Week 8: Health and Later Life Flashcards
predicted changes in population characteristics?
- large increase in 85+ year olds (highest population)
comparing population structure of indigenous vs total aus. population.
- many more young indigenous than old.
- many more young indigenous than young non-indigenous
comparing life expectancy indigenous vs. non indigenous
males 79.7 vs 69.1
females 83.1 vs 73.7
legislation that surrounds older people and discrimination?
- commonwealth racial discrimination act
- nsw anti-discrim. act
- Cwealth sex discrim act.
- cwealth age discrim. act
did the eradication of compulsory retirement and age discrimination in workforce solve discrimination issues?
- no
- older people and mature age workers are still subject to ongoing hidden discrimination
commonwealth age discrimination act focuses on?
- protecting older workers from discrimination in workplace
- continue working beyond former compulsory retirement age (65)
prevalence of age discrimination in workplace ?
27% people over 50 had experienced discrimination when applying for job that lead to giving up on work
percentage of older people hospitalisations in 2013-14
40% aged 65+
third leading cause of death in aus?
dementia
most common form of dementia
alzheimers
prevalence of dementia
1 in 4 in aus. will have dementia by 85
prevalence of dementia in indigenous
5x more than non-indigenous (epidemic)
greatest costs in PBS and medicare are allocated to?
PBS: 65-74 and 75+
Medicare: 75-84 and 85+
benefits of a social context perspective?
- assists understanding multiple factors influence health
- identifies structural factors for intervention
- avoid victim blaming
which age group is most negative about older people
18-24
how many businesses have age limits?
1 in 10 (50 yrs average)
how are older people aged over 65 considered valuable financial contributors to australian society?
- value of unpaid household, caring and voluntary work
- almost 39$ billion per year in unpaid work
what is the third age
- new stage of life post-retirement
- opportunity for self-fulfillment
- need for cognitive challenges and learning opportunities
- health education focus on benefits of exercise and diet
the fourth age:
frailty and dependence
what are the grey nomads
- aged over 55 with no usual address (extended overseas travel)
what is the grey dollar
consumerism
trends in the pension eligibility age?
increasing
labour force participation trends with age?
decline with age
people aged 55 and over make up approx 1/4 of pop. but only 16% of workforce.
unemployment rate of older workers vs. younger people
lower unemployment rate than younger people
