FRHD 1010 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Ehealth, Amyloid, Macular Degeneration
4 Apr 2013
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Ageism: prejudice and discrimination based on age. Activates of daily living (adls): daily requirements of life for adults, such as bathing, dressing, food preparation and eating, housekeeping, and paying bills. Functional age: age that indicates the actual competence and performance of older adults; may be higher or lower than chronological age. Old-age dependency ratio (oadr): in a population, the ratio of persons age 65 and over to persons age 20-64. Primary aging: inevitable biological aging that takes place in all living organisms. Secondary aging: decline in physical functioning that takes place due to lifestyle behaviours such as unhealthy diet, insufficient exercise, and substance use, as well as environmental influences such as pollution. Cataracts: progressive thickening of the lens of the eye that causes vision to become cloudy, opaque, and distorted. Macular degeneration: loss of clarity in the center of the visual field, due to aging of the visual system.
