Eighty percent of older adults have one chronic illness, and 60% have at least two. The older adult's ability to adapt determines:
A) whether they are ill or healthy.
B) degree of loss of the physiologic reserve of the various organ systems
C) that not wanting to change makes them more determined.
D) how quickly they become overwhelmed with the stress of it all.
Ans: A
There is growing evidence that aging is not synonymous with loss of function or disability. Although coping with chronic illness is common for the older adult, the ability to adapt determines whether they are ill or healthy.
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