Successful aging Flashcards
T/F Successful aging is hard to define because it is ambiguous and qualitative in nature
T
What is not one of the 3 components of successful aging
- avoiding disease and disability
- maintaining cognitive and physical function
- maintaining friends throughout adulthood
- engagement with life
not friends
What does it mean if a person has a walking speed less than 0.8 m/s?
They are at very high risk of poor health and physical function
SPPB
short physical performance batter: a tool to measure physical function, mainly lower extremity
SPPB tests
Balance (x3), gait speed, chair stand
T/F cognitive decline leads to increased hospitalization and injury but not dependence and death
false, all increase
What is older adult obesity likely caused by?
age-related changes in muscle composition (sarcopenia obesity)
Which of the following is not an effect of older adult obesity?
- physical disability
- cognitive decline
- decreased ROS
- increased inflammatory cytokines
decreased ROS, there is actually in increase
What components atrophy in sarcopenia?
type II fibers and MUs
??% muscle loss occurs per year after 50
1-2%
dynapenia
age-related decline in strength, not related to loss of muscle mass, but decreased quality and NM control
What grip strength predicts mobility issues?
<26 kg in men, <16kg in women
What is the proposed cause of chronic pain
change in sensory & immune function
T/F Chronic pain is highly prevalent in older adults
True, 70-80%
What is the most common chronic pain
knee pain from OA