Summarizing 224: Demographics Of An Aging Society
KEY CONCEPTS PAGE
Public health and aging 224
Demographics of an aging society 224
Theories of aging 225
Preventive gerontology 225
Health disparities in aging populations 226
Multiple jeopardy 226
Ethnicity as compensation 226
Impact of dementia 230
Organizing for an aging society 233
Compression of morbidity 236
Quality of life 236
Key concepts – Definitions Page
Public health and aging: Public health can vastly improve the late life experience to the benefit of all generations by responding to rising numbers of elders in two ways: 1) address the health needs of elders living today, and 2) prepare the younger generations for a healthier late life.
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This number will more than double to over 70 million in only forty years, and the age group 85 and older will triple in the same time period. Huge differences between racial and ethnic groups exist with minority groups having shorter life spans at birth. A demographic cross over effect also exists in which minority older adults who have survived to age 85 are as or more likely to live into their 9th decade as their white counterparts. Demographics within racial and ethnic groups as a whole are also changing, and minorities are starting to make up greater percentages of the older adult population as the world ages.
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Theories of aging: There are multiple theories regarding the aging process including intrinsic, biologic clock, programmed theories in which the maturation of the human being is programmed regarding developmental milestones including the aging process, and wear and tear, stochastic, extrinsic theories that address accumulated damage to organ systems until some failure point is reached. …show more content…
AD strikes at the core of individuality by taking people’s ability to think for themselves. Memory loss is one key symptom of AD, but judgment, planning, calculation, and decision-making are also impaired and constantly worsen over two to twenty years and it has huge emotional impacts for patients and their families. Consequently, it is the quintessential condition of aging in terms of triggering need for all the financial and personal resources available, from family to physician to community resources to nursing
Public health and aging 224
Demographics of an aging society 224
Theories of aging 225
Preventive gerontology 225
Health disparities in aging populations 226
Multiple jeopardy 226
Ethnicity as compensation 226
Impact of dementia 230
Organizing for an aging society 233
Compression of morbidity 236
Quality of life 236
Key concepts – Definitions Page
Public health and aging: Public health can vastly improve the late life experience to the benefit of all generations by responding to rising numbers of elders in two ways: 1) address the health needs of elders living today, and 2) prepare the younger generations for a healthier late life.
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This number will more than double to over 70 million in only forty years, and the age group 85 and older will triple in the same time period. Huge differences between racial and ethnic groups exist with minority groups having shorter life spans at birth. A demographic cross over effect also exists in which minority older adults who have survived to age 85 are as or more likely to live into their 9th decade as their white counterparts. Demographics within racial and ethnic groups as a whole are also changing, and minorities are starting to make up greater percentages of the older adult population as the world ages.
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Theories of aging: There are multiple theories regarding the aging process including intrinsic, biologic clock, programmed theories in which the maturation of the human being is programmed regarding developmental milestones including the aging process, and wear and tear, stochastic, extrinsic theories that address accumulated damage to organ systems until some failure point is reached. …show more content…
AD strikes at the core of individuality by taking people’s ability to think for themselves. Memory loss is one key symptom of AD, but judgment, planning, calculation, and decision-making are also impaired and constantly worsen over two to twenty years and it has huge emotional impacts for patients and their families. Consequently, it is the quintessential condition of aging in terms of triggering need for all the financial and personal resources available, from family to physician to community resources to nursing