JAKARTA – Elderly with a successful aging process does not only mean that they are physically and mentally healthy but also have the ability to have physical activity, good thinking power and interpersonal relationships or social interactions, as well as a productive life.
Efforts towards this condition can be started early. The trick is to adopt a healthy lifestyle, consume a balanced healthy nutritional intake and regular physical exercise, according to a geriatric consultant internal medicine specialist at Pondok Indah – Bintaro Jaya Hospital, Purwita Wijaya Laksmi.
Then, in order to stay healthy in old age Purwita formulated BAHAGIA which means weight is maintained, manage a balanced diet, avoid risk factors, keep it useful to develop hobbies, exercise regularly, increase faith and piety, and monitor your health periodically.
“The process of aging is a sure thing that happens naturally. This process can lead to a successful, mediocre aging process, or being in a state with various physical and mental illnesses that require the help of others in carrying out daily activities,” he said. in his press release, written Tuesday.
In the period of adapting to new habits since the COVID-19 pandemic, the elderly need to be given adequate understanding through language that is easy to understand. Explain about their susceptibility to COVID-19 due to weakened immune systems and chronic diseases such as diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, decreased kidney function and chronic pulmonary obstruction which can increase the risk of complications.
When explaining or speaking, your facial expressions will be difficult to recognize when wearing a mask and can lead to misperceptions by the elderly. So when communicating, it is necessary to prioritize non-verbal language.
“The position of the interlocutor is in the field of view of the elderly with the closest safe distance, maintaining eye contact, speaking with the other person’s eyes, leaning towards the other person, and maintaining the correct intonation and volume of voice are necessary to show seriousness in listening and prevent the emergence of communication problems, “said Purwita.
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