Could Channel 4’s latest documentary hold the key to beating loneliness in the elderly?
[2023-02-24 05:20:41]
Although it may be a nightmare for some people to spend the day with pre-school children's groups, the group of 4 year old children will be the key to fighting the loneliness of residents of special nursing home maybe.
In the new 4 - channel documentary program "Old man 's 4 - year olds' family", preschool children have joined the group of pensioners in Santa Monica' s nursing home for six weeks, so I changed the nursery school into a nursing home.
Naturally, older residents will not be lazy by children or producers - they stick to the same schedule as their children and join their class.
Although this format certainly holds the possibility of heartbeat and tears, the result of social experiment also influences our attitude toward elderly care.
After all, many people can not find concerns about their elderly relatives at a special nursing home, they often can not access them.
Although this number is controversial, it is not hard to believe that, in particular, nearly 75% of Britain's elderly feel lonesome.
When the two-part series finishes, the scientist who is carrying out the experiment can obtain its own result. Experts are ready to measure and analyze the physical and mental progress of elderly participants. It is not really necessary - the result will soon become very clear
A group of energetic children smiled while taking care of family residents (even more troubling people), played games, and learned within minutes after arrival.
If you need to feel better on Tuesday night, this will undoubtedly bring lots of cheers, but there is nothing to think about it.
According to academic materials, the definition of "loneliness" by experts who study the loneliness phenomenon of the elderly is not consistent. In practice and research, the terms "social isolation" and "loneliness" are often used interchangeably (Findlay, September 2003, p. 648). However, these terms have different meanings. "Social isolation" refers to "objective lack or lack of contact and interaction between the elderly and the social network" (Cattan, White, Bond, Learmouth, January 2005, page 43) is. "Meaning" "subjective and unpleasant feelings lacking or losing friendship" (Cattan, White, Bond, & Learmouth, January 2005, page 42). In addition, as Fendley pointed out, I prefer to be some elderly person and do not harm (Findlay, September 2003, p. 748)
For many of us, loneliness is a temporary condition. For many older people there is the possibility of exacerbating medical problems such as dementia, depression and heart disease. According to several studies, the elderly who lack adequate social relations may die prematurely twice as much as the elderly, the risk factor is roughly equivalent to smoking. Considering that 28% of adults aged 65 years and over live by themselves, elderly people near you may use companions. What you can do: Of course, volunteers are always popular among elderly people, but there are many other options to help your seniors' neighbors. Some ideas: ride your neighbors, help him or her feed an animal companion, or lobby for higher level friendship through discounts and delivery.
Like Cuba, there may be a tradeoff here: a life of many years and a happy life. One particularly striking example is that in the UK, a quarter of those over 65 are currently experiencing depression. Some of the fourth channel's documentaries are frustrated at the end as if they are living for 75 years and expressed to be happy for the last 5 years, finally being suitable for living for 77 years. In fact, NHS often does this decision during calculation. Benefits of new drugs are achieved not only through years of life but through the use of years of "quality-adjusted" life. Looking at this broad perspective, simply observe that the increase in life expectancy is insufficient to tell us whether the policy was successful or not.