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Overview
Explore the impact of societal myths andattitudes related to older adults
Understand the concept of population aging
Discuss the demographics of an agingCanadian population
Examine the impact of an aging population
on health care costs
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Aging and Older Adults: Why Pay
Attention?
Brainstorm
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Aging and Older Adults: Why Pay
Attention?
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Population Aging: Adding Years to Life
Life Span
The fixed, finite maximum limit of survival for aspecies in the absence of disease or life
threatening trauma
Jeanne Calment at ages 60 and 121
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Population Aging: Adding Years to Life
Life Expectancy
The average number of years a person is expectedto live
Life expectancy has increased in the last 50 yearsand is still projected to continue to increase
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Population Aging: Adding Years to Life
Life expectancy is influenced by many factors
Culture
Geography
Gender
Ethnicity
Race
Education Personal health practices
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Population Aging
Increase in our aging population
Increased life expectancyDecreased birth rates
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Population Aging
Discussion:
What implications does the concept of an agingpopulation have on society and how does itinfluence our social construction of theelderly?
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Attitudes, Myths, Stereotypes
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Attitudes, Myths and Stereotypes
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Attitudes, Myths and Stereotypes
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Attitudes, Myths and Stereotypes
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Attitudes, Myths and Stereotypes
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Implications
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Ageism
Definition:
Negative attitudes towards older adults resulting in the belief that they cannot or
should not participate in societal activities or be given the same opportunities as other members of a population (Hollan-Bell &
Brummel-Smith, 1999)
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Ageism: Why Does it Occur?
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Ageism
Consequences:
Potentially altered treatment and access to care
Decreased sense of power, control and dignity
Loss of hope as valuable contributing members ofsociety
Negative influence on policy and care decisions
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Ageism: Take a Hard Look!
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Ageism
Discussion:
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Combating Ageism: Strategies
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Combating Ageism: Strategies
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Demographic Trends: Population
Projections
Older Canadians are living longer and withfewer disabilities than previous generations
Population projections:
2011 - ~15% of population
2021- ~18% of population
2031- ~23% to 25%
2056- ~ 25% to 30% of population(Statistics Canada, 2010)
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Demographic Trends: Population
Projections
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Demographic Trends: Community vs
Institutional Living
Over 90% of older Canadians live independently in thecommunity and want to live there
Presently ~7% of older Canadians live in long-termcare settings-those below age 74
14% older Canadians, >75 years, live in long-term
care settings
(Public Health Agency of Canada, 2006)
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Demographic Trends: Ethnicity
2001: 19.4% of the immigrant population inCanada was over 65, while the nationalaverage was 13%
Aboriginal seniors make up a small proportionof the population, but the number of
Aboriginal seniors is expected to triplebetween 1996 and 2016
(Government of Canada, 2002)
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Demographic Trends: Gender
Men who survive to age 65 can expect to livean additional 17.4 years; women can expectto live an additional 20.8 years (Statistics
Canada, 2005)Approximately 57% of Canadian seniors are
female
Approximately 70% of Canadian seniors aboveage 85 are female (Health Canada, 2002)
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Demographic Trends: Chronic Illness
81% of seniors living in the community have at least 1chronic condition and 33% have 3 or more(compared with 12% of younger adults)
Most chronic diseases represent a combination ofmodifiable and non-modifiable risk factors
Key modifiable risk factors include diet, physicalactivity, and tobacco use
(Gilmore & Park, 2006)
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Demographic Trends: Chronic Illness
The underlying causes of chronic disease are areflection of the social, economic andphysical environments that impact health and
healthy aging (WHO, 2005)
Senior women are more likely than men to
have arthritis, glaucoma and back problems(Gilmore & Park, 2006)
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Demographic Trends: Chronic Illness
Senior men have higher rates of heart disease,diabetes, cancer, stroke, and Alzheimer’s
disease (Gilmore & Park, 2006)
Between 10 and 15 percent of seniors living inthe community suffer from depressive
symptoms (Conn, 2002)
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Demographic Trends: Chronic Illness
Late life dementias, including Alzheimer’s affect
8% of seniors over 65 and 25% of seniorsover age 80 (Canadian Study of Health & Aging Working Group, 1994)
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Health Care Costs of Aging
Diagnosing, treating and managing chronicconditions are expensive
In 2003, seniors health care needs accountedfor more tan 44% of all provincial governmenthealth spending (CIHI, 2005)
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Health Care Costs of Aging
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Health Care Costs of Aging: Trends
Better Health NowCompared to 20 YearsAgo
Less need for long term care Reduced length of disability
Better quality of life
Better Health Today
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Health Care Costs of Aging: Trends
Impacts of Improved Health Care Services
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Health Care Costs of Aging: Trends
Shift to Providing More Services in Outpatientand Community Settings
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Improving Population Aging
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Improving Population Aging
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Healthy Aging
Film: The Art of Aging