Mumbai: Depression and Loneliness is emergent in US amid lockdown, says Dr.Mahendra Shah,Prez, Senior Friends Group, New Jersey , to Hello Mumbai News Team
Mumbai: Dr.Mahendra Shah, President, Senior Friend’s Group, New Jersey, while interacting with Hello Mumbai NewsTeam over their phone call to know the facts and situations over there amid lockdown, revealed that the situation is extremely archaic for the Senior citizens as they are mostly 70+age groups and stay alone at home.
So, even in need of medical emergency when they call up the doctors, they are being warned of their visit to the hospital as there are chances to get infected. This is the similar advise they get from the police too.
In the case of Adults, they are busy in “work from home” or children busy with their online classes etc. And amid the lockdown, the senior citizens cannot visit such groups or meet their friends, relatives or neighbour as it leads to loneliness and depression in their midst.
He further went on to affirm that in accordance to a research, social distancing, especially in elders brings with it a higher likelihood of psychological and medical risks.
This situation could be improved by spending at least one hour a day with them and help them connect to friends, relatives and neighbour through technology as we also use this time to learn new things for them and teach them new things.
It is important to ensure that elderly people have social connectness through technology and the children who are staying far away from them can also have check and monitor their well being ,their needs and their health.
At the same time the government should also play an important role during this pandemic for elderly people . Youngsters should also volunteer to it by delivering grocery, visits to doctors and specialists and transporting for elderly to the hospital for medical checkups. These services can protect them from potential covid 19 infections
When Hello Mumbai News asked for a message for conveying to the people Dr. Mahendra Shah, said the government of all the countries is trying their utmost best and we need to take precautions, to be safe and healthy. The infection is a long term disease and we can fight with it only we sanitize ourselves and maintain cleanliness.
News Edit by K.V.Raman
News report by Esha Pujari
