-How do you think we can provide more adequate health care literacy to people with diverse cultural backgrounds about dementia and Alzehiemers without going against their beliefs? So in a way that everyone can equally understand. 

-This article states that older same-sex couples are at a higher chance of being under physical and psychological stress. How do you think, with the growing population of LBGTQ community, will this effect the number of hypertensive and diabetic patients?

-If you are a CNA, have you ever had any ethnically diverse residences? If so did you notice any biases for these residents?

-What specific items do you think are essential for a person to live and age successfully?

-Describe what you think health disparities means? Now with your description what are 2 things you think you could do to help lessen the gap of these disparities? 

- What can we do as healthcare providers (physically/emotionally) for baby boomers who lack filial support, considering they themselves likely cared for their own parents as they grew older?

- Many custodial grandparents face numerous barriers that hinder them from obtaining guardianship or legal custody of their grandchildren.  What are your perceptions surrounding custodial grandparents?  Do you believe they should have the same access to services as parents?

- What stress relief methods would you offer to a caregiver caring for a chronically ill older adult?  How would these methods benefit them in the long run?

- The article explains health impacts correlated with caring for older adults that require human assistance of at least one ADL. Considering all of us are CNAs, what health impacts have you experienced when taking care of one or more individuals who need assistance with ADLs?

2. In what ways could we make early identification of geriatric syndromes easier? 

 Quinones (2011): "How Does Trajectory Vary Across Cultures"
3. What factors and changes are most important in evaluating why chronic illnesses vary across different ethnicities?

 

Arcury, Grzywacz et. al (2012): "Older Adult’s Self-Management of Daily Symptoms"
4. Why is there a decline in use of complementary therapies in older adults compared to younger people? 

"Normal Aging Changes"
5.  What are some of the most significant age-related changes that occur to the human body as we get older?

 

1.     It talks about how 70% of older adults are abusing nonprescription drugs, “over the counter”; do you think that there is more that we can do as health care workers to prevent this abuse other than education? Should there be laws and restrictions put on over the counter items? 

2.     Tobacco is one of the greatest causes of disease.  Is there anyway that us as nurses can reduce the widespread use to reduce morbidities later in our patients lives.  Again, is education all that we can do? 

 

“The Effects of Loss of Loved Ones on Life Satisfaction Among Residents in a Southwest Retirement Community: The Mediating Roles of Social Connectedness”

 

1.     When someone looses a spouse, or someone who has a very close relationship with, do you think it is right to push that person to move on, get the person back up and interested in things? Or, Should we let them be alone? Is there a right and a wrong to this? 

2.     Do you think that loosing a loved one always leads to life dissatisfaction? How can this be directed to life satisfaction even with the loss of the loved one?

 

“Metaphors for retirement: Unshackled from schedules”

 

1.     How many people do you know that are working and are pasted the retirement age? Why are they working? Do you think this has something to do with money, status, living longer, independence, etc.? 

 

“Retirement and subjective well-being”

1.     Do you think involuntary retirement is right? There is data supporting that unemployment is having adverse effects on a person’s well being.  

2.     Why do you think that working brings people happiness? 

“Male depression suicide”

1.     How do you think that we can change the challenge for men to seek medical expertise and healthcare? How do we make sure that when men do seek help, they are not viewing themselves any different before coming in?

2.     Should diagnosis of depression be reframed? Do you think this would help?

“Multifactorial discrimination as a fundamental cause of mental health inequities”

1.     Do you think there will be a time without discrimination? How can healthcare workers in general provide a safe environment for those who need help? 

2.     Are there stereotypes put on healthcare workers that it is not a safe place and judgments will be made? 

3.     Are rationalizations being made because of someone’s race, orientation, or beliefs? 

 

Taylor Article Questions (Rachel):

Joblonski et. al. Article Questions (Justin):

- How does HIV affect “successful aging?”

-What factors contribute to adults ages 50-64 disclosing their sexual orientation compared to adults 65 or older?

-What is cART? What type of metabolic issues can cART cause?

Steinke Article Questions (Justin):

-How does chronic illness affect sexuality in the older adult?

-What techniques can nurses use to discuss the effect chronic illness has on sexuality? 

Robinson-Lane, S. G., & Booker, S. Q. (2017) 
How can we change the stigma of distrust in the healthcare system and allow African Americans to report pain and receive better pain management?

Spencer, C. & Burke, P. (2011)
How can we  become more aware of cultural differences and their practices related to pain?

Mossey, J. M. (2011)
How can we assess our own biases and eliminate the racial/ethnic disparities in pain management?

Frisch, S. (2014)
How can we assess pain in a patient in which we have a language barrier with and a translator is unavailable? 

Kwok, W., & Bhuvanakrishna, T. (2014)
How can we encourage patients of different culture to report pain and how can we decrease the negative stigma related to reporting pain to allow patients to receive better pain management?