Ageing population challenges and its stress on the patient & society: How the medic, society, government & advanced country can resolve?

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David Ling Sien Ngan

Kuala Lumpur Academy of Social Sciences (KLASS), Malaysia

: J Aging Geriatr Med

Abstract

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Statement of the Problem: People who are retired early at 58-65 year old depending on country brings more harm than good the patient, society and nation. They are difficult to get re-employment, couldn't meet the rising living expenses in the inflationary world, also doubled up with many illnesses that require more budget for the hospital visit and medication. This is compounded with higher longevity with expected life expectancy of around 80+ years. These 20 over extra years of living post-retirement incurred a lot of financial burden challenges personally, on the society and national economic level with inadequate worker leaving the workforce or skill mismatch. This problem faces mankind for the first time never seen before. Methodology & Theoretical Orientation: Utilizing a subjective analysis reviewing books, articles, clinical history taking, charity function observation & interview, and focus group to gather data. Using the security framework of the social sciences to understand the interaction between the ageing patient and the socioeconomic factor relationship and context. Findings: The post-retirement patient group were actively seeking new employment despite skill mismatch to find their personal worth, meeting financial obligation, relieving physical, social, mental and spiritual boredom. Those left unemployed faces mental stress, judgment and memory deterioration faster, physical body regression, withdrawn and ages faster. One interesting finding is that more would like to do charity work & attend religious prayer. Society tends to face GDP decline without government policy interventional help. Conclusion & Significance: Retired patient faces tremendous burden on financial, stress and ages faster with less priority given to health consequently. Therefore, they end up with severe medical complication. Timely and adequate support from the medical, socio and government intervention will improve their employment, health and economic security. Recommendation: All need to start early with financial planning to allow adequate buffer zone cushioning the impact after retirement. They need to be health savvy to maintain healthy body, or comply with medication to avoid complication insuring higher cost. Social welfare and geriatric support and peer group support are essential.

Biography

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Ling has his expertise and passion in improving healthcare delivery and health security of the individual, community & national economic wellbeing, especially through financial planning. He analyse not just as a doctor but through the lens of social scientist from the security perspective as a strategist and policy planner, where much work is done through qualitative analysis via very extensive literature review, augmented by clinical interview and physical assessment. Ageing challenges face more security dimension than just medical and socialist constructivist society has better security provision than the realist, liberal democracy.

E-mail: drdavidling@gmail.com