Njengoko umzimba ukhula kancinci kancinci, abantu abadala bathambekele ekuweni ngengozi. Kubantu abancinci, isenokuba yingqumbo nje encinci, kodwa iyabulala kubantu abadala! Ingozi iphezulu kakhulu kunokuba besicinga!
Ngokutsho kweWorld Health Organisation, abantu abangaphezu kwama-300,000 bafa ngenxa yokuwa minyaka le ehlabathini, isiqingatha sabo ngabantu abadala abaneminyaka engaphezu kwama-60 ubudala. E-China, ukuwa kuye kwaba yimbangela yokuqala yokufa ngenxa yokwenzakala kubantu abadala abaneminyaka engaphezu kwama-65 ubudala. Ingxaki yokuwa kwabantu abadala ayinakutyeshelwa.
Ukuwa kuyingozi enkulu kwimpilo yabantu abadala. Eyona mpembelelo inkulu yokuwa kukuba kuya kubangela ukwaphuka, iindawo eziphambili zazo ezingamalungu esinqe, amathambo omqolo, kunye nezandla. Ukuphuka kwesinqe kubizwa ngokuba "kukuphuka kokugqibela ebomini". Ama-30% ezigulana anokubuyela kwinqanaba langaphambili lokuhamba, ama-50% aya kulahlekelwa kukwazi ukuphila ngokuzimela, kwaye izinga lokufa kwiinyanga ezintandathu liphezulu ukuya kuma-20%-25%.
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Xa abantu abadala bewile, musa ukungxama ukubanceda bavuke, kodwa jongana nabo ngokwemeko. Ukuba abantu abadala baphilile engqondweni, kufuneka ubuze ngononophelo kwaye ujonge abantu abadala ngononophelo. Ngokwemeko, nceda abantu abadala bavuke okanye utsalele umnxeba inombolo yongxamiseko ngokukhawuleza. Ukuba abantu abadala abaphazamiyo kungekho ngcali ifanelekileyo, musa ukubashukumisa ngokungakhathali, ukuze ungenzi imeko ibe mandundu, kodwa fowunela abantu abangxamisekileyo ngoko nangoko.
Ukuba abantu abadala banokukhubazeka okuphakathi ukuya kokukhulu ekusebenzeni kwamalungu asezantsi kunye nokukwazi ukulinganisela okungekho semgangathweni, abantu abadala banokwenza uhambo lwemihla ngemihla kunye nokuzilolonga ngoncedo lweerobhothi ezincedisayo zokuhamba ezikrelekrele, ukwandisa amandla okuhamba kunye namandla omzimba, kunye nokulibazisa ukwehla kwemisebenzi yomzimba, ukuthintela nokunciphisa ukwenzeka kokuwa ngengozi.
Ukuba umntu omdala uyawa aze angakwazi ukuhamba kakuhle ebhedini, angasebenzisa irobhothi ehambayo ekrelekrele ukuze aqeqeshelwe ukuhlaziya umzimba, atshintshe ukusuka kwindawo yokuhlala aye kwindawo yokuma, aze aphakame nangaliphi na ixesha ngaphandle koncedo lwabanye ukuze enze umthambo wokuhamba, oya kufezekisa ukuzikhusela nokunciphisa okanye ukuthintela ukwenzakala okubangelwa kukuphumla ixesha elide ebhedini. Ukuwohloka kwemisipha, izilonda ze-decubitus, ukungasebenzi kakuhle komzimba kunye namathuba ezinye izifo zesikhumba. Iirobhothi ezihambayo ezikrelekrele zinokunceda abantu abadala ukuba bahambe ngokukhuselekileyo, bathintele kwaye banciphise umngcipheko wokuwa.
Ndinqwenela ukuba bonke abahlobo abaneminyaka ephakathi kunye nabalupheleyo bangaphila ubomi obusempilweni, baze bonwabe kwiminyaka yabo yokugqibela!
Ixesha leposi: Epreli-27-2023
