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[이데일리 이순용 기자] To keep up psychological well being, bodily energy should come first. Particularly in outdated age, there are lots of instances of suicide as a result of pessimism regarding sickness and bodily decline. As our society enters a super-aged society, we should additionally take note of the psychological well being of the aged. In an effort to preserve psychological well being, illness prevention and management needs to be the highest precedence.
In keeping with Statistics Korea, the proportion of the aged inhabitants in South Korea is anticipated to extend to 19.2% in 2024, 30.1% in 2035, and 40.1% in 2050. As well as, in keeping with the 2022 Nationwide Psychological Well being Report, 11.3% of each 100 folks undergo from melancholy, and the suicide mortality price, specifically, might be stated to be the ultimate product of the adverse penalties of psychological well being. There are 25.2 folks per 100,000 folks.
Psychological well being issues are typically thought-regarding a well being drawback for younger folks, as folks aged 10 to 40 have a comparatively excessive threat of suicide. Nonetheless, actually, the best variety of suicide deaths is amongst males of their 70s and 80s, at 117.9 and 61.9 per 100,000 folks, respectively. That is the best stage among the many 22 OECD nations.
The excellent news is that the variety of deaths amongst males of their 70s and 80s dropped from 133.4 and 73.6 per 100,000 folks in 2019 to 117.9 and 61.9 per 100,000 folks in 2022. When it comes to the causes of suicide, the principle cause for the youthful group is psychological issues, the group aged 40 to 60 is financial issues, and the principle cause for the aged group is bodily sickness and decreased bodily energy and bodily operate.
“Contemplating that the aged inhabitants will improve sooner or later, the influence of bodily sickness and bodily decline on our psychological well being and suicide charges is anticipated to extend quickly,” stated Park Min-sun, a professor of household medication at Seoul Nationwide College Hospital.
◇ Give precedence to bodily energy and preserve psychological well being
What can we do to handle our psychological well being to keep away from the danger of suicide and melancholy in outdated age? Right now, the speculation that melancholy and dementia are brought on by the identical issue – vascular well being – is gaining traction.
Typically talking, in contrast with melancholy and nervousness in younger folks, melancholy and nervousness within the aged typically don’t have any apparent stress elements or reply poorly to drug therapy, and are sometimes accompanied by a decline in bodily operate. Subsequently, to keep up bodily and psychological well being in outdated age, it’s first vital to keep up blood vessel well being. It’s also necessary to keep up bodily energy and stop adverse feelings brought on by lack of motivation and lack of urge for food.
Actually, most Korean adults obtain treatment for continual ailments following their 60s. Mainly, in an effort to forestall melancholy, nervousness, and dementia in outdated age, it is very important management present continual ailments comparable to hypertension, diabetes, and dyslipidemia by way of treatment and hold blood vessels clear.
In keeping with not too long ago launched information, melancholy is reported to extend in ladies specifically following they devour extra energy than they expend every day, eat much less however train an excessive amount of, or change into too lively as a result of family chores.
Particularly, older ladies who’ve a poor food plan as a result of inadequate energy and aspect dishes have worse psychological well being. Typical examples embrace skipping meals, consuming lower than half a portion of rice, or missing protein comparable to meat, fish, and beans. Changing rice with candy potatoes, potatoes, or fruit for gentle meals can be problematic.
It’s well-known that even with out particular stressors, consuming or sleeping issues can result in nervousness and melancholy, and in the event that they persist for various months, the danger of heart problems or most cancers will increase. When what we would like is just not absolutely happy, our physique sends out alerts known as signs. For those who expertise signs comparable to lack of motivation, lack of urge for food, or repeated nervousness signs with none specific drawback, it is best to go to the hospital to examine if there’s something improper together with your physique or if the stability between food plan and train is just not balanced. .
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