PHP 408: HEALTH PROMOTION
FOR GERIATRICS
, INTRODUCTION TO GERIATRICS
What is Geriatrics?
• Geriatrics refers to medical care for older adults,
• Geriatrics or geriatric medicine is a speciality that
is based on improving health care for elderly
people. It supports healthy improvement in older
adults by preventing and treating disease and
disability that often comes with ageing.
• Geriatrics is a branch of health care that specializes
in the particular medical needs of older adults.
, Geriatric syndromes
• Geriatric syndromes include a number of conditions typical
of, if not specific to, aging, such as dementia, depression,
delirium, incontinence, vertigo, falls, spontaneous bone
fractures, failure to thrive, and neglect and abuse. Geriatric
syndromes are associated with reduced life expectancy.
• Geriatric care is a general term describing the management
of healthcare for aging individuals. It's important to know it
includes both medical and non-medical/personal care
services. Examples of medical geriatric care include services
like occupational therapy, physical therapy, dialysis and IV
therapy.
, Basic Concepts In Geriatrics
What is aging?
• Aging is the progressive and generalized impairment
of functions resulting in the loss of adaptive
response to stress and in an increasing risk of age-
related diseases. It is a complex interaction between
an individual and the environment over time. The
overall effect of these interactions is an increase in
the probability of dying, which is evident from the
rise in age-specific death rates in the population.
What is aging?
FOR GERIATRICS
, INTRODUCTION TO GERIATRICS
What is Geriatrics?
• Geriatrics refers to medical care for older adults,
• Geriatrics or geriatric medicine is a speciality that
is based on improving health care for elderly
people. It supports healthy improvement in older
adults by preventing and treating disease and
disability that often comes with ageing.
• Geriatrics is a branch of health care that specializes
in the particular medical needs of older adults.
, Geriatric syndromes
• Geriatric syndromes include a number of conditions typical
of, if not specific to, aging, such as dementia, depression,
delirium, incontinence, vertigo, falls, spontaneous bone
fractures, failure to thrive, and neglect and abuse. Geriatric
syndromes are associated with reduced life expectancy.
• Geriatric care is a general term describing the management
of healthcare for aging individuals. It's important to know it
includes both medical and non-medical/personal care
services. Examples of medical geriatric care include services
like occupational therapy, physical therapy, dialysis and IV
therapy.
, Basic Concepts In Geriatrics
What is aging?
• Aging is the progressive and generalized impairment
of functions resulting in the loss of adaptive
response to stress and in an increasing risk of age-
related diseases. It is a complex interaction between
an individual and the environment over time. The
overall effect of these interactions is an increase in
the probability of dying, which is evident from the
rise in age-specific death rates in the population.
What is aging?
