Ageing well Flashcards
(67 cards)
Homeostatic reserve (the ability of an organism to stabilise its normal internal environment) is the same in the elderly as in early and middle adult life
FALSE
Disease always presents in the same way in the elderly as it does in younger adults
FALSE
Normal ranges e.g. peak flow rate, are affected by age
TRUE
Drug handling alters with age
TRUE
Treatable disease in the elderly is frequent ascribed to “normal ageing”
TRUE
Define Ageism
A process of systematic stereotyping and discrimination against people just because they are old.
Lifestyle changes in old age are not worthwhile as they produce no significant health benefit
FALSE
In 2000, the proportion of the world’s population over 60years was 11%. By 2050, it is expected to be:
22%
In the period 2000 to 2050, the number of people aged 80 and older will increase:
4-fold
By 2050 what % of older people will live in low-income and middle-income countries
80%
In the worlds poorest countries
Heart disease, stroke, chronic lung disease
Older people in low-income and middle-income countries carry a greater disease burden than those in the right world
True
By 2050, the number of older people who are no longer able to look after themselves is forecast to increase:
4-fold
Worldwide, most training for health professionals includes includes instruction about specific care for older people:
FALSE
Creating “age-friendly” physical and social environments does not improve the active participation and independence of older people
FALSE
A 63 year old patient who gives up smoking will decrease their risk of premature death by:
50%
More developed regions
UK USA Canada Australia Japan
Less developed regions
Iraq Thailand Jamaica Ukraine
Least developed countries
Nigeria Malawi Sudan Vietnam Pakistan
Describe the population pyramid
Increases the proportion of older persons (>60 years) are being accompanied by declines in the proportions of the young (<15 years)
Life expectancy at birth in Scotland
- 3 for male
79. 4 for female for those born around 2004
Implications of rising age population on health services
Increased numbers of of geriatricians and health professionals
Increased facilities for elderly health care
(The care of LTC moving from secondary to primary/community care)
Impact of increasing age population on social services
- As population increases, they will be increasingly dependent on families and/or carers who are also ageing
- The demand for home carers and nursing home places is likely to increase
- Within local communities, there will be increasing emphasis on providing social activities for the elderly
- Housing demands are likely to change as more elderly people live alone
The economic implications of an ageing population
Retirement/Pension age is already increasing.
Finding employment may become harder for young people, as older people being required to work for longer blocks the “top end” of the employment sector.
Proportionately less people will be paying into tax and pension funds, making it increasingly difficult to obtain an adequate return from pension funds.
Those elderly who have not contributed to a private pension fund may find that the state pension is inadequate, resulting in poverty.
Increasing cost of “free personal care for the elderly” policy (Scotland)
