65歳以上の高齢者がいる世帯が全体の50%にまでになった日本
昭和の時代は道を歩けば元気よく走り回る子供たちの姿が街のあちこちで見られた
しかし今は住宅街を歩けばデイサービスや送迎者や入居型の介護施設などが目立つ時代になった
団塊の世代が高齢化し75歳以上人口が総人口の25％を越えちゃう日も近づいている
高齢になるとこれには記銘力、つまり短期的な記憶や時間や状況などを把握する能力など認知機能が衰えてくる
体の衰えは容易に想像できるけど実はこちらの方が高齢者が転倒したり車に轢かれたりする原因だったりする
脳の衰えが事故に直結しちゃうわけだ
このワンちゃんも高齢犬だ
階段に自分で登れるくらいだから、そんなに足腰は弱ってはいない
しかし認知能力が弱ってるようで視界に入ってるはずの最後のステップの端っこの境目がわからなかったらしい
足を踏み外し転落
こういったところで骨折しちゃったりする
下にクッションがあれば大事には至ってないと思うけど結局年を取るとこういう事故が増えちゃう
In everyday life, you are often out of routine, and more advanced execution capabilities are required to adapt to the situation.
When I was in my 50s, I worked at a clinic specializing in the elderly and a hospital specializing in dementia.When comparing the results of the psychological examination at the time of the first visit by gender, women scored significantly higher.In other words, women notice daily abnormalities while their abilities are low.I think that’s because many women are in charge of housework.
Men who do not do housework independently after retirement have difficulty showing rags even if their performance functions deteriorate.
When I wake up in the morning, I wash up in clothes prepared by my bedside and eat breakfast prepared by my wife.After eating, I go out for a walk, read newspapers in the library, compare them, kill time, and go home and have lunch prepared at noon.I took a nap for a while and took an evening walk.A warm dinner awaits me when I come back.When you finish eating and go to the bathroom, hot water has already been poured out and everything is ready.While taking a bath, my wife puts my new underwear and pajamas on, so when I get out of the bath, I put them on and sit in the dining room, and beer comes out.I wanted a beer, and I slipped into a neatly arranged bed.
This kind of life requires no action function, so neither the person himself nor the people around him notice the change.On the other hand, if the ability of the person in charge of housework decreases, the quality of the food decreases, so you can easily tell.The fact that the neat room becomes messy and you don’t care about your appearance is also a sign of a decline in the performance function.Strangely enough, the more men who live a “super routine” life without thinking about their wife’s care, the more sensitive they are to her housekeeping skills.
By the way, it is very important to use the execution function to a reasonable extent even when you are older.After retirement, men do housework at their discretion rather than “helping with housework,” which is a powerful “prevention of blurring.”
