INTERVIEW WITH AN OLDER ADULT In an effort to learn about matters of health, illness and understanding the views of what it means to someone who is considered an older adult I interviewed with F.C. using the following five assessment tools. Throughout this paper I will discuss my interview with F.C. entailing a social history, nutritional status, Katz index score of independence in activities of daily living, the results of her mini mental exam, fall prevention scale and a summary of my overall impression. Social History F.C. is an 86-year-old Caucasian female that was born in Philadelphia. She is one of thirteen children all of which, except one, are still living. Her parents were immigrants from Calabria, Italy both lived well into their nineties, dying of natural causes. As a …show more content…
is in the utmost phenomenal health and is the most remarkable and courteousness woman that I have ever met. I am extremely grateful and feel honored to have had the privilege of interviewing her. Her attentiveness during the interview, jovial personality along with her sanguine outlook on life left me in such a state of awe and admiration for her. I felt such inspiration as well as serenity, followed by the tranquility peace of mind. Her love for everything, for life and for God was palpable and so beautiful that multiple times throughout the interview I was moved to tears. With no medical history, the only potential problem I have witnessed for F.C. is that she would shuffle her feet often, especially when she would get tired. She has multiple through rugs with tassels on the ends of them about her home that could contribute to the increased risk of her falling. She allowed me to call one of her children to alert them to this fact, they were thankful said that they will have them removed. The summaries of F.C. scores reveal that she is an extremely rare healthy elderly independent 86-year-old woman that is very capable of handling her daily activities and then some on her
Anne is a seventy-four year old female with multiple comorbidities. The patient I interviewed is a sixty five year old male with a past medical history of hypothyroidism and no other reported medical conditions. Additionally, Anne requires assistance with completing her activities of daily living such as shopping, transportation and managing her finances. Also she rarely leaves her home, and is inactive due to chronic pain. The patient I interviewed is able to care for himself independently and is rather active. The patient I interviewed continues to work outside his home and routinely
On the night of Saturday, February 1, 2014, I sat down with my grandfather, David Latta, to conduct an interview with him. He currently lives in Clarkston, Michigan, in the newly refurbished basement in my mother's house, along with my step-father, sister, and her son. One could say that my mother's household is quite the crowded nest, with four generation living under one roof. The perspective my grandfather obtains from living in such an atmosphere, is not only something I kept in mind while conducting this interview, but something that guided my questions.
The focus of this paper is to compare and contrast a well elder and a frail elder while using Occupational Therapy Practice Framework language. For this assignment I chose to conduct a semi structured interview using the Canadian Occupational performance Measure (COPM) to gather information about my chosen elders perceived problems and priorities. For this assignment I will be using pseudonyms in order to protect the privacy of both individuals.
At the time of the interview Mrs. Mays suffered from high blood pressure and worried that if she doesn’t get it under control she would suffer a stroke. She also complained of painful arthritis of the spine as well as a herniated lumbar disc. To combat the spine pain she was on muscle relaxers and painkillers that made her extremely lethargic. During Ms. Mays’ lifetime she had two bouts with cancer, skin and breast cancer. She has since been cancer free but undergoes mammograms and full body scans every six months as precautions to check for irregularities. Overall she considers herself very lucky to be relatively healthy and independent at her
Mrs. A is a 71-year-old widow with CCF and osteoarthritis who has recently been exhibiting quite unusual behavior. Her daughter is concerned about her mother 's ability to remain independent and wishes to pursue nursing home admission arrangements. She fears the development of a dementing illness. Over the last two to three months Mrs. A has become confused, easily fatigued and very irritable. She has developed disturbing obsessive/compulsive behavior constantly complaining that her lace curtains were dirty and required frequent washing. Detailed questioning revealed that she thought they were yellow-green and possibly moldy. Her prescribed medications are:
My grandfather, Larry, served in WWII. He enlisted and stationed at Camp Polk. He went through places like New Guinea and the Philippines during the war.
