Friday 24 July 09:50
- 11:20
Hall: 09 - Palazzina 1
Chair and Discussant:
Mpofu Elias
Division: Division 7: Applied Gerontology
The aging process at older adulthood is associated with bio-physical changes that require appropriate management for healthy aging. Undergirdingthesechangesarephysicalhealth2
processes that may escalate into acute health care needs and risk for premature mortality if not attended to. Moreover, while cardiovascular conditions are widely acknowledged to drive health and function in older adult populations, this symposium is presents novel approaches to unraveling their mediation by antecedent pre-existing conditions, oral hygiene, and cancer survivorship and in predicting hospitalizations outcomes. This symposium is relevant to the international research scholarship goals of the Congress in presenting evidence on older adults health populations from Australia, South East Asia and the United States. Elias Mpofu et al. will present the weighted evidence on sacral ulcer risk among older adults (60 years >) with emergency hospitalization for acute health conditions. Cheng Yin et al will consider COVID-19 hospitalization outcomes for older adults with neurodevelopmental disorders ( 55 years >) by their cardiovascular health. Liang Ke et al., will present the evidence on the role of cardio-metabolic conditions and Vitamin D deficiency in health statuses of older adults (60 years >). The presentation by Kaye Brock et al. consider the role of hypertension in older adults (50 years >) with oral health conditions. Renata Komalasari et al present the evidence of cardiovascular health in middle to older adult (45 years >) cancer survivors' cognitive and everyday function. What the presentations achieve is a unique perspective on how cardiovascular health indicators vary among older adult health populations, so that "a one-size would not fit all" would be inappropriate. From this collection of studies, the symposium makes a novel contribution pointing to an apparent need for studies that apply hierarchical typologies of cardiovascular health indicators nested in older adult health populations by their social determinants for preventive or health promotive care.
