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cuaao.com • View topic - 自強不息

自強不息

自強不息

Postby ambrosema on Sun Apr 07, 2013 12:14 pm

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根據加拿大統計局的估計,在十年後,加國六十五歲或以上的長者將會增至六百七十萬,佔總人口百分之十八。時至2041年,老年人士更遞增至九百二十萬,即四個加國人中便有一個長者。

最近加拿大老人腦退化症協會指出,由於人口急劇老化,患長期慢性病如癌症、心臟病、中風、糖尿病、及腦退化症的人士將會倍增,其中患腦退化症的尤為顯著。現時約有五十萬患這種病的人士,以六十五歲或以上的長者居多,但大約三十年後,患腦退化症人數會升至一百一十萬。

以現時的醫療制度和既定的計劃來推斷,為腦退化症病患者提供的長期照顧服務將嚴重不足,因此,有關當局須增加撥款和釐訂相應的有效政策來應付這挑戰,例如加強社區照顧服務、向非正式照顧長者的人士提供訓練和支援服務、及提供特別津貼以鼓勵家人專心照顧有需要的長者。

其實,對付這些重大挑戰,不僅是政府、服務機構、及研究組織的責任,也是每個家庭和市民的責任。所謂預防勝於治療,最具成本效益的策略莫過於從每一個市民開始,實行「自強不息」的方法。簡言之,每個市民無論男女老幼,應養成健康的生活方式,如不抽煙、减少喝酒、多做運動、和定時休息。更重要的是設法維持心智健康,除經常做腦部運動與練習外,還須不斷接觸新事物、培養新體驗、和運用腦筋去理解與分析所見所聞。切勿安於逸樂,將腦袋「束之高閣」或停留在舊時的日子裏。

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