Health Sciences 2711A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Geriatrics, Medical Model, Health Promotion
12 Apr 2021
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Health status and health-care transitions in an aging context. Introduction: what is health: health is a multi-dimensional concept, including: Increasing longevity and centenarians: study centenarians (persons who reach 100) to help unlock mystery of youthfulness and longevity. 90s: survivors (those who experience an age-related illness before age 80 but make it to. 100+), delayers (those who don"t experience an illness until after 80 but make it to. Impairment: frail , dependence and frailty linked to old age and consequently, to the perpetuation of negative stereotypes about aging, adl disability difficult in performing the activities of daily life, lifecourse model of multimorbidity. Increased life satisfaction, confidence, and sense of self-worth: reduced morbidity and mortality, reduced risk of cognitive impairment. Aging lecture 6 notes on reading: can be triggered by different things, delirium, this common but usually temporary cognitive disorder involves fluctuation in consciousness, an inability to focus, hallucinations, periods of disorientation, and bizarre behaviour at random moments.
