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232 Chapter 28 Chapter Assignment Sheets LEARNING REVIEW Short Answer improve communication with the geriatric patient who has memory impairmem 1. List at least five ways to 2. Why is gerontology becoming recognized? more 3. Why does food become less appealing as one ages, often decreasing the desire to eat and causing weight los occur with each system as people age. The first ow problems that might

Answer 1

Q. No. 1. Answer :

5 ways to improve communication with the geriatric patient who has memory impairment :

1. Allow extra time for the older people, to tell clear information to you and repeat the information what ever we are giving to them.

2. Reduce the visual and auditory distractions so that we can maintain the normal vision and Auditory capacity of the old-age people.

3. Maintain eye to eye contact while taking with geriatric people.

4. Listen carefully what ever they are saying, and inbetween that don't disturb them.

5. Use short and simple sentences while talking with them.

With these tips we can improve communication with geriatric people or patients.

Q. No. 2. Answer :

Due to old-age and they will go to depress mood and they can not maintain all the activities effectively and due to age factors they will go into depression.

There is a less involvement in social activities due to lack of energy and decreased capacity.

So that their mood will be disturbed some more.

So, to improve there importance and to improve still more life span of the old-age patients the gerontology becoming more recognizable.

Q. No. 3. Answer :

Food become less appealing at certain age because, there will be a decreased taste buds, and enzymes secretion levels at the old-age, so that there will be low digestive capacity, and late and less metabolic rate in the old age, so that the old-age people won't take more food or sufficient food.

It may leads to becoming weight loss, and lean, and lack of subcutaneous fat.