New Delhi: The quality of life of elderly people in the capital has been strongly influenced by Covid-19, a study has been found, with almost 75% of respondents saying that the paralytic health care system affects their lives.
Unemployment, the transportation system that slips and limiting social, religious and cultural freedom is all the factors played, said.
The volunteer of the Agewell Foundation, an NGO that works for the welfare and empowerment of the elderly, interacts with 1,500 parents in Delhi-NCR in July, and found that Covid-19 changed attitude more than 90% of respondents.
NGOs say pandemics not only affect the lives of the elderly everyday, but also affect the quality of their lives negatively.
Pandemic Covid-19 has imposed many challenges before parents from social isolation, finance submissions, psychological problems for older harassment and neglect.
The survey showed that 1,370 respondents said they were not optimistic about the future or uncertain about it now.
Data analysis showed that 73.6% of the elderly responders said that the paralytic health care system affected their lives and 78.7% of the elderly claimed that limited social and public life had affected their quality of life.
The public transportation system that slipped influenced 53.2% of the elderly.
As many as 429 respondents in the survey claim that the increase in unemployment or unemployment has increased their dependence on others.
During the survey, 191 parents claimed that they had to stop or delay their critical medical examinations and 233 parents they could not get the right treatment or ordinary medicines.
Himanshu Rath, Chairperson, the Agewell Foundation said, “Covid-19 who have previously created has created a vacuum among parents.
Each of them has invested their lifetime for a better tomorrow and now suddenly it doesn’t seem to exist tomorrow.
Because there is no pause until now, parents need a guarantee of constant support, assistance, and assistance if necessary.
“The foundation recommends that recreational or entertainment activities for parents must be held through social or electronic media and encourage their participation.
It is also said that the doors’ health support systems must be arranged for elderly with poor health conditions and suggest providing digital training to the illiterate elderlyly digitally to help them stay in the mainstream and connect to the modern digital world.