Current Trends and Issues That Affect Today’s Aged Population
Current Trends and Issues that Affect today’s Aged Population
The aged population holds the rights to the most life experience and trials. The aged population shows their stories on their faces and what it means to live. Many elders when facing the ends of their lives have to face certain issues and trends. The aged will endure changes concerning their physical, cognitive, and psychosocial abilities. He or she will come upon many milestones in late adulthood but there are many ways to help contribute to successful aging. The aged population deal with a multitude of biological factors that pertain to the aging process. Though it may seem appropriate to assume that chronological age would be a good indicator it is not. “The programmed effects of specific genes and the random cellular events believed to underlie biological aging make physical declines more apparent in late adulthood,” (Berk, 2007, p. 565). Many factors contribute to the biological factors in the aging community, which includes a breakdown of the nervous system, sensory systems, Immune system as well as the cardiovascular and respiratory system. In late adulthood it is imperative to keep in good health and routine doctor’s visits may help in the prevention of certain illnesses. In keeping with a healthy lifestyle, the elderly community must also be conscious of their amount of physical activity. With the health issues of weakening bones, and weakening muscle strength, may make physical activities more difficult and dangerous. However, along with aging existing as multidimensional, the physical capabilities for the late adulthood community are also multidimensional. If an elderly person is suffering from physical setbacks as well as bad health this may cause other issues such as depression and fatigue. Lacking the fitness to complete everyday mobility may
The aged population holds the rights to the most life experience and trials. The aged population shows their stories on their faces and what it means to live. Many elders when facing the ends of their lives have to face certain issues and trends. The aged will endure changes concerning their physical, cognitive, and psychosocial abilities. He or she will come upon many milestones in late adulthood but there are many ways to help contribute to successful aging. The aged population deal with a multitude of biological factors that pertain to the aging process. Though it may seem appropriate to assume that chronological age would be a good indicator it is not. “The programmed effects of specific genes and the random cellular events believed to underlie biological aging make physical declines more apparent in late adulthood,” (Berk, 2007, p. 565). Many factors contribute to the biological factors in the aging community, which includes a breakdown of the nervous system, sensory systems, Immune system as well as the cardiovascular and respiratory system. In late adulthood it is imperative to keep in good health and routine doctor’s visits may help in the prevention of certain illnesses. In keeping with a healthy lifestyle, the elderly community must also be conscious of their amount of physical activity. With the health issues of weakening bones, and weakening muscle strength, may make physical activities more difficult and dangerous. However, along with aging existing as multidimensional, the physical capabilities for the late adulthood community are also multidimensional. If an elderly person is suffering from physical setbacks as well as bad health this may cause other issues such as depression and fatigue. Lacking the fitness to complete everyday mobility may
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