HLTHAGE 1BB3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Tai Chi, Hypokinesia, Hearing Aid
23 Apr 2017
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Lecture 7: ie. bathing, bed to chair, dressing, toilet, eating, walking. Functional capacity (or functional disability) is an indicator of one"s ability to carry out everyday tasks; it is a limitation in the performance of normal daily activities due to illness or injury. Women and poor elderly people are at higher risk for chronic illness. Seniors and computer use (connecting via email, facetime etc. , finding out information) A lot of women over 85 do not or never have smoked. Hypokinesia: physical problems due to lack of movement. What is cheap/affordable or easiest compared to healthier more expensive options. Too optimistic of an idea of what a longer life would mean. More people would live a life that approached the hypothetically fixed life span of 110-120. Longer life would come about primarily through the reduction of chronic illnesses such as heart disease, cancer, and stroke. Severe chronic illness would occur for a short time near the end of life.
