NURSING 2I04 Final: Older Adult Readings Summary
21 Feb 2019
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More educated in technology than the past. Gap between the life expectancy of the sexes is decreasing (less than 5 between men and women now) More options for living now: retirement communities, independent living, assisted living. Vaccination development, injury prevention, less smoking, less air pollution & health promotion have allowed older adults to live longer and healthier. 85 years and older are the fasted growing group in the older adult population. Older adults use the most health care dollars because they wait before they"re sick to use the health care system: need to focus on health promotion. Need to understand that its just as important in adulthood as childhood. Older adults are not too old to stop smoking, start exercising, changing diet. Different health promotion strategies for different age groups: example: strength training may be feasible for young and middle age but not the elderly. High quality, longer lives, free of disease, disability, injury, premature death.
