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AOTA proposed many priority areas for OT practice in aging - Answer-aging in place and livable communities, caregiving and occupational health of caregivers, and promoting healthy occupations in institutions what is the current percentage of older Americans over 65? - Answer-54.1% what percen...

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AOTA proposed many priority areas for OT practice in aging - Answer-aging in place
and livable communities, caregiving and occupational health of caregivers, and
promoting healthy occupations in institutions

what is the current percentage of older Americans over 65? - Answer-54.1%

what percentage of older adults in the US have obtained a Bachelor's degree or higher?
- Answer-33%

Between 1970 and 2020, the percentage of older persons who had completed high
school rose from 28% to 89%

Why is this important to consider? - Answer-For health literacy

what is the major source of income for most of the elderly - Answer-social security

__/10 individuals aged 65 and older receive social security benefits - Answer-9/10

Among elderly Social Security beneficiaries, 50% of married couples and 70% of
unmarried persons receive 50% or more of their income from what. - Answer-Social
security

Among elderly Social Security beneficiaries, 21% of married couples and about 45% of
unmarried persons rely on Social Security for __ or more of their income. - Answer-90%

What is the primary Source of Health Insurance for Older Adults? - Answer-Medicare

What percentage of older adults over 65 are still working? - Answer-18%

what percentage of older adults live alone? - Answer-27%

about 28% of all older persons live alone - Answer-true

Which of the following is a clinician rated assessment

Balance confidence scale
berg
fall behavioral scale - Answer-Berg

With the Berg Balance Assessment a score of 47 means that a person needs
assistance. - Answer-False

, The picture represents how the world might look with which visual condition? - Answer-
Diabetic retinopathy

Which of the below definitions describes the Cross-Linking theory? - Answer-States
accumulation of cross-linked proteins damages cells and tissues, slowing down bodily
processes and thus result in aging

All of the following are risk factors for falls among older adults EXCEPT

Having postural hypotension
Having a visual deficit
Having a minimum of 2 medications
Having a cognitive impairment - Answer-Having a minimum of 2 medications

After being outside on a sunny day, an older adult walks into a dark restaurant and
bumps into a table. This is likely due to a problem with... - Answer-Accommodation

If you work with this generation you should use a more cooperative "team" approach
with teaching/learning and should try to make the person feel like a "star". - Answer-
Baby boomers

Which of the following is true about gait and aging? - Answer-Gait involves less
automatic steps

A person who demonstrates dry eyes, dry mouth, blurred vision, fatigue disorientation,
constipation, & urinary retention may be experiencing which type of Medication side-
effect? - Answer-Anticholinergic

You are working with an older adult male in a home setting with a hip fracture and
accompanying Age Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD). How might ARMD impact
function? - Answer-He will have difficulty with buttoning his shirt. .

According the AGS/BGS guidelines (2010) and class notes which of the following has
the least efficacy to help a person with balance and fall issues?


Exercise, particularly balance, strength, and gait training
Home environmental adaptations
Hips protectors for all people with Alzheimer's diseases - Answer-Hips protectors for all
people with Alzheimer's diseases

cataracts - Answer-clouding of the lens

Which of the following is true about medications and aging? - Answer-Older adults often
have chronic conditions so they make take more medications

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