Study: Optimism increases the ability of the elderly to recover after the fall

In a recent study, there is a strong connection between the elderly view of themselves and their ability to recover after the fall, and that those who enjoy greater optimism about their age are less likely to suffer from physical disabilities, or the need for external assistance after the fall. The results of the study, conducted by researchers at the ‘Imperial College London’, and published in the Journal of the American Society of Agency, showed that the elderly who had a positive view of their age at the beginning, such as believing that age did not prevent them from doing what they wanted to suffer from life. The fall is a major healthcare in the elderly because it can lead to serious physical disabilities and the need to enter the hospital, and it affects their ability to live independently. The effects of the fall of the elderly The British health system has cost an estimated 5 million pounds a day (about $ 6.7 million), but not all the elderly who fall from physical decline is thus the reason for some of them to develop appropriate treatments and interventions. The study relied on data about 700 elderly people in England between the ages of 60 and 90 years, and they have not been subjected to any fall in recent years, and the information included the answers of the questionnaire that measured the perceptions and beliefs at age, and the researchers assessed the members of this group that were undertaken during the next year, to investigate and measure. To help with daily activities, and the extent of physical inactivity after the fall. Positive perceptions and showed that those who showed more positive perceptions of aging at the beginning, such as the belief that aging does not prevent them from achieving their goals, was more vulnerable to physical recovery in the months after the fall. These results remained correct, regardless of other important factors such as age, gender, depression or physical function before the fall, as the researchers took into account whether the fall caused a bodily injury or not, and therefore the results could not simply be stated that the elderly with a positive view were younger or more suitable or less depressed or less injuries. The researchers found that the person who obtained the highest degree in measuring ‘self -perceptions of aging’, that is, the most positive appearance, is 162% less likely to walk slowly after falling, and it is 200% less likely to help others in daily activities, and less at a rate of 123% of the physical inactivity compared to a person who gets the lowest degree in these measurements. “It seems that those who have expressed more positive feelings towards their age were protected from the worse physical consequences after the fall, and we have noted a huge difference in the rate of physical recovery between the participants, and it seems to be linked to their initial age opportunity,” said Toby Ilters, a researcher in the Department of Sound Science in the Imperial College. Although previous studies indicate that the negative perception of aging is linked to an increase in the risk of health problems such as stroke and death, this study is the first to show that these psychological factors can also affect recovery after the fall. The results highlight the importance of taking into account psychological factors, such as the elderly perceptions of themselves, in the development of interventions to support their recovery. The researchers believe that strengthening positive attitudes to aging can be a significant element in rehabilitation programs for the elderly who are declining, and this may include strategies to improve the self -esteem of aging and encourage optimism on the ability to restore and preserve independence.