Care CEUs

1. By 2030, older adults will account for roughly _____% of the U.S. population.

2. All 50 states and DC met the 2020 target for which of the following?

3. By 1910, which disease became the leading cause of death every year except 1918-1920, when the influenza epidemic took its disastrous toll?

4. Among health care costs for older Americans, 95% are for chronic diseases.

5. Which key area(s) are the public health professionals beginning to address among older adults?

6. Health literacy was defined by Healthy People 2010 as, "the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions."

7. Older adults have the highest rates of poor physical health and activity limitation compared with other age groups.

8. Older adults who meet physical activity guidelines are less likely to experience frequent physical distress, which is defined as _____ or more physically unhealthy days.

9. Older adults tend to have higher rates of frequent mental distress compared with other age groups.

10. PEARLS participants were _____ times more likely than those receiving usual care to report a significant reduction in their symptoms or complete elimination of their depression.

11. Flu and pneumonia represent the 3rd leading cause of death among U.S. adults aged 65 years or older.

12. Two-thirds of all new cases of colorectal cancer are in people aged 65 or older.

13. Which form of physical activity is the most commonly reported among older adults?

14. Starting at age 75, fatal motor vehicle crash rates increase per mile traveled largely due to the older adults' increased tendency to get into crashes.