The Second Fifty Years Promoting Health and Preventing Disability (1992) / Chapter Skim
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It is a disease, but it is also a powerful causative factor for strokes and coronary artery disease, disorders that involve impairments of organ function; these may be followed in turn by Tosses of everyday personal functions and, ultimately, limitations in social roles. The World Health Organization has built a classification system arounc]
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Some issues such as high blood pressure, osteoporosis, and smoking are familiar to health care professionals, and so these chapters have been written to inform policymakers and the public about the latest findings and their relevance for health policy. Other issues such as physical inactivity, depression, nutrition, and sensory loss are familiar topics but still in the early stages of development in terms of research, service standards, and procedures to address the functional difficulties of older people.
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Realistically, we can expect that an aging population will mean a significant increase in the number of individuals seeking care for chronic illne.~.~ di~hilitiec and orl,l~ Nit ITS , 1_ _ 1 1 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~^ ~ ~ ~ _ ~ ~ at_ ~ Ad 11 ~1 Lo l V Al O ~evertneiess, we should not let pessimism become an obstacle to the introduction of new research on interventions to restore and maintain function among physically or mentally impaired older people. There are ways to help individuals keep their physical limitations from becoming major limitations in society, and these ought to be pursued through a combination of research, health services policy, education, and legislation.
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Older individuals do experience some diminution of function, but many of today's health professionals dismiss virtually all functional limitations as the natural consequences of aging. A major purpose of this report is to dissuade health professionals from the belief that growing old necessarily means growing frail.
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infections have a major deleterious impact on persons over 50 and require good infection control practices in hospitals and nursing homes. Osteoporosis .
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· Attaining oral health goals requires appropriate patterns of self care, access to appropriate professional services, and fluoridation of community water supplies. · Greater efforts should be made to determine the incidence, prevalence, and natural history of dental and oral (lisabilities as well as the cost-effectiveness of interventions for their prevention and control.
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Physical Inactivity · A sedentary lifestyle creates unnecessary health risks. Older individuals can avoid these risks, maintain self control, and gain a sense of empowerment by becoming physically active.
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An absence of social support reduces compliance with medical care regimes and weakens the body's defenses through psychological stress. · Isolated individuals must be identified, and strategies for increasing social contact and diminishing feelings of [oneness must be developed.
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5 UMMAR Y 9 · Studies of the biomechanical and other determinants of fall injuries, particularly the understanding of impact responses and tolerances, should be emphasized as a potential means of preventing fall injuries through the environmental control of mechanical energy. This might lead to the design of energy-absorbing surfaces or unobtrusive protective clothing for high-risk oilier persons.
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