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[Mr. Tasty]

Study Guide -- Test 1 -- HSC 394 (Health Issues in Later Life)

Unit 1

1. Know ways older people of the same age can vary.
2. Know what a “cohort” is; what the “cohort effect” is; and be able to give specific examples relative to the three older-adult cohorts alive today.



3. Know the difference between “acute” and “chronic” illnesses and give examples.
4. Know what “life expectancy” really means. Why did more people die at younger ages in the past than in the last 60 or so years? (also see page 15)
5. Know the difference between an ADL and an IADL and be able to give examples of both.
6. About what percentage of people 85 and older do NOT need ADL assistance? And about what percentage does NOT live in a nursing home?
7. How are disabilities similar to chronic conditions? How are they usually different?
8. What is accounting for more costs for older adults – hospital stays or out-patient and other medical costs? (And which part of Medicare pays for each? See later!)
9. What are some ways there is diversity even within an ethnic group?
10. All that Medicare / Medicaid / Part A / Part B / Medicare Advantage stuff? Yeah, you have to know it.
* WHO, specifically, is eligible for Medicare coverage? (requirements to be eligible)
* Who is most likely to commit Medicare fraud?
* What is MEDICAID? (And who is eligible for it?)
* Know how long-term care is covered regarding Medicare and Medicaid.
* What does paying the $100,000 up-front ensure for Rosa?
* What does Medicare Part A cover and how is it funded? (also see below)
* What does Medicare Part B cover and how is it funded?
* You should now be able to answer Question 8!
* What are three things that have increased health care costs (and not just for Medicare)?
* Why have Medigap and Medicare Advantage arisin?
* Know the three supplemental types of health care coverage older adults may have
(besides Medicare and Medicaid).
* More on what Part A covers!
* Let’s say a person is in the hospital for 100 days for stroke followed by pneumonia
followed by another stroke, etc. (This happened to a friend of ours’ mom, except
she was in the hospital for most of seven MONTHS.) Using the formula provided,
about how much will it cost the person, assuming they are not eligible for Medicaid?
And could your parents or grandparents afford that?
* How many days LIFETIME can you be an inpatient in a psychiatric hospital?
* How much is the monthly premium for Medicare Part B for the vast majority of older
Americans? (That would be those making under $85K / $170K.)
* How much does the richest group pay for their monthly premium?
* What does Medicare NOT cover for Part B?
* What is Medicare Advantage basically comparable to?
* Know five of the Medicare Rights.
* What does “long-term include”? (Categories and then specific examples within.)
* About what percentage of people age 85 and older has a chronic disability?
* About what percentage of people age 65 and older can afford to pay for even one year
in a nursing home?

Unit 2

Driving
1. What is considered the first step into old age?
2. What are examples of gradual changes in driving that older people may implement?
3. What is a focus group and why it is used?
4. Differentiate between a “proactive” and a “reluctant acceptor.”
5. What is a “resister”?
6. Know the reasons participants gave for stopping driving, and examples of them.
7. What are ways not driving affected the participants?
8. What at the downsides of Dial-a-Ride?
9. How are suburbs a problem for older drivers (or those who need to stop driving)?
10. What benefits do urban areas offer?
11. Why are friends preferable as drivers, as compared to family members?
12. Know the additional negative effects of giving up driving (Source 3).
13. What are some ways older drivers compensate so that they can continue driving?
14. How did men and women vary re winter driving?
15. Were participant drivers, overall, more or less likely to drive in bad weather?

Leisure
16. What, in general, counts as “leisure”?
17. Know the variety of benefits leisure can bring people.
18. How can various health conditions affect leisure activities?
19. Why is continuity often important for older adults?
20. What specific benefits can lifelong hobbies bring? (though those can also come from new hobbies)
21. Explain the SOC theory / model. Be able to give several examples.
22. How does taking up a new hobby / interest benefit the participants?
23. Why was it better for some participants to entirely give up some activities, rather than adapting their approach to them?
24. What are some ways (several) that relocation can be hard?
25. What are examples of adaptive equipment and their benefits?

