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Communicating Treatment Plans to the Older Adult

Communicating Treatment Plans to the Older Adult. Gabriel Rios, MLIS Health Literacy Consultant. Older adults are the fastest growing segment of the population in the United States. Projections forecast that by 2030, 20% of the U.S. population will be age 65 or older.

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Communicating Treatment Plans to the Older Adult

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  1. Communicating Treatment Plans to the Older Adult • Gabriel Rios, MLIS • Health Literacy Consultant

  2. Older adults are the fastest growing segment of the population in the United States. Projections forecast that by 2030, 20% of the U.S. population will be age 65 or older. FEDERAL INTERAGENCY FORUM ON AGE-RELATED STATISTICS, 2008

  3. Learning Objectives • Review the aging process and its effects on learning • Discuss barriers to teaching the older adult • Review strategies for teaching the older adult • Discuss communicating treatment plans and self care goals • Practice communicating treatment plans and self care goals

  4. Review the aging process and its effects on learning

  5. The Aging Process • Unique • Multi-dimensional • Genetic • Environmental • Cultural IMAGE: MEDICALDAILY.COM

  6. Effects of the Aging Process • Physical • Psychological • Cognitive • Social & Cultural IMAGE: REDD.BCMD.ORG Ohio State University College of Medicine

  7. Effects - Physical • Subject to genetic and environmental factors • Degenerative sensory changes • Vision • Hearing • Touch • Reaction times • Spatial orientation • Mobility IMAGE: LASVEGASYMCA.ORG

  8. Effects - Psychological • Psychological aspects of aging are related to the person’s ability to adapt • Mood • Self-concept • Personality • Losses • Former role • Spouse, family, friends, etc. • Economic security • Familiar surroundings IMAGE: TOPNEWS.NET.NZ

  9. Effects - Cognitive • Perception • Memory • Thinking • Learning • Problem solving IMAGE: CDC.GOV

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