Health & Illness in the Older Person

Health & Illness in the Older
Person

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
PART 1............................................................................................................................................1
Covered in Poster...................................................................................................................1
PART 2............................................................................................................................................1
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
BODY..............................................................................................................................................1
Why is dementia an emerging health risk/ Rationale for health risks....................................1
Why do nurses need to know about dementia / Rational for audience..................................2
What do nurses need to know about dementia/ Rationale for content...................................3
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................4
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................5

PART 1
Covered in Poster
PART 2
INTRODUCTION
Dementia is present in almost all Indigenous Australians that are above the age of 55.
This needs to be addressed by nurses that work in Australia as they will be able to help prevent
and decrease the chances of illnesses caused by dementia. The main aim is to understand
dementia as a persistent illness in Australian first peoples and how its affects their health,
especially in the older age groups. This study will analyse why dementia is an emerging health
risk and why as well as what is important for nurses to know about it. Various treatments and
risk reductions will be given as well and how changes occur in nursing care during different
situations.
BODY
Why is dementia an emerging health risk/ Rationale for health risks
As per the views of Parker (2014) Australian first peoples experience dementia more than
other Australians and it has been consistent for the past few years. This generally occurs between
the age of 45-64 years and there are many factors that cause dementia such as high rate of
obstetric complications in young mothers and malnutrition of children. Indigenous Australians
do not get the proper education that is required, which creates a risk of developing dementia
when they get old. Lindeman et al. (2017) stated that there was lack of awareness about dementia
within the Australian first peoples. This was mostly common in rural and remote areas of
Australia. These places had 12.4% cases of dementia in the age group of 45-65 years. Clapham
and Duncan (2017) argued that 73% of Indigenous Australians suffer from dementia and
Alzheimer's disease. These people who were over the age of 45, had to be admitted in public
hospitals but some of them were unable to survive due to extreme stress. These cases keep
increasing every year. It is important to take certain estimates and measures as this risk is
becoming chronic and the older age group of Australian's first peoples have to be taken care of
(Smith, Ali, & Quach, 2014).
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