CDIS-410 Midterm Exam (Weeks 1-6) Complete Solution

CDIS-410 Midterm Exam (Weeks 1-6) Complete Solution Chronological Age measured in UNITS OF TIME (i.e. Years) = their ACTUAL AGE Biological Age 1. Where people stand relative to the # OF YEARS THEY WILL LIVE -Example = 65 when expected to die @ 70 years vs. 65 when expected to die @ 90 years 2. Age of body's ORGAN SYSTEMS & PHYSICAL APPEARANCE Functional Age 1. COMPETENCE in carrying out specific tasks -Examples = Walking, Driving, Sports 2. Measure of a person's ability to function effectively in his or her physical and social environment in comparison with others of the same chronological age Psychological Age how well a person ADAPTS to changing conditions () Social Age VIEWS held by most members of a society about what individuals in a particular Chronological Age group SHOULD DO and HOW THEY SHOULD BEHAVE -Examples = Marriage, Children, Career Life Expectancy - AVERAGE # OF YEARS that individuals in a particular birth cohort can be EXPECTED TO LIVE -DOESN'T consider HOW LONG individual members will live - Life Expectancy as of 2020: Males = 76 Females = 81 -INCREASE or DECREASE due to Drugs/Alcohol -Can be based on LOCATION of where you LIVE (i.e. Country, City, etc.) Life Span MAXIMUM LONGEVITY/LENGTH OF LIFE -Extreme UPPER LIMIT OF TIME that a species can live (i.e. Currently 120 years) Need For Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) - Textbook/School Information can be OUTDATED - New KNOWLEDGE, TECHNOLOGIES & INTERVENTIONS - Knowledge Explosion makes it IMPOSSIBLE to "KEEP UP": too much information ONLINE -EBP leads: -IMPROVE PATIENT OUTCOMES, REDUCED COSTS, HIGHER QUALITY CARE, GREATER PROVIDER SATISFACTION (Melnyk, 2010) - 28% better patient outcomes with BEST & LATEST EVIDENCE (Heater, 1988) - Patients should receive case based on the BEST AVAILABLE SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE (IOM, 2001) Components For EBP