Demography of Aging
and Implications for
Health and Nursing Care
1. Global Aging
Aging and health by WHO:
a. Between 2015 and 2050, the proportion of the
world's population over 60 years will nearly
double from 12% to 22%.
b. By 2020, the number of people aged 60 years
and older will outnumber children younger than
5 years.
c. In 2050, 80% of older people will be living in
low- and middle-income countries.
Here are some several factors:
1. Increase life expectancy
- advance in healthcare, nutrition and living standards
have significantly increase life expectancy worldwide. More
people are living longer due to improvements in medical
Treatments, disease prevention and health education.
2. Declining birth rate
- many countries, especially those with higher income
levels are experiencing lower birth rate. This shift results in
a larger population being older, as fewer young people are
being born to balance the age distribution.
3. Improved healthcare and chronic disease management
- better management of chronic disease and more effective
Healthcare system mean that more people are surviving
Into older age even with long term health conditions.
4. Public Health Initiatives
-Initiatives aimed at reducing infant mortality and improving
maternal health have increase the number of people who
Survive into old age.
2. Aging in the Philippines
A. The current population of the Philippines is 118,987,237
as of Saturday, June 8, 2024, with less than 5% of the
population 65 years and older.
B. Currently, the age structure of the Philippines resembles
many other developing countries because there is a greater
proportion of younger Filipinos in comparison to older
Filipinos.
C. Despite the larger number of
young Filipinos, the 60 years and
older population of the Philippines
is expected to increase by 4.2%,
whereas the 80 years and older
population is expected to increase
by 0.4% from 2010 to 2030. The
Philippines’s population increased
by over 35% over the last two
decades with the older adult
population expected to overtake
those aged 0–14 years old by
2065.
D. Currently, life expectancy of
Filipinos is 57.4 years for males
and 63.2 years for females.
Females are projected to expect
an increase of 4.0 years in life
expectancy and males an
increase of 4.7 years in life
expectancy by 2030.
older adults and their family
Family compositions:
1. Couples( married, unmarried,
heterosexual or homosexual)
2. Couples with children
3. Parent and child (or children)
4. Siblings
5. Groups of unrelated
individuals
6. Multigenerations
Identification of family members
1.Ensuring fulfilment of physical
needs
2. Providing emotional support and
comfort
3. Maintaining connections with
family and community
4. Instilling a sense of meaning to
life
5. Managing crisis
Family Roles
family members assume
certain roles as a result of
their socialization process and family
needs and expectations.
Decision Maker
The person who is granted or
assumes responsibility for
making important decisions or is
called on in times of crisis.
Caregiver
The person who provides direct
services, looks after and assists with
personal care and home
management.
Deviant
The “problem child” who has strayed
from family norms. May be used to
fulfill family need for scapegoat or
provide sense of purpose for family
members who compensate for the
individual.
Dependent
A person who depends on other
family members for economic or
caregiving assistance.
Victim
A person who forfeits his or her
legitimate rights and may be
physically, emotionally,
socially or economically abused by
the family.
Family Caregiving
Primarily provided by the adult
children of the older person.
often, the varying levels of
participation among siblings
may cause stress within the
family
Routine Care
Assistance with routine activities
that is provided only at the
request of the main caregiver.
Circumscribed Care
Partition that is provided
on a regular basis within
boundaries set by the caregiver.
Sporadic Care
irregular participation at
the caregiver’s
convenience.
Dissociation
potential caregiver does
not participates at all in
Care.
Family Dynamics
dynamics among family
members can have positive
Or negative effects on the
elderly.
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