their health as good are twice as satisfied with life as older adults who rate their health as poor
True
TRUE OR FASLE: Improvement of balance is one goal in geriatric rehabilitation
True
Determine in which major health care implication belong to disability, frailty, or comorbidity.
- Potential for primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention
- Vulnerability to stressors
- Minimize risk for falls and mortality
- Fragmented, multi-provider, mutli-setting care
- Decreased access to health care, hospitalization, and long term care
A. Disability
B. Frailty
C. Comorbidity
- A
- B
- B
- C
- A
Determine in which major health care implication belong to disability, frailty, or comorbidity.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
A. Personal factors
B. Emotional response
C. Behavioural response
D. Situational factors
E. Cognitive appraisal
Determine in which major health care implication belong to disability, frailty, or comorbidity.
- Prioritization of treatment
- Need to treat underlying malnutrition and weakness
- Minimize risk for dependency and social isolation
A. Disability
B. Frailty
C. Comorbidity
- C
- B
- A
