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Healthy aging
Functional ability rather than absence of disease
R/T:
- Functional Status
- Socioeconomic Factors
- Degree of social interaction
- Marital Status
- Living Situation and Environment
Preventive services/screenings: Immunizations
Promote Influenza, pneumonia, Covid, strep* vaccines
YEARLY!
Preventive services/screenings: Breast-cancer Screenings
Yearly Breast Exams!
,Health Enhancing Behaviors
YEARLY PHYSICAL EXAM: check for diabetes, HTN, heart disease
- More often if pt has a chronic illness
Manage stress though coping mechanisms
Avoid isolation and socialize with others in a variety of settings - hang
with people own age helps with physical health
Reminisce about life though reflective discussions and journaling
Emerging issues in the health of older adults - Healthy People 2020
- coordinate care
- help older adults manage their own care
- establish quality measures
- identify minimum levels of training for people who care for older
adults
- research and analyze appropriate training to equip providers with the
tools they need to meet the needs of older adults
,Geriatric Diet Considerations (HEALTH ENHANCING BEHAVIORS)
INCREASE daily dietary intake of COMPLEX CARBS AND FIBER
containing food to
- 5 of more servings of fruits and veggies
- 6 or more servings of grain products
Recommended fat intake: Reduce dietary fat to no more than 30% of
calories: saturated fat to less than 10% of calories
Increase calcium intake to between 1000 and 1500 Mg daily; take vitamin
D supplements every day is not exposed to sunlight
Spend 10-15 minutes in the sun 2/3 times a week for vitamin D intake.
AVOID PROLONGED SUN EXPOSURE (Cover Up)
Exercise 3-5 times a week
Alcohol in moderation, STOP SMOKING, Wear seatbelts
Preventive services/screenings: Colorectal screenings
Every 10 Years or as directed
- If colorectal cancer runs in family history then yearly screening after 50
years old.
, Preventive services/screenings: Vaginal and cervical cancer screening
Stops at 65 under certain circumstances
Preventive services/screenings: Shingles Vaccination
TWO doses of shingrix at age 60
Preventive services/screenings: HIV Screening
Anytime at increased risk
Preventive services/screenings: Prostate screening (PSA and DRE)
Individually determined
Culture
Shared and learned values, beliefs, expectations and behaviors of a
group of people