Interview of an Elderly

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Submit a 3-4 page paper (not including cover page, abstract, or References page) that includes the following 3 parts. Follow the format listed below.

Part I. (10 points) Introduction. Background information on the individual.

Part II. Interview an elderly individual. Ask the person the following questions. Thank the person for agreeing to the interview. Assure him or her that the answers will remain confidential, only to be shared with the professor for educational purposes, and that none of his or her identifying information will be included. Do not put real names in this paper.

(10 points) Ask if the person is single, married, divorced, or widowed. How does the person feel about that?
1. According to text learning, what does the marital status predict about longevity?
(10 points) Does the person have children? How many? Grandchildren? Do they live close by? How often do they visit?
(10 points) Who does the person have regular social contact with? What activities does the person engage in with friends?
1. According to text learning, what does the social contact in the above two questions predict about longevity?
(10 points) Does the person still drive? If not, who takes the person to appointments?
1. According to text learning, what does the sense of autonomy and control predict about longevity?
2. What does it predict about life satisfaction?
(10 points) What does the person currently do to keep mentally active?
1. According to text learning, what does this level of activity predict about mental health?
2. What does it predict about cognitive health?
(10 points) What does the person currently do to keep physically active?
1. What does this level of activity predict about mental health?
2. What does it predict about cognitive health?
3. What does it predict about longevity?
(5 points) What medical conditions does the person have? What medications does the person take?
1. Is this person’s medical health normative for his or her age?
(5 points) What does the person consider to be his or her strengths? What is the person struggling with that used to be easy? How has he or she adapted to maintain functioning?
(10 points) Develop five questions of your own (based on key themes in the text) that might be valuable, and tie the results into text learning to make predictions on the person’s well-being and longevity. Record your questions and answers verbatim.
1. If you were assigned to be a home health nurse for this person (the person that you interviewed, after a minor procedure), what would your intervention be based on his/her current level of functioning? Make sure to include:
  1. A set of physical interventions
  2. A set of cognitive interventions
  3. A set of social/emotional interventions

NOTE: 10% of your grade will depend on adherence to APA Style formatting guidelines.

Your paper should:

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Be numbered as the prompts above are numbered, for ease of grading.
Should include a cover page, abstract, and reference page
- A cover page contains your information and is the first page of your paper.
- An abstract, which should be 50-250 words, is basically a summary of your paper and is found on the second page. An abstract should preview your paper to your readers, but should not contain as much detail as your paper
- A References page is the last page of your paper and should contain more detailed information about each citation in your paper
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Be typed, double spaced, have 1 inch margins, and be in a 12-point Times New Roman font.
Consist of 3-4 pages of content (not including the cover page, abstract or reference page)

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Abstract

The elderly population is increasing in the world every day. As a result, it is important to make sure that programs are in place to support these people. Some of the problems that they face are mostly related to the different social lives that they have. It is common to find that they have bad habits and this often leads to them living shorter lives than they would have lived. In this case, I interviewed a 72 year old woman who currently lives a home for the elderly. I wanted to determine the different aspects that affect the lives of the elderly and determine how this will be able to affect her in one way or the other. In this case, I was able to find that most of the things that she does are actually good for her health both physically as well as mentally. Most of the results that she has currently…..

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