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1. What factors are causing the population to shift towards a much older age structure?

2. What are the social and economic implications of these demographic changes?

3. What is the difference between cross-sectional research design and longitudinal research design?

4. Provide an example of a topic that could be studied using cross-sectional research design and a topic that could be studied using longitudinal research design.

5. Describe the age-related changes and disease-related processes that occur in the cardiovascular system.

6. What are some ways that sensory changes associated with aging affect older adults’ health?

7. What are some policy implications of the aging of the population in terms of the prevalence of chronic diseases?

8. The World Health Organization defines health as a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease. Discuss Alzheimer’s Disease using a public health approach of defining the magnitude of the problem, identifying risk factors, and suggesting health promotion strategies.

9. Depression is the most prevalent mental health problem among older adults. What are some reasons that depression is underreported in older adult populations?

10. Discuss how functional health is measured in older adults.

11. What are some health promotion strategies that could prolong functional health and delay disability?

12. Discuss personality factors related to physical health. Which factors are related to health problems and why?

13. Which are protective health factors?

14. How does stress affect the development of chronic illness?

15. What are the functions of social support?

16. How does social support relate to health status?

17. Suggest two interventions targeted at social support networks that could improve health of older adults.