PDF-(READ)-Functional Performance in Older Adults

The contributors represent diverse disciplines however their messages create a coherent integrated work of universal interest and application I highly recommend the use of this text for allied health students who are studying geriatric rehabilitation and for clinicians who wish to renew their knowledgeCarole Knight MEd OTRL Occupational Therapy in Health Care Journal Volume 16 Number 23 February 2003 review of the 2nd Edition The ideal resource for rehabilitation professionals who are working with or preparing to work with older adults It describes the normal aging process illustrates how health and social factors can impede an aging persons abilities and demonstrates how to develop mechanisms for maximizing the wellbeing of older adults. Outreach & Prevention. Jody Bechtold, LCSW, NCGC-II, BACC. Why Focus on . Older Adults?. Source: A Profile of Older Americans: 2003, Administration on Aging, HHS. Changing Demographics: . More . Elderly. IN ALAMEDA COUNTY. . March 2016. DEMOGRAPHICS &. SOCIAL DETERMINANTS . OF HEALTH. Age Distribution of Population . in Alameda County. Source: US Census Bureau, 1980 and 2010. Age Pyramid, 1980. UK Physical Activity Guidelines. UK-wide . Global evidence of the health benefits . Life course . Recommended amount for health benefit. Why do we need guidelines for older adults?. Physical . activity levels are . Between 1950 and 2000, the older adult population grew almost 200%.. It is expected to reach 14.6 million people by 2050, which will represent 25% of California’s population.. Healthy Aging. Nutrition . Melissa Mattson . and . Diane Mortimer. Objective 1. List at least three ways recovery from traumatic brain injury (TBI) differs between older and younger adults. . How is TBI different in older adults?. Geriatrics Hub . Thiru . Yogaparn. MD, FRCPC. Associate professor. Baycrest geriatric health system. University of Toronto. . Goals and Objectives. At the end of session, learner will be able to . Describe the differences between young adult physical exam and older adult physical exam . Tier 3. Anxiety disorder. Anxiety, although experienced by most people, does not usually develop into an anxiety disorder. Transient anxiety is normal, however when anxiety starts to affect daily life this indicates a problem. . A RAFT Presentation . Statistics About Depression and Older Adults. An estimated 7 million of the nation’s 39 million adults aged 65 years and older are affected by depression, but only 10% receive treatment.. EXHIBIT 1. Note: Differences between US and all other surveyed countries except AUS were statistically significant at the p < 0.05 level.. Data: Commonwealth Fund 2021 International Health Policy Survey of Older Adults.. Tier 3. Psychosis. What is psychosis?. ‘Some loss of contact with reality’. This might involve hallucinations or delusions’ (NHS). Hallucinations – hearing voices/ seeing things/ sensation that someone is touching them/ experiencing smells that are not there. Sharon A. Matthew . LPC,CCS,ACRPS,CSAT, CMAT. Objectives. To educate on the myths about mental health in older adults . Statistics on prevalence of mental health disorders in adults. To understand common problems addressed in treatment with older adults. Mindy J. Fain, MD. Gregory K. Mayer, MD, MBA. June 4, 2020. COVID-19 and Older Adults: . An Overview. ASU College of Health Solutions. June 4, 2020. Mindy J. Fain, MD. Co-Director, . UArizona. Center on Aging. Tier 2 . Eating disorder . An eating disorder is when the person has an unhealthy attitude to food which can over their life and make them ill.. It can involve eating too much or too little, and/ or becoming obsessed with their body and shape. What is trauma?. Individual trauma results from an event, series of events, or set of circumstances that is experienced by an individual as physically or emotionally harmful or life threatening and that has lasting adverse effects on the individual’s functioning and mental, physical, social, emotional, or spiritual well-being.