Lisselot Mesa Elderly Interview with Mrs. G Geriatrics Ms. Georgia De La Poza 7/7/2014 Mrs. G was chosen for a formal interview‚ the purpose of this interview was explained before she signed the consent form. The meaning of OT and the role of OT in wellness was discussed with her. The interview was scheduled at her son’s home in the living room for approximately one hour. She was seen at 5pm in the afternoon. According to the Quality of Life Index for Adults 1997‚ Mrs. G is
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Abuse and neglect amongst the elderly population is considered a social issue due to the fact that the elderly endure a lot of complications as they age. “Growing old means the deterioration of physical and mental mechanisms that are necessary for effective performances in society” ( Smith-Ruiz‚1985‚ pg. 353). As time passes‚ elders require more assistance but all assistance is not the most beneficial for them resulting in harm or mistreatment. There is a wide range of abuse involving emotional abuse
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Identifying elderly people’s needs for communication and mobility Sauli Tiitta HIIT (Helsinki Institute for Information Technology)‚ Finland sauli.tiitta@hiit.fi Keywords Elderly people; communication; mobility; participatory observation; narratives‚ user needs; security and group coherence. Abstract The Finnish parliament’s future commission has listed challenges in elderly peoples lives that could be overcome using new technology. The two most important inhibiting factors affecting the
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Should we treat pets like human beings? Some people believe that pets should not be treated like human beings because people spend too much money on their pets. For example‚ they spend money on their insurance‚ on their health and many more. In other hand‚ many people believe that pets should be treated like human beings. Those people believe that pets have emotions as human beings. I think that it is a right approach to treat pets as members of the family because pets share the same living space
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For elderly people‚ a number of dietary and health related problems arise: Malnutrition: Malnutrition is very common amongst elderly people‚ as they tend to dramatically lower their food intake‚ especially after losing a partner. Elderly people will often eat small meals infrequently‚ rather than sit down and eat proper meals they have cooked. Fluid intake: Paired with malnutrition‚ however less common‚ fluid intake can dramatically drop due to elderly people just not wanting to eat or drink‚ especially
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general population (“Depression in the Elderly”). These suicidal thoughts or actions are one of the many depressive symptoms in old age. These symptoms of depression in old age can be lessened by exercise. By having the elderly implement an exercise routine into their lives‚ they can stop themselves from being part of the statistics showing depression in old age. A high rate of elderly depression and differing and sometimes mistaken factors cause the elderly to have to accept depression as part of
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Ten Ways the Internet Has Changed the World It is hard to believe how young the Internet still is. It has only been around for merely twenty-five to thirty years and started out as an insignificant tool in its infancy. Few people had access to the Internet‚ yet it now plays such an integral role in our daily lives. Some people are unable to function without it. From computers and smart phones to watches and even eyewear‚ almost anything can now be connected to what is one large constantly evolving
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all about fun and games. It goes all dark as it illustrates that the poet UA Fanthorpe is writing a poem with lots of use of imagery an ideal of this is “Hide in your blindness” It illustrates a lonely and serious perception in a way that this poem is heading towards a way‚ where there is no place to go. Half past two is also written in third person. The tone of this poem is rather confusing when you look at it in a child’s perspective how he‚ the character who tries to figure out what Half past
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Around the world in 80 Days. Good morning to Mr Maxwell and all my fellow friends.Today‚ousr group ‘Paris’ want to present to you about the character that we like in the novel “Around The Worl In 80 Days” by Jules Verne.Our group choose Philes Fogg as our favourite character.Later‚Atikah will present the first characteristic of Phileas Fog and will be continue by Fuad‚Cylincia and Anatasa.Lastly‚Avie will end our presentation by relating the characteristics of Philes Fogg with our personal experience
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Rudeness around me Have you ever seen rude behavior while you are walking down the street? How do you feel when people act inappropriately around you in public? A research shows that 79% of Americans have indicated that rude behavior is on the rise in the United States. I believe that most of people dislike rude behavior‚ particularly when the behavior offends us. However‚ the occurring of rude behavior is inevitable in our daily life. I would like to say‚ rude behavior is all common in several
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