gerontology chapter 1 intro
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYKfZtIOwag
Watch this funny short video clip from Jay Leno of a 103 year old guest. Her words of advice for longevity. (highlight, right click mouse and hit open hyperlink to watch)
Every organism ages- from the day you are born you are aging and as an aging organism things change.
Aging is: IntrinsicDeleteriousUniversalProgressive Irreversible (senescence)Unpredictable
Human life expectancy continues to increaseNearly doubled in last century
Contributing factors to life expectancy:Reduction in death ratesAdvances in medical interventionsAdvanced in disease prevention
With an increasing older population comes an increase in health care costs
Factors that affect individual aging:GeneticsAnd the environment factorsFood supply Social circumstancesPolitical eventsExposure to diseaseClimate and natural disasters
Individual aging and population aging are NOT the same
The population of older adults is growing 85+ population is expected to grow from 4.2
million to 8.9 million by 2030
Females make up larger portion of the older age category The older a population becomes, the fewer
men there are, the more popular the men are socially.
Currently there are more elderly White people than African American people
Incidence of concurrent illness and multiple disabilities rises sharply with age
Expensive technologies in acute care are using up health care resources Expenditures in acute care and long term
care increase substantially with age increase For individuals who die at 65, approximately $31,
000 is spent on health care costs For individuals who die at 90, their health care
costs may exceed $200, 000
Quality of Life: Subjective
Health status Functional status Socioeconomic status General life satisfaction
Quality of Life for institutionalized people: May be related to:
Quality of food they are able to eat or given Ability to make choices and control some parts of
their lives especially concerning their bodies Participation in events or life Attitudes of the care providers and other residents
Consumption of health care resources may grow beyond availabilityContributing factors include:
Advances in medical technology Large portion of population living longer Skilled nursing services are expensive which is
causing a movement to keep them at home.
Alternatives to skilled nursing facilitiesHome health servicesAssisted living facilitiesAdult day health care
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