Ageism and Why it Matters

AUTHORS 

  • Jennifer Duncan, PharmD BCGP FASCP

REVIEWERS

  • Richard L. Ogletree, Jr. PharmD, RPh
  • April Miller, PharmD

2024 Winter Quarterly Journal

Continuing education quiz #011-019-024-002 for 1.5 clock hours. CE Credits are valid through January 1, 2026.

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1.  Of the following which best reflects the UN definition of Ageism? *
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2.  The AGS and WHO consider people over the age of ______ years as the oldest old.

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3.  According to the CDC _____ is the average lifespan in the US.

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4.  Examples of ageism include

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5.  Which of the following can be examples of Elderspeak:

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6.  One study found that patients with dementia were less responsive to instruction when the request was made in Elderspeak.

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7.  If the complexity of the medication regimen is not a factor, and the patient is mentally competent, there is evidence that seniors are more non-compliant than younger adults.

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8.  In a University of Michigan study, what percent of adults believed that they had experienced ageism?

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9. Of the following terms which is considered to be the most friendly to describe older people?

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10.  The United Nations Decade of Healthy Aging has the following goals:

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11.  The World Health Organization (WHO) identifies which of the following as a consequence of ageism in seniors. *
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12.  Medical literature shows that people exposed to discrimination often feel pain that is physical as well as emotional. *
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13.  The negative impacts of ageism impact seniors in two distinct ways.  They experience discrimination as a result of negative stereotypes, AND they experience negative effects from how the discrimination makes them view themselves. *
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14.  This equation can be helpful when making therapeutic decisions for seniors. *
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15.  According to the WHO, which of these interventions has consistently best results? *
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