1. Attitudes about Aging Worry Contributing factors Age-vulnerable
Youth
Middle age
Professionals
Implications
Being old/Feeling old
Reality
Solutions

2. Pathways to Disability (American Journal of Public Health, 2002)

3. Common Abnormalities Arthritis 48% Hypertension 36% Hearing 32%
Heart disease 32%
Orthopedic 19%
Cataracts 17%
Sinusitis 16%
Diabetes 11%
Vision 9%
Sinusitis
Heart disease
Thyroid
Diabetes
Bronchitis
Ulcers
Incontinence
Bowel
Cancer
epilepsy

4. Prevalence (528) Known Hypertension 57.6% Diabetes 14.5% Anemia 7.3%
A fib 6%
Thyroid 6%
Newly identified
12.5%
1.7%
21.1%
4.3%
1.1%

5. Presentation of Illness
Modifying factors
Perceptions
Values
Barriers
Management

6. Quality Care Mortality Barriers Attitude Knowledge Time
Complex problems
Medical research
Resources

7. Public Health Strategies
Health behaviors
Research
Funding
Priorities
Application
Education
Clinical preventive services

8. Principles of Geriatric Care
Setting clear goals
Advocacy
Clinical alertness
Collaboration/communication
Serial observation/time
Accurate diagnosis
Emphasis on function
Postpone dependency
Interventions

9. Ageism Older Adults Physicians Nurses Nursing education
Implications for care
Nurses
Behaviors
Contributing factors
Nursing education

10. End of Life Care Common symptoms Palliative care Contributing factors
<65
>85
Contributing factors
Need
Symptoms
Values
Attitudes
knowledge

11. Messages for Men Real men have feelings Real men wear seat belts
No man is an island
Obesity happens
Real men have doctors
Expand your horizons
Use it or lose it
Count your blessings
Share your wisdom