Video Cases

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LO 17.4. Analyze the role of nutrition and exercise in aging.

Video Case:
Aging and Physical Development

Questions to Consider:

  1. What are coping mechanisms Elsie and Margaret use to address some of the physical and cognitive changes that arise during the aging process?

LO 17.5. Discuss older adults’ susceptibility and adaptation to chronic illness and injury.

Video Case:
Caring for Ill Older Adults

Questions to Consider:

  1. Elsie states that she refuses to let one of her patients ride a scooter down the hall, instead encouraging this patient to walk. Why does she do this?
  2. What does research demonstrate about older adults who engage in physical activity, and why do you hypothesize this might be so?