- Not being as mobile was something i’ve always feared about when getting older. Physically many health problems will arise such as muscle weakness, muscle loss, joint pain, and etc. Socially it can lead to isolation and loneliness which can later on lead to depression and anxiety. Financially it can be very expensive to care for elderly people especially if it comes with a disability such not being able to walk or move ones body. My initial thoughts and feelings about this condition was that it must be difficult to live with something like this. Not being able to get out of bed, use the restroom, drive, go on walks or just workout in general without any help must be awful.
- Considering this situation and thinking about an older adult and knowing that this situation would be in my future things would change. Have better eating habits and having a healthier life style in general. Another thing that would change is having my family and friends around more often since it would help with depression, anxiety, loneliness, and stress.
- The GRRs will make it easier to cope with this situation such as helping with social support and relationships and finding community programs. They can also help with assistive devices or physical therapy even psychological and emotional support. Resilience looks like adapting and maintaining a positive or determining mindset.
- This article talks about mobility limitations and how older adults are mostly affected by it. Also, finding approaches and management of mobility in older adults. Even talks about physical therapy evaluation, management strategies and community living older adults. This article had extensive information on everything about older adults that have limited mobility. Brown, C. J., & Flood, K. L. (2013). Mobility limitation in the older patient: A clinical review. JAMA, 310(11), 1168–1177. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2013.276566
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Hi Lizeth,
I love your name very unique. However I love your post it really resonated with me because I am a very active person and losing my mobility scares me so much. I fear being lonely as well, I couldn’t imagine feeling like I am so old that I now have no one to go to anymore. All of the same concerns you have stated are things I would feel like could make me a burden to someone and it really bothers me. Great Post, good luck this semester:)
Lizeth,
I am a bit confused about what exactly you are concerned about in your own aging. I understand that you are confused about mobility issues. I have said this in several posts, it seems to me that you think it is automatic that you will lose mobility because you get older. So, it is a given that mobility issues will arrive with aging, right?
In some respects that is true, but I think it is important not to generalize the phenomenon. I had many older adults in their 70s 80s and 90s who still lived on their own and got around just fine. Sure, they didn’t climb ladders, trim trees, mow grass, or work out at cross fit. But perhaps the real issue here is one of relativity, maybe. We will be LESS mobile as we age. Everyone will be. But that does not automatically mean life-altering difficulties.
Even in the article you used, the individual they used as an example – Professor U – was dealing with a post-surgical mobility issue. The data itself came from a meta analysis of articles from January 1985 through March, 2013. These were all “community dwelling older adults.” Did that mean “senior community?” I personally found this study confusing – and I didn’t have the time to read it in fine detail – and you didn’t really deal with the detail much at all. The article made lots of different conclusions, and they were significanlty more impactful than your summary. Remember to access the entire article, not just the abstract. (You may have, but I couldn’t tell from your summary).
Finally, I’m not sure from your summary how you could develop the necessary GRRs that would help you manage this fear in your own aging. You don’t get completely immobile just because you get old. We all just go a bit slowly, mostly. There are usually other factors.
Dr P