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In the early 1940s, before the widespread availability of antibiotics, life expectancy following a spinal cord injury was only about 1.5 years. Today, average life expectancy for someone sustaining a spinal cord injury is about 80% of "normal" life expectancy, depending upon the level of injury.
OBJECTIVES
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Compare and Contrast results of early research on Aging with Spinal
Cord Injury with current research. |
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Identify and discuss problems that accompany aging with
a spinal cord injury and describe their impact and their
characteristics on the following systems:
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musculoskeletal system
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central and peripheral nervous system
- cardiovascular
system
- pulmonary
system
- gastrointestinal
system
- endocrine
system
- integumentary
system
- renal
system
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3.
Discuss the following psychosocial issues that accompany
aging with spinal cord injury:
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changing care needs
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psychological adaptation
- changing
attitudes toward life
- personal
perspectives on quality of life
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
AGING – AN INTRODUCTION
ARTICLE #1: Aging: A Complex Topic - The Early Research
OVERVIEW
ARTICLE #2: Spinal Cord Injury and Aging
ARTICLE #3:
Aging with Spinal Cord Injury – Robert R Menter
CLINICAL-FUNCTIONAL CHANGES
ARTICLE #4: Spinal Cord Medicine – Principles and Practice
PSYCHOLOGICAL ISSUES/ CHANGES
ARTICLE#5: Aging with Spinal Cord Injury
- “Issues of Aging with Spinal Cord Injury”
- “Changing Care Needs”
- “Psychological Adaptation”
- “Changing Attitudes Toward Life”
- “Personal Perspectives”
AGING WITH A DISABILITY
ARTICLE #6: : Older Adults with Spinal Cord Impairments: Use of Long-term Care Facilities
TAKE
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