Question 1

The purpose of this initiative is to promote national policies that preserve the rights, dignity, and security of older adults worldwide and ensure that older adults are included in international agendas:

Accepted Answer

The Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing is a collaborative effort to promote national policies that preserve the rights, dignity, and security of older adults worldwide and ensure that older adults are included in international agendas.

Question 2

Citizens in developed countries tend to live longer while at the same time birth rates are declining. Consequences of these trends include:

Accepted Answer

Increased longevity combined with declining birth rates leads to a growing proportion of older adults while economic contributions to their care from working aged citizens decline.

Question 3

As individuals in developed nations live longer:

Accepted Answer

Efforts to control health care costs in most developed countries focus on improving lifestyle habits to reduce the risk of developing chronic diseases.

Question 4

On this continent, few countries or states have policies on aging:

Accepted Answer

Of 25 countries surveyed in 2003, only seven had national policies on aging.

Question 5

Least developed countries include those that are identified by the United Nations as having:

Accepted Answer

Least or less developed countries have higher child mortality rates; lower incomes, educational attainment, and literacy rates; higher levels of malnutrition; and greater economic vulnerability.

Question 6

Strategies to deal with various aspects of the aging population have been launched in several Canadian Provinces. Alberta, in particular, has been a leader in developing residences suited to caring for people with:

Accepted Answer

Alberta is the leader in residences suited to caring for people with dementia. Meanwhile, in 2007, Ontario announced a new Aging at Home Strategy, which will expand community living options for older adults with a wider range of home care and community support services.

Question 7

According to the Canadian Institute for Health Information, this term is used to describe nonacute hospital days:

Accepted Answer

People who no longer need these limited and costly services, but are awaiting placement in a more appropriate setting, frequently occupy acute care hospital beds.

Question 8

The main cause of death in Guatemala is:

Accepted Answer

Infectious disease is the leading cause of death in Guatemala. However, according to the Pan American Health Organization, noncommunicable diseases such as cardiovascular disease, chronic respiratory disease, cancer, and diabetes are on the rise.

Question 9

Relocation of young adults from rural origins to cities where jobs are more prevalent has led to which of the following:

Accepted Answer

Urban migration for economic reasons has contributed to the spread of disease and also limited the availability of family caregivers for the rural dwelling older adults who are left behind.

Question 10

Nursing's role in Africa:

Accepted Answer

Because of a shortage and uneven distribution of physicians, nurses in Africa have taken over many responsibilities that are traditionally the physician's domain. Gerontological nursing, however, has not emerged as a specialization, and there is little interest in nursing care for older adults.

Question 11

After years of violent civil war Guatemala is now a democratic republic, however, the country is still faced by many challenges including:

Accepted Answer

Guatemala's population is relatively young and the country itself is at the beginning of a demographic and epidemiological transition. There are opportunities for this younger generation to prepare for the social, health, and economic issues that accompany aging populations, but taking advantage of these opportunities is difficult due to the general level of poverty, extreme social stratification, and ethnic segregation.

Question 12

Care of older adults in Ireland is adversely affected by:

Accepted Answer

Reduced marriages, economic-induced migration, and more women working outside the home has greatly reduced familial caregiving resources for Irish elderly.

Question 13

Growth in Norway's senior population is a consequence of:

Accepted Answer

The percentage of those aged 67 and older is estimated to increase by 140% by 2060.

Quiz 25: International Perspectives on Aging