GLPH – module 1
Biohacking and
Gerontechnology (Queen's
University)
, GLPH – module 1
- Biohacking and biotechnologies provide individuals with the opportunity to modify
the aging body to prevent or address age related changes.
- Gerontechnology provides ways to support and/or monitor the aging
individual, recording and disseminating information about them to family and
caregivers
Section 1
Ageism
- defined as the systematic stereotyping of and discrimination against people
because they are old
- ageist stereotypes generalize people into groupings or categories based
on chronological age and set up an “us versus them” mindset
- ageism can lead to barriers, preventing older people from successfully
finding employment and other opportunities
- stable, lasting interactions in age heterogeneous settings are essential in
combating ageism
diversity of elders
- elders are not evenly distributed worldwide, more than 20% of the population is
now people of colour and those who identify as LGBTQ+
old-old
- anyone between the ages of 75 and 84
oldest-old
- 85 years or older
- majority is women
- there are many more widowed women than widowed men
- their average personal income is generally lower than the rest of the older population
- they are disproportionately represented in hospitals and in long-term care
settings- possibly due to poverty and lack of social support as much as physical
limitations
centenarian (sub group of old-old)
- 100 years or older
- most are healthy, mentally alert, free of major disability, able to perform most
daily activities and are engaged in their communities
- oldest man to run marathon at 100 years old is Fauja Singh
super-centenarian (sub group of old-old)
- those who have reached 110 years of age or more
- have fewer chronic diseases and physical disabilities
- this group has lower incidence of cardiovascular disease, compared to those
younger than 110
Biohacking and
Gerontechnology (Queen's
University)
, GLPH – module 1
- Biohacking and biotechnologies provide individuals with the opportunity to modify
the aging body to prevent or address age related changes.
- Gerontechnology provides ways to support and/or monitor the aging
individual, recording and disseminating information about them to family and
caregivers
Section 1
Ageism
- defined as the systematic stereotyping of and discrimination against people
because they are old
- ageist stereotypes generalize people into groupings or categories based
on chronological age and set up an “us versus them” mindset
- ageism can lead to barriers, preventing older people from successfully
finding employment and other opportunities
- stable, lasting interactions in age heterogeneous settings are essential in
combating ageism
diversity of elders
- elders are not evenly distributed worldwide, more than 20% of the population is
now people of colour and those who identify as LGBTQ+
old-old
- anyone between the ages of 75 and 84
oldest-old
- 85 years or older
- majority is women
- there are many more widowed women than widowed men
- their average personal income is generally lower than the rest of the older population
- they are disproportionately represented in hospitals and in long-term care
settings- possibly due to poverty and lack of social support as much as physical
limitations
centenarian (sub group of old-old)
- 100 years or older
- most are healthy, mentally alert, free of major disability, able to perform most
daily activities and are engaged in their communities
- oldest man to run marathon at 100 years old is Fauja Singh
super-centenarian (sub group of old-old)
- those who have reached 110 years of age or more
- have fewer chronic diseases and physical disabilities
- this group has lower incidence of cardiovascular disease, compared to those
younger than 110
