Over medication in the elderly is a growing problem in our society‚ and it seems to be a problem that is not being addressed with much concern. As stated in this article‚ “It is undeniable that drugs do save lives..” but my question is‚ why is it so overlooked that so many elderly are being given drugs in a combination that can threaten their life? Take for example the lady that goes into the hospital for an asthma attack‚ and as side affects from medications occur‚ she is just pumped full of more
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society‚ it seems that we treasure youth and either fear or are disappointed to reach old age. Our culture has a big influence on how the elderly are perceived has stereotyped this population‚ mostly seen through the media. Even in films‚ TV‚ books‚ and magazines old people are often portrayed as frail‚ weak‚ klutzy‚ or indecisive. We should look treat our elderly with respect for the fact that they are more associated with experience‚ knowledge‚ and wisdom than a younger population. Ageism describes
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Intrinsic factors‚ the personal and individual behavior plays a significant role in developing frailty. Personal characteristics which include biology and physiology were discovered to be reliable predictors of functional limitations in elderly‚ who consequently develop frailty (Chang‚ Yang‚ Nieh‚ & Wen‚ 2015; Chen‚ Mao‚ & Leng‚ 2014; Fried et al.‚ 2001; Tocchi‚ 2015). Personal characteristics such as cellular senescence (LeBrasseur‚ Tchkonia‚ & Kirkland‚ 2015)‚ ethnicity‚ female gender and age (Espinoza
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Approach the elder from the better vision side (if that is relevant) and introduce yourself at all time. And remember elderly individual need sometime to response to question so have patience and be kind. I am very impressed with this article. It’s well written and highly organized. The author presented the studies in a simple way that reader could easily understand. I felt
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The Neglect of the Elderly With the growing number of senior citizens in our expanding society‚ abuse and neglect of the elderly is a widespread issue in our society. Neglect can come in many ugly forms and can be quite horrifying when actually investigated. When we as a society fail to meet the needs of our senior community we are only creating a perhaps dreadful prelude to our own inevitable destiny. Elder neglect is the failure to fulfill obligations to a senior citizen. According
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and the unique problems that elderly prisoners face while incarcerated and subsequent to release” (Stojkovic‚ 2007‚ pg. 98). Incarceration of elderly criminals is a highly debated topic in criminal justice. The definition of elderly criminal in this case will be a person 60 years or older that commits a criminal offense. This is not a new topic; however‚ there is not a lot of research conducted on elderly offenders. There are many arguments as to whether these elderly criminals should be treated
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Psychology III-3 Did respect for the elderly stopped? ABSTRACT The experiment focuses on the recent study by Professor Luke Gormally about the dignity and respect for the elderly. This study aims to know about the prudence and care of the teenagers in elderly people. This will determine whether prudence of younger female and male is still manifest in our society. The researcher used field observation. And the result was the male still has the prudence to help elderly people. INTROCUCTION One of the
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Caring for the Elderly Write a speech entitled ’Responsibility of a Caring Society towards the Elderly’. Good morning ladies and gentlemen. In conjunction with Senior Citizens Day‚ I would like to give a speech entitled ’Responsibility of a Caring Society Towards the Elderly.’ Better living standards and health facilities together with sound development planning has resulted in longer lifespan. Recent population census indicate that the average life expectancy of the average Malaysian is 75
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capture the attention of both the elderly and the sandwich generation. The ad started off with an elderly woman that tells of a time when she was helpless and almost lost her life if it wasn’t for Life Call. With no assistance‚ she was able to contact help during the most helpless time in her life. This ad intended to bring reassurance to the sandwich generation that they will be contacted immediately following the incident‚ while at the same time comforting the elderly with the safety that’s available
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Dysthymia and Elderly Jacob Wenger Dysthymia is defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders‚ Fourth Edition‚ Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR)‚ as “semichronic‚ smoldering mood disorder with ongoing waxing and waning symptoms. Symptoms must be present for at least two years in adults and for at least one year in children and adolescents.” (Sansone & Sansone‚ 2009‚ p. 14) The disorder is further characterized as requiring symptoms lasting two years in adults and one year
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