Cardiovascular Disorder Risk for Old Aged People

Running head: CARDIOVASCULAR DISORDER RISK FOR OLD AGED PEOPLE
CARDIOVASCULAR DISORDER RISK FOR OLD AGED PEOPLE
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Summary of the analysis of the content in the poster
Cardiovascular disorders or CVD is found to be the leading cause of death as well as a
disease burden in the nation of Australia. The Department of health, Australia has stated that
the number of the people living with the condition is increasing (Davis et al., 2015). This
increase in number of affected individuals is mainly due to the factors that include ageing of
the population and improved medical treatment. Therefore, it becomes important for the
healthcare professionals to take up preventive strategies by which they can control the
disorder than using curative services for handling the disorder in the older patients. This
would help in saving huge resources without affecting the economy of the nation. Therefore,
this assignment would mainly act as a justification assignment that would include the
rationale of selecting this health risk among the old aged population. It will also show the
important points that the nursing professionals in the community settings should take in
consideration so that they can make the strategies successful.
Audience:
The audience of the poster would be the old population of the nation who are above
65 years of age and are vulnerable to the development of the cardiovascular disorders. This
poster would be also helpful for the nursing professionals to teach the old cohort about the
ways by which they can reduce the risks of being affected by the disorder.
Justification for the selection of the audience:
Cardiovascular disorders are considered to be the highest contributors to the disease
burden in the nation of Australia which is followed by dementia and that of COPD disorder.
This is especially a growing concern for the aged individuals because they remain at a higher
risk for the development of the disorder. Reports provided by the Heart Foundation shows

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that about 490000 hospitalisation had taken place in the year 2014 to 2015 and the number
had increased by a percentage of 8% from 2004-2005 to 2014-2015 (Sparling et al., 2015).
Reports by Australian Institute of Health and Welfare had found that the percentage of being
affected by the disorder is 35% from the cohorts of the age 55-65. This percentage increased
to 64% among people aged 75 years and above. Therefore, people of the older age cohort are
more prone to this disorder. This shows how the older people who are 65 or above are at
increased risk for being affected by the disorder. Therefore, this audience needs to be
educated so that they can take preventive measures for the disorder and so this audience is
selected.
Included content and aesthetic features:
Cardiovascular disorders are mainly seen to occur because of greater number of
modifiable risk factors among old patients than the non-modifiable risk factors. If the risk
factors can be appropriately handled and lifestyle management are done properly, the risk of
development of this health disorder would invariably reduce. Nursing professionals should
aim in reducing the suffering of the patients and ensuring them a fitter life and healthy aging
strategies (vanRiet et al., 2016). These would help them to manage the modifiable risk factors
and accordingly protect them from the grasps of such chronic disorders. Illness associated
with CVD has significant impact on the Australian economy. This is mainly because of the
direct financial costs associated with the health system and this system includes higher
healthcare costs as well as higher demand on the healthcare services (Bonder et al., 2017).
These services include specialists, allied health professionals, general practitioners,
pharmaceuticals, administration and many others. Indirect costs are also seen to be associated
with the disorders like that of the productivity losses as well as the costs of the caregivers.
Welfare payments, forgone taxation revenue and different other costs like that of the
healthcare aids, equipment transport, accommodations, respites and other governmental