HEALTH PROMOTION 2.

Improve self – image

3. Reduce Stress
HEALTH PROMOTION OF THE ELDERLY 4. Enhance Sleep
5. Improve depressive state of
 Health Promotion – is the process
elderly
of enabling people to increase
control over and improve their ROLE OF THE NURSE DURING EXERCISE
health by developing their
resources to maintain or enhance I. Assessment done at the beginning
well-being. of exercise program.
 Health Promoting – is an action II. Set a regular time to exercise
for health using knowledge, III. Before starting exercise, the
communication and understanding. nurse should advice the elderly

OBJECTIVES HEALTH PROMOTION
o Increase quality and years of
healthy life
o Maintain function
o Eliminate health disparities and
independency
o Improve (enhance) quality of life
o Extend life expectancy 
premature mortality caused by
chronic and acute disease
DURING EXERCISE
 Monitor heart and respiratory rate
 Stop exercise if elderly has
fatigue, chest pain or increased
heart and respiratory rate
AFTER EXERCISE
 10 minutes cooling up at end of
exercise
 Monitor pulse rate during cooling
for returning to resting heart
rate

COMPONENT OF HEALTH PROMOTION 2. Nutrition

1. Exercise FACTORS AFFECTING NUTRITIONAL STATUS
2. Nutrition
3. Rest and Sleep 1. Age related changes
4. Periodic medical checkup 2. Psychosocial factors
5. High risk behavior 3. Economic factors
6. Spiritual well – being 4. Cultural factors
7. Psychosocial well – being
AGE RELATED CHANGES

 Taste and smell

1. Exercise
PHYSICAL BENEFITS OF EXERCISE
1. Consumption of body fat
2. Improve cardio-vascular capacity
(by blood flow – keep tissue
healthy
3. Control hypertension or blood
sugar
4. Improve respiratory function
5. Improve joint flexibility
6. Improve pattern of sleep and rest
 Visual acuity
 Loss of teeth and poor fitting
denture
 Gastric  influence in absorption
of B12, folic acid and iron
o Food remain longer time in
stomach + gastric
secretion will lead to
indigestion and feeing
fullness
PSYCHOSOCIAL FACTORS
 Depression
 Lack of incentive to eat

PSYCHOLOGICAL BENEFITS OF EXERCISE ECONOMIC FACTORS

1. Improve mood state  Low income

  Limited access to food and food - Influenza
choices - Tetanus and diphtheria
 Inadequate facilities to food - Pneumococcal vaccination
storage and preparation

CULTURAL FACTORS

 Eating habits may miss certain 5. HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR

food group as vegetarians
Smoking
Caffeine
NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT OF ELDERLY Multiple Medication

1. Calories
2. Protein requirement
3. Fat requirement
6. SPIRITUAL WELL BEING
4. Carbohydrates requirement
5. Fluid Intake
SIGNS OF SPIRITUAL DISTRESS
6. Vitamins and mineral requirements
o Doubt
o Despair
3. Rest and Sleep o Guilt
o Boredom
IMPORTANCE OF REST AND SLEEP o Expression
1. Conserve energy
2. Provide organ respite (rest)
3. Restore the mental alertness and 7. PSYCHOSOCIAL WELL BEING
neurological efficiency
4. Relieve tension ROLE OF THE NURSE IN HEALTH PROMOTION
5. Emerge feeling of well being
 Assessment to their physical
FACTORS AFFECTING SLEEP PATTERNS health
 Age related changes in sleep  Assess health needs
patterns  Assess social environmental and
 Internal factors cultural influences on health
 External factors behaviors
 Lifestyle modifications

TYPES OF HEALTH SCREENING

- B.P.
- Ht. & Wt.
- Dental Checkup
- Fecal occult blood and
sigmoidoscopy
- Vision including glaucoma test
- Hearing
- Cholesterol level
- Cancer screening
- Mammography for women under 70 y
- Digital rectal examination

IMMUNIZATION