Hcad 222 exam 2 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

HCAD 222 FINAL EXAM Question and answers 100% correct 2023 Longevity challenges - correct answer 1. Coping with and aging body 2. Maintaining a valued place 3. Individuals grow older in the wider contest of an entire society that is undergoing a transition to population aging Questions about modern societies values toward old age Are the old less valued than the young? Where will we get resources to help the elderly? Could medical breakthroughs have unforeseen consequences for societ...

HCAD 222 Exam 21. Which of the following is the most prevalent chronic disease of old age? 2 .______ is the chief, primary government program that pays for health care for elderly Americans. 3. In 1983, Congress responded to the high costs of hospital care under Medicare Part A by introducing ______. 4. Once someone is admitted to a nursing home, they are likely to remain there for the rest of their lives. 5. A multidimensional functional assessment is best described as involving which of th...

HCAD 222 Exam 2 1. Which of the following is the most prevalent chronic disease of old age? 2 .______ is the chief, primary government program that pays for health care for elderly Americans. 3. In 1983, Congress responded to the high costs of hospital care under Medicare Part A by introducing ______. 4. Once someone is admitted to a nursing home, they are likely to remain there for the rest of their lives. 5. A multidimensional functional assessment is best described as involving which of ...

HCAD 222 EXAM 2* Longevity challenges - correct answers 1. Coping with an aging body 2. Maintaining a valued place 3. Individuals grow older in the wider contest of an entire society that is undergoing a transition to population aging "Reimbursement Driven" - correct answers Term meaning that the amount and type of care received by a long-term care consumer is dependent on the individuals reimbursement coverage Post Acute Care - correct answers Include: long-term care hospitals, in...

HCAD 222 Exam 2 Chronic Disease -% of 65+ and examples -3/4 deaths are from three chronic diseases: - correct answers -persist for a long period, regardless of whether they cause death -46% 65+ have chronic disease -heart disease, cancer, stroke -arthritis, cancer, cardiovascular, Alzheimer's, dementia 3 Longevity Challenges - correct answers 1. Coping with aging body 2. Maintaining a valued place in society while aging 3. Individuals grow older in wider context of an entire society...

HCAD 222 EXAM 2*Longevity challenges - correct answers 1. Coping with an aging body 2. Maintaining a valued place 3. Individuals grow older in the wider contest of an entire society that is undergoing a transition to population aging "Reimbursement Driven" - correct answers Term meaning that the amount and type of care received by a long-term care consumer is dependent on the individuals reimbursement coverage Post Acute Care - correct answers Include: long-term care hospitals, inpa...

HCAD 222 Exam 2Chronic Disease -% of 65+ and examples -3/4 deaths are from three chronic diseases: - correct answers -persist for a long period, regardless of whether they cause death -46% 65+ have chronic disease -heart disease, cancer, stroke -arthritis, cancer, cardiovascular, Alzheimer's, dementia 3 Longevity Challenges - correct answers 1. Coping with aging body 2. Maintaining a valued place in society while aging 3. Individuals grow older in wider context of an entire society t...

HCAD 222 Exam 2Epidemiology of Aging - correct answers • Aging is not a disease, but it does increase susceptibility to disease • ¾ > 65 die from heart disease, cancer, and stroke • Chronic conditions: persist for a long period regardless of whether they cause death o Arthritis, osteoporosis, Parkinson's disease, Cancer, Cardiovascular disease, Dementia, and Alzheimer's disease What is the challenge of longevity? - correct answers • There are also many challenges that people ...

HCAD 222 Exam 2rising health care costs due to longevity + - correct answers - increasing utilization - medical technologies - wages of health care personnel - general inflation - fraud, waste, abuse, futile medical treatment Precedents for HC rationing around the world: - correct answers - denial of kidney dialysis in Britain - waiting lists in Canada - Life-and-death decisions in Seattle - Rationing plan in Oregon Arguments FOR age-based rationing: - correct answers - easy to a...

HCAD 222 Exam 21. coping w aging body 2. maintaining valued place in society while aging 3. individuals grow older in wider context of an entire society that is undergoing a transition to population aging - correct answers 3 challenges with longevity chronic condition - correct answers persist for a long period, regardless of whether they cause death post- acute care - correct answers came from discharging patients when still kind of sick; in NH LTC - correct answers a range of serv...