Amathiphu ochwepheshe bezempilo
Muva nje, kubonakala sengathi kunezigameko eziningi zokuhlukunyezwa komdala kumdala, ngisho nokubulala abantu emakhaya asebekhulile . Abantu asebekhulile baseMelika bangaba nesibhamu. Labo abaneminyaka engama-65 nangaphezulu manje banenani eliphakeme lokubamba izibhamu eMelika futhi lokho kubonisa izinkinga zokwelapha nezomthetho odokotela nabanakekeli, ngokusho kukaDkt. Ellen Pinholt ebhaliwe kuyi- Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.
Nanka eminye imibuzo okufanele uyibuze, izinto okumele zibonwe nezenzo okufanele uziphathe ukuqinisekisa ukuthi wonke umuntu uphephile uma kuziwa kwabasebekhulile abanezibhamu.
Ngokwe-National Arms Survey, abantu abangaphezu kuka-25% abaneminyaka engama-65 nangaphezulu abanemiphulo. Abanye balaba bantu bahlala emiphakathini yomhlalaphansi.
Abaphathi be-Geriatric emazweni amaningi aseNtshonalanga-gun bathi basebenza njalo nemindeni ehlukumeza ukukhubaza abazali asebekhulile benomqondo wokugula komqondo ukuze banikeze izingane zabo izibhamu. Kwabanye abantu, izibhamu, njengezimoto, zifanekisela ukuzimela nokuzimela.
I-Veterans Health Administration yabona ukuthi ama-40% ama-veterans abanesifo sengqondo somqondo obumnene kuya ekutheni babe nesibhamu ekhaya. Ngemuva kokuthi u-Veteran oneminyaka engu-83 ubudala udutshule udokotela e-VA ekamelweni lokuphuthuma eNorth Carolina, bakhipha iziqondiso odokotela abasebenzisa ukusiza amalungu omndeni ngale nkinga eyinkimbinkimbi.
Amadoda amadala amadala anesilinganiso sokuzibulala esiphezulu futhi angu -71% ngesikhathi abasebenzisa isibhamu, ngokusho kocwaningo olwenziwe kuyi- American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry .
Abaningi balaba bantu bathenga izibhamu zabo eminyakeni edlule ababonisi kwinethiwekhi yedatha. Ezinye izikhungo zokunakekela zibeka imithetho - ayikho izibhamu ezivunyelwe.
Umthetho we-Federal uvimbela abantu abangenakulungiswa ngengqondo ukuba babe nesibhamu; Nokho, lokhu kusebenza kuphela ekutholeni okusemthethweni kwenkantolo hhayi ngokusobala ukuthi udokotela uthola ukuxilongwa komqondo.
UDkt. Pinholt ukhombisa '5 L's', imibuzo mayelana nobunikazi bebhamu, okumele kubuzwe njengokujwayelekile njengemibuzo mayelana nokushayela.
- Uma kukhona isibhamu esivele sitholiwe ?
- Ingabe ilayishiwe ?
- Ingabe izingane ezincane zikhona?
- Ingabe umnikazi wesibhamu uzizwa ephansi ?
- Ingabe umnikazi wesibhamu ufunde ?
Abantu asebekhulile banesifo esikhulu sokucindezeleka nokuzibulala. I-Dementia ingafaka izendlalelo ezingeziwe. Abaqeqeshi bama-geriatric nabahlinzeki bempilo yasemakhaya baneqhaza eliyingqayizivele futhi elibaluleke kakhulu elizolidlala, kodwa ayikho imihlahlandlela kazwelonke yokusiza abahlinzeki ekuhloleni ukuphepha kwesibhamu.
Ukuze uhlele ingxoxo ngokufanele, udokotela kumele aqale aqonde imithetho eqondene nokubamba isibhamu ngokusho kukaPinethol. Imithetho, kodwa, ihluleka ukubhekana nesimo esiningi kakhulu somthamo wokunciphisa. Abahlinzeki kufanele bajwayele imithetho yabo yombuso, engatholakala ku-intanethi.
Buza: "Ingabe Kukhona Isibhamu Ekhaya?"
AmaGeriatrici namaPPP abakhathalela abantu abasesimweni sokuphulukisa iziguli bangase babe nombuzo osuvele usufomathiwe kwirekhodi labo lempilo ye-elekthronikhi kodwa akuqiniseki ukuthi kaningi kubuzwa kanjani isiguli noma umnakekeli. Ukuba khona kwesibhamu ekhaya kuyafaneleka nakakhulu ngesikhathi sokuvakashelwa kwezempilo ekhaya.
"Ingabe 'UTHANDILE?'"
Ngaso sonke isikhathi ucabange ukuthi yisiphi isibhamu esithwala. Ukuqeqeshwa kwezigameko zokuzivikela kungenza ukuba ochwepheshe ekhaya bajabule ngokuzungeze isikhali.
"Ingabe i-LOCKED?" "
Ingabe isibhamu sivikelekile esitokisini esisikhiphekile ephephile noma kukhona ukukhiya noma ukukhiya ikhebula endaweni. Buza futhi, "Kuphi izinhlamvu ezigcinwe?" Ukusizwa izinhlamvu ezihlukene nesibhamu kuyinconywa.
"Ingabe i-LITTLE Children Present?"
Abantwana abangaba yizigidi ezingu-6, cishe oyedwa kwabayishumi nambili, bahlala emakhaya aphethwe nogogo nomkhulu. Abagogo nabazali ababili abayizigidi ezingu-2.8 bahlala nabo futhi banomthwalo wemfanelo kubazukulu babo abangaphansi kuka-18. Ogogo nomkhulu bangakwazi ukuzuza ekufundiseni nasekukhuliseni izingane kanye nemigomo yokuphepha ekhaya.
"Ingabe i-Operator izwa 'LOW?'"
Abantu abadala asebekhulile, ikakhulukazi labo abaneminyaka engama-80 nangaphezulu, basengozini enkulu yokuzibulala, okungu-80% abo abasebenzisa isibhamu. Ucwaningo lwama-classic lwaluphetha ngokuthi izibhamu ezitholakalayo zandisa ingozi yokuzibulala ekhaya. Njengendlela yokuvimbela, umhlinzeki wezempilo ekhaya noma i-PCP kufanele akhulume ukuvimbela ukufinyelela kwesibhamu nezinhlamvu lapho umuntu omdala esecindezelekile.
"Ingabe u-Operator 'UFUNDILE?'"
Ingabe umnikazi uyazi ukuthi angasebenzisa kanjani isikhali? Cishe ingxenye eyodwa yesihlanu yezibhamu ekhaya inikezwa noma izuzwe njengefa futhi hhayi ngokuzithandela ithengwe. Ukuqeqeshwa kwezibhamu kungase kulandelwe. Kukhona ukuphakama okukhulu kwezibhamu emakhaya abantu abane-dementia, futhi ngokuvamile balayishwa.
Lolu daba lukhombisa ukuthi abahlinzeki bezempilo bebahamba kanjani ngokuqhubekayo ekunakekeleni ukunakekelwa kwe-episodic ukubuka nokubandakanyeka nezindaba zomphakathi njengenhlangano yonke.
> Umthombo:
> "Ingabe Kukhona Isibhamu Ekhaya?" Ukuhlola Izingozi Zokubanjelwa Kwebhamu Kubantu Abadala
> Ellen M. Pinholt, MD, uJoshuwa D. Mitchell, MD, uJane H. Butler, uRN, noHarinder Kumar, MD