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Positive attitude
Work style:
Confidence in tasks
Emphasize team-building
Seek collaborative, group decision making
Avoid conflict
With increased educational, financial and social
opportunities, the Boomer Generation is often
portrayed as a generation of optimism, exploration and
achievement.
8. Disability in older people
8.1 Foot problems
In older people, pain most often comes from corns,
calluses and toe deformities, of which 75% are bunions.
As much as one third of all older people have a bunion,
hammertoes, foot problems related to diabetes
8.2 Arthritis
The most common type of arthritis, osteoarthritis affects
only your joints, usually the hands, knees, hips, and spine,
though any injured joint can develop osteoarthritis.
The second most common form of arthritis, rheumatoid
arthritis affects many other joints, including wrists, elbow,
shoulders, and ankles.
8.3 Gout
Gout is a type of arthritis that usually only affects one or a
few joints (usually the big toe and ankle).
8.4 Vision
- Not being able to see road signs as clearly
- Having difficulty seeing objects up close like the car
instrument panel or road maps
- Changes in color perception
- Problems seeing in low light or nighttime conditions
- Difficulty adapting to glare from headlights
- Experiencing a loss of side vision
8.5 Obesity and over wight
The percentage of overweight people grows significantly
with increasing age.
In all age groups men are more frequently overweight
than women
The prevalence of obesity is rising progressively, even
among older age groups. The predicted prevalence of
obesity in Europe in 2015 varies between 20% and 30%
dependent on the model used. This means there are 32
million obese elders in 2015 in EU
8.6 Diabetes
According to IDF (The International Diabetes Federation)
data, the absolute number of diabetics in the EU-27 will
rise from approximately 33 million in 2010 to 38 million in
2030. In 2010, approximately 9% of the adult (20-79 years)
EU-27 population was diabetic.
9. The older people in Motion
Majority of older people in the EU do not sport.
Even amongst young people, 39% rarely or never
participated in any sports. This proportion increases
with age: 67% of EU citizens aged 55 to 69 across the EU,
turned out to never engage in sports.
In this age group, only one in three kept themselves fit
more or less regularly. In the generation 70+, only just
over every fifth person (22%) got some kind of exercise.
Persons engaging in a sporting activity in the age group
70+ generally preferred to do so outside in the fresh air.
56% stated that they took some physical exercise in a