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Kozier: Chapter 23

Promoting Health in Elders

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the best way to age is to stay active physically and mentally Activity theory
a day care center that provides health and social services to the older person Adult day care
deep and profound prejudice in American society against older adults Ageism
disease that involves progressive dementia, memory loss, and inability to care for self Alzheimer’s Disease
facility with various degrees of personal care assistance designed to meet the needs of an older person Assisted living
opacity of the lens or capsule of the eye Cataracts
people maintain their values, habits, and behavior in old age Continuity theory
a global impairment of cognitive function that usually is progressive and may be permanent; interferes with normal social and occupational activities Dementia
aging involves mutual withdrawal between the older person and others in the elderly person’s environment Disengagement theory
difficult or labored breathing Dyspnea
medical care of elderly Geriatrics
the study of aging and older adults Gerontology
a core body temperature below the lower limit of normal Hypothermia
excessive convex curvature of the thoracic spine Kyphosis
the repository for information stores for periods longer than 72 hours and usually weeks and years Long-term memory
demineralization of the bone Osteoporosis
spontaneous fractures to which elderly persons are prone Pathologic fractures
the ability to interpret the environment through the senses Perception
loss of hearing related to aging Presbycusis
deals with activities of the recent past of minutes to a few hours Recent memory
steady decrease in muscle fibers Sarcopenia
momentary perception of stimuli by the senses Sensory memory
information held in the brain for immediate use or what one has in mind at a given moment Short-term memory
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