1. The research question being addressed in this study is how effective is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for older adults in Primary care. Their hypothesis was that CBT would be more effective than both treatment as usual (TAU) care and their talking control (TC). This is an important topic because about ¾ of the major depressed older adult population is remaining depressed a year later. Also not much research has been done on this topic and the research that has been done had high
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Health Screening and History of an Older Adult Kimberly Owens Grand Canyon University: NRS 434V (0102) June 28‚ 2014 Health Screening and History of an Older Adult Biographical Data Client Initials J.H. Age: 78 years old Sex: Male Occupation: Retired Professor Health History and Review of Systems Past Medical history includes : Essential Hypertension‚ Cardiac pacemaker‚ Coronary Artery Disease‚ Dyspnea‚ Sensiosenural hearing loss‚ Restless legs‚ headache‚ acute hypothyroidism
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important information to help guide their Work with older adults. Clinicians need to know more about this age group because the number and proportion of older adults in the population are Increasing and more psychologists will be called upon to deliver psychological services to them. Older adults are defined as persons 65 years of age and older. The population of older Americans is itself getting older. The “Oldest old” group‚ those 85 years and older‚ is increasing faster than any other age group
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D D 12 Benefits of Hiring Older Workers Looking for dedicated‚ focused‚ loyal employees? Your search is over. Employees. They’re the one thing that businesses everywhere have a need for. And not just employees‚ but employees who are honest‚ responsible‚ dependable‚ loyal‚ focused‚ organized and mature. Is this too much to ask? U.S. employers spends millions of man hours each year placing ads‚ prescreening and interviewing candidates‚ and hiring and training workers‚ only to find that many
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require a workforce with greater technical skills‚ such as computer knowledge and e-business. In this respect‚ the older employees may be lagging behind since they belong to a different working experience. The third argument is that employers could save costs in hiring fresh graduates instead of paying more for more experienced workers. Seniority and the years of service rendered by the older employees would need to find its reward in a better pay package apart from higher positions in the corporate world
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Growing Older and Wiser in the Work Place September 18‚ 2011 Growing Older and Wiser in the Work Place Overview This week’s article was chosen to place the spotlight on the issue of discrimination in the workforce against Older Workers. We focused on some of the critical issues that should be considered before recruiting and employing older workers. How HR managers avoid litigation (legal action) in discrimination of older workers. Lastly we compared and contrasted the job expectations
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Health Challenges Faced by Older Adults By: Akua Koranteng Course: SCI/100 January 11‚ 2015 University of Phoenix Instructor: Roxann Leraci Introduction • Challenges Between Age and Gender • Level of Challenges • Neglect and Abuse • Prevention • Resources Challenges between the genders and at what age. There are various challenges that affect the elderly in our society and it varies based on gender and also the age. These challenges are broken down in gender and age Male over 65 Female
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Falls Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults Every 18 seconds‚ an older adult is in the emergency room because of a fall‚ according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). That translates into a person 65 or older dying‚ due to a fall‚ every 35 minutes‚ according to the CDC. Falling in adults 65 and older is a complex problem confronting public health‚ the health care system and families. Statistics alone do not begin to measure the pain‚ suffering and loss of independence that
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In this research paper I will discuss policies that affects older adults. I choose to research Medicare because is one of the biggest polices that affect the elderly. I will research the following‚ the parts of Medicare including the "doughnut hole" advantage cuts‚ what’s covered‚ what’s provided‚ Policy Challenges‚ Benefits and Affordability. Medicare as we know it today came into existence in July of 1965 during the Johnson Administration. Franklin Roosevelt’s administration was the first to
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(2011) conducted a study to see the difference between younger adults and older adults on feminism. The results from the study showed that older adults show a more conservative outlook on topics such as feminism while the younger generation is more open to it. Younger adults tend to show a more liberal view when it comes to politics while he or she parents show a more conservative view. This may be because of the experiences the older adults had that the younger generation did not have to deal with. Some
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