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on: Jul 8, 2018
Mental health issues faced by the elderly include social isolation and loneliness, depression, suicide, and alcohol addiction. What individuals are at highest risk for social isolation?
 
  A) People aged 65 years or older
  B) Elderly people living in a nursing home
  C) Individuals who are in frail health
  D) Individuals retired from career work

Question 2

Accessibility and affordability of health care are challenges for the elderly, particularly for rural and poor elders. What type of service that is often limited for the elderly needs to be increased to address these challenges?
 
  A) Preventive
  B) Secondary
  C) Tertiary
  D) Chronic disease


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Reply #1 on: Jul 8, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Ans: C
Social isolation is associated with the very old (aged 85 years and older), those in frail health, and the elderly living alone.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: A
Access to preventive services is often limited for the elderly. Medicare, the primary health insurance for older adults, offers very little coverage for health promotion and preventive services. Preventive services for the elderly are often neglected because many providers do not see any point in prevention during the last years on the age continuum.


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