Susceptibility of the old to physical ill-health
Visualization of narrower problems
Name(s):
Illness of the elderly
Elderly long-term chronic sick
Nature
A large number of factors in the aging process contribute to the elderly's susceptibility to physical ill-health. The defence systems against disease decline by 20% of their peak. Between the ages of 30 to 70 the average person loses 30 to 40% of the body's mass. The heart's pumping efficiency drops 30% in the same period. By 40 years of age men and women begin to lose bone because of a decreased ability to absorb calcium.
Narrower
Aggravates
Loss of decorum [in 1 loop]
Dependency of the elderly [in 7 loops]
Inadequate income in old age [in 1 loop]
Inadequate recreation for the elderly [in 2 loops]
Negative effects of the nuclear family [in 1 loop]
Rigidity and inadaptability in the aged [in 2 loops]
Inadequate welfare services for the aged [in 2 loops]
Retirement as a threat to psychological well-being [in 3 loops]
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Type
(E) Emanations of other problems