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15 Cards in this Set
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Changes in Health Across Adulthood- Young (17-44):
-Generally in good health -Little use of health care system -Main health problem is ... -Few chronic ailments- most common is ... -Most common cause of death is ... (males) and ... (females) -Fatal diseases uncommon -Half of ... infections are in persons under age 25. |
respiratory
allergies accidents cancer HIV |
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Health Changes in Adults (Middle Age- 45-64):
-Most common issues are ... -Most common chronic health issues are arthritis, HTN, chronic sinusitis, heart disease, and hearing loss -Health issues begin to cause limits on ... -... diseases appear in greatest numbers- heart disease, HTN, DM, ASCVD, cancer, and emphysema |
musculoskeletal
ADLs Fatal |
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Adult Health Issues-Older(65+):
-Most common health issue is ... -Most common chronic issues: HTN, presbycusis, arthritis, heart disease, ... than middle age -Chronic disease limits work and leisure activity -... perceived suffering from chronic disease -... sensory impairments and life threatening diseases -... contact with health care system |
musculoskeletal pain and stiffness
more Increased Increased Increased |
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Disability Trends:
-Rates of disability among the elderly appear to be ... since the 1980s -Rates of chronic diseases seem to be ... (except for diabetes and high blood pressure, which are ...) -Disability is less with ... education - 42-67% less for those with 16+ years of education vs. 59-80% for less than 11 |
falling
falling increasing greater |
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Racial/Ethnic Factors in Chronic Health:
Minorities have ... chronic and severe health problems, develop them ..., and are ... likely to die from them. SocioEconomicStatus is strong predictor of illness and health: -... SES= better physical and psychological health Higher SES correlates with quality of nutrition, decreased tobacco use, depression and hostility. |
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earlier more higher |
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Racial/Ethnic Factors-con’t.:
...: - Most common chronic fatal illnesses are heart disease, cancer, unintentional trauma, DM, and cerebrovascular disease. -Most common chronic health issue is alcohol abuse ...: increased rate of chronic hepatitis, anemia, and HTN ...: most common chronic illnesses are heart disease, DM, cancer, and HTN. |
Native Americans
Asian/Pacific Islander Hispanic |
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Gender issues:
... more likely to die from serious fatal diseases but ... more likely to have frequent less serious acute conditions Older ... more likely to have functional impairment, unless comparable SocioEconomicStatus and education, then equal to .... ... at more risk for loss of independence from chronic illness and frailty and less likely to have health insurance and financial resources to give access to health care system (due to less full time employment) ... less likely to have emotional support and care giving by loved ones. |
Men
women women men Women Women |
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Total disability from chronic illness derives from factors specific to the ... and the ....
You can’t determine disability just with the diagnosis. You have to look at everything that impacts the person’s life |
patient
environment |
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Data suggest lower prevalence of chronic mental health disorders among ... adults than .... (exception: dementia)
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older
younger |
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-... more likely to have mood disorder, esp. depression, anxiety, and to seek medical help
-... have more substance abuse and antisocial behavior -PCPs less likely to accurately dx. & tx. acute or chronic mental health issues which makes adequate tx. less likely. |
Women
Men |
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The disability is dependent on the patient’s ... requirements.
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total
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-The ability of a patient and physician to remove disability in the face of chronic disease depends on the patient’s residual capacity for physiological and psychological ...
-The patient’s residual strengths must be evaluated and built upon to “...” impairment to remove disability. -Disability means ... |
adaptation
work around lost function |
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Symptoms and signs required for diagnosis of disability ... synonymous with those required for diagnosis of disease
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are not
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There ... one-to-one correlation between a disease and the spectrum of disability problems that may be associated with it.
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is no
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...:
-3rd leading cause of death in USA -Primary cause of death in 175,000 persons per year -Incidence: 500,000 – 750,000 annually -Primarily a disease of older persons but 28% in younger than 65 (2.5/100,000/yr under 18; 25/million; 6000/year in USA) |
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