Caring for Older Adults Holistically 7th Edition
Dahlkemper Test Bank
Healthy People Initiatives (Healthy People 1990) - ANSWER: Promoting
Health/Preventing Disease: Objectives for the Nation. This 1980 report outlined 226
objectives for the nation to achieve over the following 10 years. It was referred to by
some as Healthy People 1990
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) - ANSWER: USPSTF was launched by
the U.S. Public Health Service to systematically review evidence of effectiveness of
clinical preventive services. This task force periodically updates its research guidelines
on a wide variety of screening and counseling recommendations, such as breast cancer
screening, colorectal cancer screening, and counseling to promote physical activity.
A theory of health behavior change - ANSWER: Attempts to explain the processes
underlying the learning of new health behaviors. The two most widely cited theories of
behavior change are social cognitive theory, and stages of change. Other theories that
have marshaled support are health locus of control health belief model, reasoned
action, community empowerment, and community-oriented primary care.
health contract/calendar - ANSWER: The client is helped to choose an appropriate
behavior change goal and to create and implement a plan to accomplish that goal. The
statement of the goal and the plan of action are then written into a contract format.
The 1996 Surgeon General's Report on Physical Activity and Health - ANSWER: 1.
Emphasis on being more physically active rather than a narrow adherence to a rigid
exercise regimen.
2. Americans should get at least 30 minutes of physical activity or exercise most days of
the week
Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) - ANSWER: The premier educational
and advocacy organization for promoting better nutritional habits in the United States.
Promoted use of accurate nutrition contents on labels
Depression in the Older Adult - ANSWER: Older Adults are vulnerable to depression
due to losses that accompany aging such as widowhood, chronic medical conditions
and pain, and functional dependence. Not only can these emotional and physical losses
lead to depression, but depression in turn can lead to more physical decline.
Healthwise - ANSWER: The best-known older adult medical self-care program is
Healthwise, located in Boise, Idaho.
GREEN HOUSE - ANSWER: Green Houses promote autonomy. Residents get up, eat,
and go to bed when they want. They decide on which foods to eat, and that may even
, include pizza, wine, or ice cream. Medications are locked in individual rooms, rather
than distributed by a cart that is wheeled from room to room.
Healthy People 2010 - ANSWER: Healthy People 2010 is an initiative of the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services that utilized the skills and knowledge of an
alliance of more than 350 national organizations and 250 state public health, mental
health, substance abuse, and environmental agencies to develop a set of health care
objectives designed to increase the quality and quantity of years of healthy life of
Americans and to eliminate health disparities.
Health promotion - ANSWER: Health promotion activities are those activities in which
an individual is able to proactively engage in order to advance or improve his or her
health.
Primary prevention - ANSWER: Primary prevention activities are those designed to
completely prevent a disease from occurring, such as immunization against pneumonia
or influenza.
Secondary prevention - ANSWER: Secondary prevention efforts are directed toward
early detection and management of disease, such as the use of colonoscopy to detect
small, cancerous polyps.
Tertiary prevention - ANSWER: Tertiary prevention efforts are used to manage clinical
diseases in order to prevent them from progressing or to avoid complications of the
disease, as is done when beta blockers are used to help remodel the heart in
congestive heart failure.
THE FOCUS OF HEALTH PROMOTION EFFORTS - ANSWER: • Physical activity
• Nutrition
• Tobacco use
• Safety
• Immunization
Activities of daily living (ADLs) - ANSWER: Activities performed in the course of daily
life; they include bathing, dressing, transferring, walking, eating, and continence.
Adult protective services (APS) agency - ANSWER: A social service agency designed
to investigate and intervene when complaints of elder abuse or neglect are reported.
