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Interventions that focus on behavior changes directed toward improved health and well-being
Health Promotion
Those that facilitate the highest level of functioning, the least dependency and the best quality of life
Positive Functional Consequences
A dramatic change in the population which will affect politics, health care, economics, recreation and entertainment
The Graying of America
Conditions that increase the vulnerability of older adults to negative functional consequences. Common sources include diseases, environment, medications effects and attitudes based on lack of knowledge
Risk Factors
Group of people born between 1946 and 1964
Baby Boomers
A philosophy that emphasizes the importance of understanding a person's whole being rather than treating specific parts
Holistic Care
What do ADL and IADL stand for?
ADL - activities of daily living; are the most basic self-care activities
IADL - instrumental activities of daily living; are more complex but are important for someone to live on their own
Observable effects of actions, risk factors, and age-related changes that influence the quality of life
Functional Consequences
These are based on the belief that the individual is the only one who can choose a path to a healthy life
Health Promotion Strategies
Progressive deterioration during adulthood that underlies an increasing vulnerability to challenges and a decreasing ability to survive
Senescence
Middle-aged adults (typically women) who juggle the demands of caring for older and younger generations
Sandwich Generation
Inevitable, progressive and irreversible changes that occur during later adulthood and are independent of extrinsic or pathologic conditions
Age-related changes
The environment and people in the environment
Climate of Caring
The ability of older adults to function at their highest capacity, despite the presence of age-related changes and risk factors
Health
A desire to make a change
Motivation
Refers to any significant bonding in which a person feels a strong sense of responsibility toward the physical and emotional welfare of others
"Relationship"
A relatively new nursing specialty with certified nurses, clinical specialists, and geriatric nurse practitioners who only care for people over the age of 65
Gerontology
Programs that holistically address the need of the older adult in a variety of settings
Continuum of Care
A process which looks at health as a continuum with health on one end and illness on the other
Illness/Wellness Continuum
Created to make sure that all federally funded nursing homes provide quality care and services aimed at maintaining the physical, mental and social well-being of each resident
The Nursing Home Reform Act
Those that interfere with the older adult's functioning or quality of life
Negative Functional Consequences
Maximum survival potential for a member of a species, about 116 for humans
Life-span
These are based on needs and desires that are both internal and external that drives a person to act
Incentives
Older Adult
All aspects of the setting in which the care is provided
Environment