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Week 5 discussion_Health and Aging
Q Discuss how functional health is measured in older adults.
What are some health promotion strategies that could prolong functional health and delay disability?
Before answering this question it is very important to understand that what the meaning of functional health is. Functional health refers to the ability to perform the activities of daily lives. This idea of being able to perform the activities of daily life in a proper manner is a very important measure or marker of the functional health. When we as caregivers of family members understand the level of functional mobility, it becomes easier to take steps about how to improve their lives and make them more functional.