Hcad 222 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

HCAD 222 Exam 2rising health care costs due to longevity + - correct answers - increasing utilization - medical technologies - wages of health care personnel - general inflation - fraud, waste, abuse, futile medical treatment Precedents for HC rationing around the world: - correct answers - denial of kidney dialysis in Britain - waiting lists in Canada - Life-and-death decisions in Seattle - Rationing plan in Oregon Arguments FOR age-based rationing: - correct answers - easy to a...

HCAD 222 Exam 2Chronic Disease -% of 65+ and examples -3/4 deaths are from three chronic diseases: - correct answers -persist for a long period, regardless of whether they cause death -46% 65+ have chronic disease -heart disease, cancer, stroke -arthritis, cancer, cardiovascular, Alzheimer's, dementia 3 Longevity Challenges - correct answers 1. Coping with aging body 2. Maintaining a valued place in society while aging 3. Individuals grow older in wider context of an entire society t...

HCAD 222 Exam 1 Normal Aging - correct answers Impairments increase with age Ways to compensate for vision again - correct answers - increase light - reduce glare - use large, clear images - increase contrast Hearing changes - correct answers - Reduced ability to hear low-intensity and high frequency sounds To improve hearing communication - correct answers - lower your pitch and speak slowly - rephrase sentence - avoid background noise - face to face !!! Mobility changes - co...

HCAD 222 - Exam #1Normal Aging The time-dependent biological process that involves functional loss and susceptibility to disease and death Cohort A population group unified by a specific common characteristic, such as age, and subsequently treated as a statistical unit. Brainpower Read More Young-Old 65-74 Old-Old 75-84 Oldest-Old 85 and older Population Shift a change in the relative numbers of the different groups of individuals making up a population Ag...

HCAD 222 Final Examlifespan - correct answers the number of years someone lives life course - correct answers what goes on during someone’s life young-old - correct answers 65-74 old-old - correct answers 75-84 oldest-old - correct answers 85+ - order and predictability - time and the life course - "successful aging" - correct answers influences on the life course 78 - correct answers what is the life expectancy - 65 have additional 20.5 years - 75 have additional 12...

HCAD 222 Exam 2rising health care costs due to longevity + - correct answers - increasing utilization - medical technologies - wages of health care personnel - general inflation - fraud, waste, abuse, futile medical treatment Precedents for HC rationing around the world: - correct answers - denial of kidney dialysis in Britain - waiting lists in Canada - Life-and-death decisions in Seattle - Rationing plan in Oregon Arguments FOR age-based rationing: - correct answers - easy to a...

HCAD 222- Exam #1Normal Aging: Vision - correct answers Vision problems (loss & cataracts) begin mid-life and stabilize at 70-80. To Compensate: - Increase illumination -Reduce Glare -Use large, clear visual images -Increase contrast Normal Aging: Hearing - correct answers Begins mid-life, mild 60-70. Reduced ability to hear low intensity and high-frequency sounds. To improve communication: -Lower your pitch and speak slowly -Rephrase sentence -Avoid background noise -Face to Fa...

HCAD 222 EXAM 1Vision - correct answers Cataracts Begin midlife--70-80 yrs old Make contrast sharper Increase illumination Large, clear photos Hearing - correct answers Midlife--60-70yrs old Low intensity & high frequency sounds Don't raise voice Lower pitch and speak slowly Rephrase sentences Avoid background noise Face to face interaction Mobility - correct answers Common threats: arthritis •strokes•pulmonary disease. Find alternative ways for (ALDs) Activities of Dail...

HCAD 222- Exam 2Chronic Disease - correct answers -Aging is not a disease, but it does increase susceptibility to disease -3/4 > 65 die from cancer, stroke, and heart disease Chronic Conditions - correct answers Persist for long periods of time, regardless of whether they cause death. Ex: Arthritis, Parkinson's, Cancer, Cardiovascular Disease, Dementia Longevity Challenges - correct answers 1. Coping with an aging body 2. Maintaining a valued place in society 3. Individuals grow ...

HCAD 222 Exam Verified Test 2024. 1. Which of the following is the most prevalent chronic disease of old age? 2 .______ is the chief, primary government program that pays for health care for elderly Americans. 3. In 1983, Congress responded to the high costs of hospital care under Medicare Part A by introducing ______. 4. Once someone is admitted to a nursing home, they are likely to remain there for the rest of their lives. 5. A multidimensional functional assessment is best described as i...