Generations
The most common name for for this generation, they were born between 1900 and 1945
Who are the "traditionalists" generation
This term is used when somone is discriminated against because of their age
What is Ageism
urinary incontinence
What is not typical aging (while atrohpy may occur, incontinence is treatable with proper trianing)
What is heart disease
Occupational therapists can assist older adults with this phrase-utilized when older adults do not want to change where they lived but would rather stay in their familiar home/environment
What is Aging in Place
This generation consist of those born between 1946 and 1964
Who are the baby boomers
This role/involvement has significantly increased over the past 10 years for many older adults as they are raising their children’s children.
What is grandparent (2.7 million grandparents raising grandchildren, up 7% from 2009)
Experincing a 50% loss of taste buds by age 60
what is typical (many older adults are able to taste more bitter/sour items and less able to taste sweet/salty)
Term utilized when a client presents with two or more chronic conditions
comorbidity (and yes nearly all your older adult clients will have comorbidities)
This technique utilized by occupational therapists change the older adults surroundings in order to improve their safety and allow them to "age in place"
what are environmental modifications
Also known as the “Me generation,” this group is often labeled as ambitious, and materialistic, loyal to their children, and frequently put in 50-60 hour work weeks
Who are the baby boomers
The percentage of adults over the age of 65 continuing to participate in this activity either part time or full time has increased by 6% since 2000
What is employment (according to the bureau of labor and statistics, some reasons for cont work include: better health, longer life expectancy than previous generations, better education, and significant changes to Social Security benefits and employee retirement plans.
Losing the sense of smell before the age of 80
what is atypical (this can be an indication of Alzheimer’s Disease or Parkinson's)
What are the two most common diseases/types of dementia
What are Alzheimer's & Vascular dementia
This checklist utilized during the evaluation, helps identify roles meaningful to the client and allow for individualized planning of treatment
What is "The Role Checklist"
This generations core values include adhering to the rules, discipline, hardworking, conformity, respect of authority and “duty before pleasure.”
Who are the traditionalist/silent generation
This activity has been researched as the number one activity of older adults not associated with physical activity
What is reading (Szanton et al., 2015 interviewed over 5,000 community dwelling older adults with top 5 activities included walking/jogging, outdoor maintenance, playing sports reading and other physical activity.
Significant biological changes to the eyes at age 70, which may include changes to lens and iris.
what is typical (this often leads to decreased: acuity, discrimination, and visual fields)
Fall related fractures are twice as likely to occur in which sex?
Who are women (bonus-why?)
Addressing this crucial IADL, decreases client risk for hospitalization and unintentional overdose
What is Medication Management
The next generation to enter older adulthood, Generation X, are considered self-reliant, question authority, want life-balance, and live by “work smarter not harder.’ Approx when will this generation enter older adulthood (age 65)?
When is 2030
One out of every four 65-year-olds today will live past what age?
What is 90 years
Frequently forgetting where they placed items, names of acquaintances, and/or having occasional word finding issues
what is typical (what is not typical is getting lost in a familiar environment, forgetting/not knowing a family member, and/or frequent substitution when unable to come up with common words
This mental health condition can be triggered by other chronic illnesses such as Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, heart disease, cancer and arthritis
What is Depression
"A philosophy of practice that emphasizes client autonomy, client choice in decision making...partnership with the client, and a need to ensure services are accessible and fit the client's conetext."
What is client-centered practice (why is this the 500 question?)