APS agencies are generally organized as a division of local county government social
service agencies
Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet - ANSWER: A diet promoted by
the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that has been proven to be
palatable and effective in lowering blood pressure. It is rich in potassium, magnesium,
and calcium, and low in salt
Dahlkemper Test Bank
Healthy People Initiatives (Healthy People 1990) - ANSWER: Promoting
Health/Preventing Disease: Objectives for the Nation. This 1980 report outlined 226
objectives for the nation to achieve over the following 10 years. It was referred to by
some as Healthy People 1990
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) - ANSWER: USPSTF was launched by
the U.S. Public Health Service to systematically review evidence of effectiveness of
clinical preventive services. This task force periodically updates its research guidelines
on a wide variety of screening and counseling recommendations, such as breast cancer
screening, colorectal cancer screening, and counseling to promote physical activity.
A theory of health behavior change - ANSWER: Attempts to explain the processes
underlying the learning of new health behaviors. The two most widely cited theories of
behavior change are social cognitive theory, and stages of change. Other theories that
have marshaled support are health locus of control health belief model, reasoned
action, community empowerment, and community-oriented primary care.
health contract/calendar - ANSWER: The client is helped to choose an appropriate
behavior change goal and to create and implement a plan to accomplish that goal. The
statement of the goal and the plan of action are then written into a contract format.
The 1996 Surgeon General's Report on Physical Activity and Health - ANSWER: 1.
Emphasis on being more physically active rather than a narrow adherence to a rigid
exercise regimen.
2. Americans should get at least 30 minutes of physical activity or exercise most days of
the week
Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) - ANSWER: The premier educational
and advocacy organization for promoting better nutritional habits in the United States.
Promoted use of accurate nutrition contents on labels
Depression in the Older Adult - ANSWER: Older Adults are vulnerable to depression
due to losses that accompany aging such as widowhood, chronic medical conditions
and pain, and functional dependence. Not only can these emotional and physical losses
lead to depression, but depression in turn can lead to more physical decline.
Healthwise - ANSWER: The best-known older adult medical self-care program is
Healthwise, located in Boise, Idaho.
GREEN HOUSE - ANSWER: Green Houses promote autonomy. Residents get up, eat,
and go to bed when they want. They decide on which foods to eat, and that may even
, include pizza, wine, or ice cream. Medications are locked in individual rooms, rather
than distributed by a cart that is wheeled from room to room.
Healthy People 2010 - ANSWER: Healthy People 2010 is an initiative of the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services that utilized the skills and knowledge of an
alliance of more than 350 national organizations and 250 state public health, mental
health, substance abuse, and environmental agencies to develop a set of health care
objectives designed to increase the quality and quantity of years of healthy life of
Americans and to eliminate health disparities.
Health promotion - ANSWER: Health promotion activities are those activities in which
an individual is able to proactively engage in order to advance or improve his or her
health.
Primary prevention - ANSWER: Primary prevention activities are those designed to
completely prevent a disease from occurring, such as immunization against pneumonia
or influenza.
Secondary prevention - ANSWER: Secondary prevention efforts are directed toward
early detection and management of disease, such as the use of colonoscopy to detect
small, cancerous polyps.
Tertiary prevention - ANSWER: Tertiary prevention efforts are used to manage clinical
diseases in order to prevent them from progressing or to avoid complications of the
disease, as is done when beta blockers are used to help remodel the heart in
congestive heart failure.
THE FOCUS OF HEALTH PROMOTION EFFORTS - ANSWER: • Physical activity
• Nutrition
• Tobacco use
• Safety
• Immunization
Activities of daily living (ADLs) - ANSWER: Activities performed in the course of daily
life; they include bathing, dressing, transferring, walking, eating, and continence.
Adult protective services (APS) agency - ANSWER: A social service agency designed
to investigate and intervene when complaints of elder abuse or neglect are reported.
APS agencies are generally organized as a division of local county government social
service agencies
Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet - ANSWER: A diet promoted by
the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that has been proven to be
palatable and effective in lowering blood pressure. It is rich in potassium, magnesium,
and calcium, and low in salt