Relationships
26. Describe the five ways chronic conditions can affect a person’s romantic relationship.
27. What other relationships can be affected, and how? (This could come from your interviewees.)

Living Conditions
28. Know examples of home modifications and their costs and benefits.
29. What are other issues to consider when a person needs assistance?

ADLs and IADLs
30. Know what services Duet provides.

Unit 3

1. Why are falls such a worry for so many older adults?
Falls lead to more serious injuries in elders than in young..

2. What is the number-one reason people are admitted to nursing homes?
falls

3. Know several fall prevention strategies (also see CDC website).
Installing rails, using textured tiles, better lighting, furniture arranged correctly.
4. What characteristics of the person can be linked to falls?
Low BP=vertigo, medication=dizziness, vision issues, osteoporosis, diabetes, chemotherapy, Parkinson’s.

5. What two health conditions can result in greater injury from a fall?
Osteoporosis= ½ of women over 50 will have.
Parkinson’s

6. What is the ironic outcome linked with people who have fallen? (CDC website)
20-30% have injuries from a fall, most common brain trauma, most fractures, scared to fall again.

7. How much, in 2010, was the direct medical cost for falls? (CDC)
30 billion

8. What kinds of serious injuries are older adults likely to experience as a result of a fall? (CDC)
Lacerations, hip fractures, head trauma, fear of falling

9. Know preventive measures and risk-reduction measures (as with #3).
Exercise, over look meds, eyes checked, grab bars,

10. Why are women more likely to have osteoporosis?
11. What is osteoporosis? What characterizes it?
12. Know several risk factors for getting osteoporosis – differentiate between those beyond a person’s control and those they can control.
13. Know several problems with taking bisphosphonates (Fosamax, etc.).
14. What is the main way osteoporosis drugs are improving in convenience?
15. What is Parkinson’s disease?
16. What causes Parkinson’s disease?
17. Be able to describe several symptoms of Parkinson’s related to the increased risk of falls.
18. What is usually the first aging-related vision change?
19. Is vision coverage included on most insurance plans? Why is this a problem?
20. What is presbycusis?
21. What kinds of sounds are lost first (in hearing loss)?
22. Why do most hearing aids do in order to correct hearing loss, and why does that not work?
23. Explain health insurance coverage (if any) of hearing aids.
24. What psychological effects are also connected to hearing loss?
25. What is macular degeneration?
26. What is a cataract? How are cataracts usually treated?
27. What is glaucoma?
28. Which of those is the leading cause of blindness?
29. Why do most adults born prior to 1940 tend to have oral health issues?
30. Why do many older adults forego dental care?
31. What kinds of factors feed into cholesterol analysis?
32. What are lifestyle changes people can make to lower cholesterol?
33. Why do so many people take cholesterol-lowering meds instead?
34. How is “high blood pressure” defined?
35. Know several health problems associated with high blood pressure.
36. What are lifestyle changes (“non-pharmacologic therapies) that can reduce blood pressure?
37. Is blood pressure screening covered by the Affordable Care Act for Medicare?
38. What is “hypotension”? What does it increase the risk of and why?
39. What factors put people at a high risk for diabetes? (Type II)
40. What are the enormous negative impacts diabetes can have?
41. Why are we kind of doomed to spend a LOT of money treating diabetes-related health conditions?
42. What are the three screening tests for breast cancer?
43. What resulted in a drastic drop in cervical cancer?
44. What age persons are most at risk of colorectal cancer?
45. What is the PSA and why is there controversy over using it? (last full paragraph on p. 93)
46. What is the most common form of cancer?
47. What is “the key” for diagnosing skin cancer?
48. Why did my dad find out he had prostate cancer? (What made it possible to find out?)
49. What two major side effects did he experience?
50. How was my father-in-law more typical of men in his cohort? (two ways!)
51. Why was the medication management so time-consuming?
52. What are the treatment options for most types of cancer?
53. What side-effects did my friend have from her very grueling chemotherapy?
54. In what ways (you will have to come up with them) might the side effects of health issues (the health issues themselves and / or the treatments for them) affect people’s leisure time, family relationships, romantic relationships, finances, etc.)?





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