Mrs. Nancy Hamilton (changed name for privacy) is 95 years old female who resides in a local continued care retirement community (CCRC) located in the Los Angeles County. I decided to interview Mrs. Hamilton for her successful aging. I have known her for 9 years and her aging process has not been an easy ride but she always maintained a positive sprit that kept her going even today. Mrs. Hamilton moved in to a CCRC in 2006, two years after her husband passed away. Mrs. Hamilton has one daughter and one son. Daughter Margaret lives nearby and visits frequently and takes care of personally needs such as transportation to medical appointments or shopping for skin care products or clothes as necessary. Son, David lives in the Northern California and visits a few times a year.
Darby, S. Marr, J. Crump, A Scurfield, M (1999) Older People, Nursing & Mental Health. Oxford: Buterworth-Heinemann.
In the early 1940’s Marie was born into a small tight knit family living in a small rural Kentucky town. Marie is now in her seventies and has led a very interesting life traveling the country, raising four children, and shaping her chosen profession. Our interview sessions were conducted over a period of time, as Marie is very active and has little “free time” to spare.
Mrs. Maxine represents my archetypal view of the healthy "seasoned citizen." Maxine is a Caucasian female born in rural, Mullens, West Virginia in 1926. She is the only child of a Southern Baptist, "middle class" family. Joseph Hammond, her father, was a farmer. Her mother, Ruby, was a "full-time parent" and prided herself on "running the house." Maxine explained that farmers wife's were routinely responsible for the day-to-day operations of the household. Her Southern Baptist faith was complements of her parents and minister grandfather.
Older adults are a very knowledgeable population and have had a lot of life experiences. As people age, things start to change physically, mentally, and socially. It’s important to understand the process of aging, so that older adults can be taken care of properly. I interviewed P.R. who is a 71-year-old male that lives alone in his home. P.R. is a retired coal miner, and is currently living off his social security and savings. He lives close to both his daughter and son, who frequently help him out with things that are needed. P.R. was able to give me a lot of insight about specific challenges that he has experienced in his life that is associated with aging. I will be discussing challenges that P.R experienced physically, mentally,
In this paper, three individual interviews of persons form each stage of adulthood—Emerging Adulthood, Middle Adulthood, and Late Adulthood—will be presented and discussed. The first interviewee’s name is Brandi who is an 18-year-old girl. As a high school student, she is interested in this project. She comes from a single parent family. And as a child rise by her mother, she has so much to say about being an adult. The second interviewee’s name is Meredith who is a 31-year-old woman. As a master in a university, she is busy in rising up her 11-year-old daughter and working. Life is tough for her, but she is still looking positive towards the future. The third interviewee’s name is Taylor who is a 50-year-old woman. She lives with her son, daughter-in-law and two lovely grandsons. She is a Chinese professor, but she is still participating in public activities such as this project.
Mrs. D. was admitted to the unit in 2011. She is 84 years old widow who was diagnosed with dementia, diabetes mellitus type II, hypertension, high cholesterol
Aging and being old was dominated by negative characteristics and conditions such as illness, depression, and isolation for a long time (Eibach, Mock, & Courtney, 2010). At first glance the terms “success” and “aging” seem to be in conflict to each other. When asking people about aging, their answers have many facets that are also found in psychological definitions: successful aging is seen as health, maturity and personal growth, self-acceptance, happiness, generativity, coping, and acceptance of age-related limitations. In the psychological sense successful aging is also often seen as the absence of age-associated characteristics (Strawbridge, Wallhagen, & Cohen, 2002). It seems that successful aging means is not aging.
Having worked in the field of geriatrics, in a nursing home setting, I have had the opportunity to be involved in the direct care of the elderly. Over a period of time, I have come to accept living one's last years in a nursing home as an eventual "normal" response to the aging process. As a result of this study, I anticipate having an enlarged perspective and an enhanced sensitivity to the psychosocial aspects of aging.