Assessing Needs Many older patients are prescribed multiple drugs‚ take over-the-counter medications‚ and are often prescribed additional drugs to treat the side effects of the medications that they are already taking. The increase in the number of medications often leads to polypharmacy‚ which is defined as the prescription‚ administration‚ or use of more medications than are clinically indicated in a given patient. One widely used ADL tool is the Barthel Index : measure functional levels of self-care
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Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia National Plan of Action on older persons (1998 - 2007)E.C Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs June 2006 Addis Ababa Acknowledgement The Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs expresses its deep gratitude to HelpAge International- Ethiopia office for its financial contribution and technical support to prepare this Plan of Action of Older Persons and translate into English language. MOLSA would also like to extend its thanks
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The representation of older adults in Disney films ranges‚ but ultimately they seem to be the same: an obstacle for the main character or characters‚ depending on the film‚ “The portrayal of older characters in Disney animated films” written by Tom Robinson‚ Mark Callister‚ Dawn Magoffin‚ and Jennifer Moore shows this. This article looks into how there are both positive and negative representations of older adults. To determine this‚ the researchers looked at the following items: “gender‚ race‚
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symptoms lasting for over 2 causes anxiety in senior adults age 60 and over. The study recognizes pessimism in older adults and the consequences. Outlining harmful physical conditions caused by negative thinking in older adults. Armstrong‚ Wuthrich‚ Knight & Joiner (2014) proposed that adverse thoughts round oneself‚ expectation‚ their general surroundings create depression. A. Overview: Older Adults. 1. Depression stems from pessimistic thinking‚ anticipating the worst possible outcome imagining evil
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late life is something that many people struggle with. It touches nearly 5 to 10% of older adults in the community‚ and almost 20% of older adults suffer from some type of psychological disorder (Husaini et al‚ 2004). Typical treatment for older clients may not work as effectively as on younger clients. These treatments may need to be modified when used with an older population. There are many experiences that older clients have that are unique to their population‚ such as‚ retirement‚ grief and loss
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Interacting with Older Adults The future of health care in America will critically focus on older adults and chronic diseases. Presently‚ the Center for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC] (2013) reported that more than half of older adults have multiple chronic conditions. Accordingly‚ major health agencies urge care providers to expand their education and training in gerontology. Similarly‚ to meet the needs of the seniors effectively‚ medical staff need to be well-informed of the culture
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discrimination faced by older adults lies in the LGBT community. As estimated by‚ (Fredriksen-Goldsen‚ Kim‚ Shiu‚ Goldsen & Emlet‚ 2015) “2.4% of adults aged 50 and older identify as lesbian‚ gay‚ bisexual‚ or transgender.” This accounts for more than 2.4 million older adults‚ in the United States. In comparison to heterosexuals of the same age‚ lesbian‚ gay male and bisexual older adults are more likely to experience mental distress. Due to their life course and different historical events‚ older adults grew
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A Reaction Paper to an article on Phonics Instruction for Older Students Article: Ivey‚ G.‚ & Baker‚ M. (2004). Phonics instruction for older students? Just say no. Educational Leadership‚ 61 (6)‚ 35-39. The article makes a clear case against relying solely on phonemic awareness and phonics instruction as a strategy for teaching older struggling students how to read. In an effort for a "quick-fix" solution‚ many schools in the past have elected to saturate students with phonemic awareness
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The Life with Many Siblings I have two older sisters and one younger brother. My first older sister is Brandy she is 21 years old and is the closest sibling to me. My other older sister is Cassidy she is 26 years and has a 1 year old son. My younger brother is named Michael he is 12 years old. Life with siblings is good and bad depending on how you look at it. My sister Brandy and I never really got along because we were closest in age. When I was little she would always make fun of me and hit
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“I’m Afraid of Getting Older!” Are you afraid of getting older? Are you ready enough to face aging? Most of us think that “getting older” means having wrinkles‚ turning of hair color from black to white‚ receding hairline‚ visual blurring and a lot more horrifying physical changes in our body. We live in a world that is obsessed with looking young and beautiful. Faced with loss of youth‚ many of us feel profound fear‚ loneliness‚ and regret—which leads to the depressing idea that the best years
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