Prevention and nursing of senile depression

Let the elderly develop more hobbies. Such as singing, playing chess, dancing, painting and other artistic hobbies; Or do tai chi, climb mountains, participate in fitness activities and so on.

Children give more care to the elderly. For the elderly, children should also give more care and understanding, because the support and help of the family can greatly enhance the confidence of the elderly's life, especially accompany, take time to communicate and communicate with their parents, can give the elderly spiritual support, can effectively prevent depression in the elderly.

Fourth, the elderly suffer from depression, how should care?

Dietary care: try to meet the requirements of the elderly, nutrition should be balanced, eat more milk, lean meat, soy products, fruits, vegetables and other high-protein, vitamin-rich foods, while low salt, low fat.

Life care: reasonably arrange the daily activities and rest time of the elderly, and maintain a regular life. Encourage patients to participate in activities they are interested in during the day, take a proper lunch break, and keep the room quiet when falling asleep at night to create a good sleep environment for patients.

Safe nursing: patients with depression are prone to suicidal ideas and behaviors, care must pay special attention to prevent patients from committing suicide. For patients with strong suicidal tendencies, 24-hour care should be provided to ensure that patients do not leave their sight.

Psychological care: elderly patients with depression are psychologically fragile, often have negative thoughts, to encourage patients to slowly express their ideas, more communication with patients, more care and comfort patients, while encouraging family to accompany and care for patients, give good social support. Help the elderly to review the past life, re-experience the fragments of the past life, and give new interpretations to help the elderly understand themselves, reduce the sense of loss, and increase self-esteem.