Mental health and ageing - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Geriatric Care  Ageing Process  Evoluationary Basis of Ageing  Mental Health  Sensory System  Common Disease Conditions  Types of Elderly Care of Services  Common Disorder GERIATRIC CARE INTRODUCTION The World Health Organisation(WHO) estimates that about 75% of deaths in people over the age of 65 in industrialized countries are from heart diseases, cancer and cerebrovascular disease. Millions of senior citizen across the globe are not getting proper healthcar...

1. Discriminate populations at risk for development of chronic health conditions while associating the role of the Advanced Practice Nurse in levels of promotion. Common risk factors: unhealthy diet, physical inactivity, and tobacco use Childhood risk: There is now extensive evidence from many countries that conditions before birth and in early childhood influence health in adult life. For example, low birth weight is now known to be associated with increased rates of high blood pressure, he...

Singapore' Regional Health System has 3 regions... what are they? - correct answer west: NUHS central: NHG east: singapore health services (singhealth) what are the 3 levels of healthcare? - correct answer 1. tertiary 2. secondary 3. primary What is the tertiary level of healthcare? - correct answer extremely specialized care over short period of...

CORE ONE HEALTH IN AUSTRALIA CQ1a measuring health status - role of epidemiology - measures of epidemiology CQ1b identifying priority health issues - social justice principles (EDS) - priority population groups - prevalence of condition - potential for prevention and early intervention - costs to individual and community CQ2a groups experiencing health inequities - ATSI - the elderly (nature + extent, sociocultural/economic/environ, role of individs, comms, gov) ...

Singapore Context : Demographic changes. what are the two main demographic changes? - correct answer Rapid ageing population and low fertility rates Rapid ageing population: - correct answer - Decline in mortality rate due to increase in life expectancy - 1 in 4 Singaporeans will be aged 65 and above in 2030 - At least 25% of our population will be above 60 years of age in 2030 Low Fertility rat...

Measuring health status - role of epidemiology - measures of epidemiology (mortality, infant mortality, morbidity, life expectancy) Identifying priority health issues - social justice principles - priority population groups - prevalence of condition - potential for prevention and early intervention - costs to the individual and community Groups experiencing health inequities - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples - socioeconomically disadvantaged people - people ...

Review primary, secondary, & tertiary prevention practices, screening, vulnerable populations, and the role of the nurse practitioner. Week 5 (Ch. 2) 1. Discriminate populations at risk for development of chronic health conditions while associating the role of the Advanced Practice Nurse in levels of promotion. Common risk factors: unhealthy diet, physical inactivity, and tobacco use Childhood risk: There is now extensive evidence from many countries that conditions before birth and in e...

NR 601 MIDTERM EXAM (4 LATEST VERSIONS )EACH VERSION WITH 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES|AGRADE VERSION A all of the above the strongest evidence regarding normal physiological ageing is availiable through longitudinal studies 5-5 Beginning at about age 55, most people can expect which of the following changes? A. A 1- to 2-in. decline in height B. Stable body weight C. Sharper vision and hearing D. Increased strength 5-31 Which of these musculoskeletal changes acco...

AQA A-LEVEL SOCIOLOGY 7192/2 Paper 2 Topics in Sociology Version: 1.0 Final IB/M/Jun23/E5 7192/2 Friday 9 June 2023 Morning Time allowed: 2 hours Materials For this paper you must have: • an AQA 16-page answer book. Instructions • Use black ink or black ball-point pen. • Write the information required on the front of your answer book. The Paper Reference is 7192/2. • Answer all questions from one topic in Section A and all questions from one topic in Section B. • Do all ...

NMT is a research based system of standardized clinical techniques for training in the following areas: Question options: a) sensorimotor, speech & language and cognition b) sensorimotor, speech & language, and memory c) sensorimotor, speech & language, and concrete operations d) sensorimotor, cognition, and concrete operations - Answer a) sensorimotor, speech & language and cognition It is not uncommon for a client to engage in music therapy for over 2 years. Question options: a) True...