Unit 2 - Consequences of immobility

Question 1

International classification of Function, Disability and Health diagram

Answer 1

Question 2

Why can environment and health impact mobility? (3)

Answer 2

• disuse syndrome
• deconditioning
• bed rest causes deconditioning

Question 3

What is disuse syndrome?

Answer 3

• predictable adverse effect of sedentary life on tissues and function

Question 4

What is deconditioning?

Answer 4

• A loss of physical fitness due to not maintaining physical activity
• if they do not use it, they lose it!

Question 5

Why does bed rest cause deconditioning? (3)

Answer 5

• decreases the physiological ability to adapt blood pressure to positional changes
• decrease in calcium absorption in the bone and leads to decreased bone mass, increasing risk of fractures (moving against gravity important for movement)
• the negative consequences of bed rest are independent of disease or disorder

Question 6

What are the consequences of immobility on the CV system? (3)

Answer 6

• reduced cardiac capacity
• orthostatic hypotension
• blood clots

Question 7

What are the consequences of immobility on the respiratory system?

Answer 7

• reduced lung expansion

Question 8

What are the consequences of immobility on the musculoskeletal system? (3)

Answer 8

• atrophy
• bone demineralization

Question 9

What are the consequences of immobility on the integumentary system?

Answer 9

• risk for skin breakdown

Question 10

What are the consequences of immobility on the GI tract?

Answer 10

constipation

Question 11

What are the consequences of immobility on the urinary tract? (2)

Answer 11

• Renal stones
• infection

Question 12

What are the consequences of immobility on the psychological factors of a person?

Answer 12

depression and anxiety

Question 13

Older adults’ experiences with physical decline result from what?

Answer 13

• result in restrictions in their ability to do ADLs

Question 14

What are some evidence based practices that promote mobility? (5)

Answer 14

• optimizing exercise
• optimal nutrition
• manage obesity
• adequate rest
• preventing injury including reducing environmental hazards

Question 15

What are the benefits of mobility? (7)

Answer 15

• reduced mortality
• prevents CV disease and diabetes
• reduce risk of breast and colon cancer
• reduce risk of stroke
• reduce risk of dementia and improves the physical health of those with dementia
• Helps maintain functional status and improve quality of life (ADL and IADL)
• helps foster a sense of individual mastery, self-esteem, improves social interaction