Gerontology

Lacorte, J. C., Lacsamana, A. G., Lagac, M. M., Laguador, J. M., Lapid, J. R., & Lee, L. C. (2012). Who Says there is No Life After Abandonment? A Grounded Theory on the Coping of Abandoned Filipino Elderly in Nursing Homes. Educational Gerontology, 38(12), 890-901.…

training. b. Adaptive resources offered for life transitions concerning employees and their families. 4. Offers technical assistance for caregivers of individuals with advanced Alzheimer’s disease. V. Appraisal: The article relates closely to gerontology and multidisciplinary fields of aging. a. Construction: Offers explanations as well as scenarios concerning difficulty in finding help for family members of employees. 1. Alzheimer’s 2. Related Dementias. 3. Services for elder care in general…

There is an increasing number of an older adult who receives care in long-term care settings across the globe. This is attributed to the tendency of older people living longer with chronic condition demanding for a more professional nurse who has the will to offer their services in a long-term care environment comprising of nursing homes among others. Currently, many people are not interested in working in a gerontological setting which when coupled with the limited number of professionally…

The chapter entitled Planned and Built Environments discusses at length the environments in which the elderly as a population live. In addition, this chapter discusses the researched plans, execution and evaluation of the Best practices for to provide and promote the concept of “healthy aging”. Moreover, this chapter touches on the aspect of the best practices for health aging in regards to the gender, race, ethnicity, chronological age, socioeconomic status. In addition, the ecological model…

clear to me that since being at college I had not noticed how much he had aged within the last two years. He forgot minimal details, such as my major and what truck I drove (which for him is surprising). While at the time being enrolled in both a Gerontology course and this Perception and Cognition course it was cool to see how I could put these details together and get a better understanding of what he and millions of other aging people were going through. Forgetting may be a normal part of…

old age compared to men. It was felt that the information derived from the study will be very beneficial for the large number of “baby boomers” who are reaching the old age stage of life. Because some of the theories tend to overlap, the world of gerontology needs to continue studying the area of successful aging. B.) My Prediction of Future Successful Aging My definition of successful aging is reaching old age in good health, independent and healthy social life. Successfully retiring from the…

Throughout the process of aging, different cultures perceive aging in their own individual ways. Culture can play a huge role in which one ages and how society is to view those who age. However, each culture has its own beliefs about growing old and what specific roles older people play in the society they are a part of. With a rapid increase in the older population, society has changed to meet the needs of the elder population. The rapid increase in the older population is due to the fact that…

When a patient dorsiflexes the foot, put simply this can be defined as flexion of the foot in an upward movement or direction which occurs at the ankle. If you imagine the foot being in a horizontal position, the toes are higher than the heel when the foot is in this position. As a result of injury or scar tissue that can build up along the fascia of overused muscles, a loss of range of motion within the foot is often seen amongst many patients. This often leads to inefficient and compromised…

stated that it is a rather private topic and it may break the doctor-patient relationship (Gott, Hinchliff & Galena, 2004). This notion is further reinforced with the lack of research and attention placed on sexual health related problems within the gerontology field (Gott & Hinchliff, 2003). As well as the lack of training GP’s are receiving in their studies, despite the increase in evidence to support the need for more training in this…

Depression is a common disease that is often underestimated and overlooked. Depression goes beyond not feeling well or feeling sad; depression is the constant feeling of sadness and lost interest. Some signs of depression are feeling fatigue on a daily basis, worthless, restless or slowing down. Further signs of depression are insomnia, hypersomnia, feelings of guilt, losing pleasure in activities that used to be enjoyable, constant thoughts of suicide and death as well as, losing or gaining…