Case Study – The Elderly

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Case Study – The Elderly
Basic Factors in Mrs. Perez’s Health
Biophysical. Mrs. Perez’s age is critical to her health condition. She is 73 years old. At that high age, Perez is vulnerable to different types of diseases including heart disease. Her body tissues are weak. Perez is also asthmatic, making her experience difficulty in breathing.
Physical environmental. The fact that many people tend to suffer from asthma, influenza, pneumonia, and bronchitis in Perez’s location or community might also affect her health condition
Sociocultural. Perez lives alone. She lacks someone to take care of her and help her follow her medical prescriptions, especially, when she is overwhelmed. She also keeps cats, which according to Pope, Patterson, and Burge are significant triggers of conditions such as asthma (99). Dander, urine, skin flakes and saliva from cats are allergens.
Behavioral. Perez has the habit of smoking. She uses two packets of cigarettes every day, and that can be extremely detrimental to her health and recuperation.
Health system. There is no proper follow-up on patients to ascertain their health conditions after treatment.
Strategies to Solving Mrs. Perez’s Problems
Primary. As primary intervention mechanisms, Mrs. Perez should eat a well-balanced diet, exercise regularly, and stop smoking to prevent ill-health conditions.
Secondary. Perez should go for medical exams and screening tests regularly to detect diseases, such as asthma, in their earliest stages for ease of treatment.

Perez should also stay away from her cats as they are the source of allergens that exacerbate her condition.
Tertiary. After treating Mrs. Perez, there should be a proper follow-up to ensure that she does everything as instructed. This will reduce symptoms of her condition.
Activities for Late Fall
Fall is a common condition among the elderly. In Perez’s case, practicing Virtual Reality Balance Games can help improve her balance confidence and consequently, decrease the risk of fall. Another activity would be visual training to improve her obstacle course performance and reduce the risk of late fall.
Evaluating Nursing Interventions
The purpose of the evaluation would be to determine the effectiveness of interventions in correcting the patient’s conditions. Therefore, after the implementation, there has to be a time gap to monitor changes in Perez’s condition. Record the number of her hospital visits and compare them with the number of initial visits. A reduced number will be a good gesture of improvement, endorsing the interventions.

Work Cited
Pope, A. M., R. Patterson, and H. Burge. “Indoor allergens: assessing and controlling health effects. Institute of Medicine.” (1993).