Although she is 76 years old, Jeanne lives by herself, teaches at the local college, and plays bridge every Tuesday night with her friends. jeanne's functional age is probably around 63 years old.
What do you know about chronological and functional ageing?
Chronological age is the primary descriptor used to describe ageing. The idea behind functional age is that one's place in the ageing process may be better represented by a measure other than chronological age. The assessment of functional health status describes how an older person performs in daily life on a holistic basis. In the past, physical functioning has been evaluated by a person's self-report of their capacity to carry out particular duties, such as self-care. Performance measures of functioning, in which the person is required to carry out predetermined tasks, have recently been used. The link between life expectancy and the length of time spent in a handicapped state is a crucial problem in functional ageing.
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