Geriatrics Population

Contents

Introduction4

Discussion4

Article 1: “Promoting Successful Aging”4

Problem4

Solution4

Article 2: “Quality of Life, Physical Activity and Nutrition in Older Adults”5

Problem5

Solution5

Article 3: “Motivating Elders to Initiate and Maintain Exercise”5

Problem5

Solution6

Article 4: “Leading the Way in Exercise and Diet (Project LEAD): intervening to improve function among older breast and prostate cancer survivors”6

Problem6

Solution6

Article 5: “Occupational Therapy for Independent-Living Older Adults”6

Problem6

Solution7

Article 6: “The Association of Changes in Physical-Activity Level and Other Lifestyle Characteristics with Mortality among Men”7

Problem7

Solution7

Article 7: “Forging Ahead: Linking Health and Behavior to Improve Quality Of Life in Older People”8

Problem8

Solution8

Article 8: “Senior Nutrition”8

Problem8

Solution9

Article 9: “Improving the Health and Health Care of Older Americans”9

Problem9

Solution9

Article 10: “Keeping the Aging Population Healthy”9

Problem9

Solution10

Article 11: “Advancing the health of our aging population: A lead role for nursing science”10

Problem10

Solution10

Article 12: “Exercise Comes of Age”: “Rationale and Recommendations for a Geriatric Exercise Prescription”11

Problem11

Solution11

Article 13: “Prescribing and Promoting Exercise for the Elderly”11

Problem11

Solution11

Article 14: “Nutritional Supplementation and Exercise Training for Physical Frailty in Very Elderly People”12

Problem12

Solution12

Article 15: “Promoting health and function in an ageing population”12

Problem12

Solution12

Conclusion13

Reference13

Geriatrics Population

“All my life I've been taught how to die, but no one ever taught me how to grow old.”

BILLY GRAHAM

Introduction

This paper highlights about the Geriatric population. It identifies deals and save the population which is above the age of 65 years. The medical practices focus on the intense needs of the Geriatric patients and emphasizes on their care even in the chronic disease. They are open to infections because their host defense system has diminished the immunity. However, the magnitude and the divergence of the medical and health care effected problems in the geriatrics population are ending up in the discovery of new arenas of treatment because of their weak immune system.

Discussion

Article 1: “Promoting Successful Aging”

Problem

This article discussed about the social and physical problem that is faced by the geriatrics people. They usually suffer from poverty, starvation and the elder abuse (Anonymous, 2012). These issues are faced by them because of the social, biological and the psychological factors which they have accumulated in their minds over a passage of time.

Solution

There are people in the society and different old age benefit funds are given to the hospitals, they can arrange seminars and different sessions in which they can move their thoughts from the problem to the solution. Healthier life style and its importance should be implanted in their minds (Anonymous, 2012).

Article 2: “Quality of Life, Physical Activity and Nutrition in Older Adults”

Problem

The issue in this article is that the old age people are confronted to many chronic problem and disabilities, these results in their life long functional disability. This standard of living and anti social make them depressed and they feel deprived; ultimately they are subjected to many other psychological and physical disorders.

Solution

This issue in the old age population can be catering by taking care of them. The immediate family members have to cooperate with them and give them company so that they don't find time to think about their disabilities (Paffenbarger, 1993). Proper psychological sessions could also assist them in bringing them back to the world, ...