[Concurrent] Ms. Liu
I usually have to look at my mobile phone, the normal time is four or five hours.
I usually watch short videos on my mobile phone, but I want to watch Douyin.
[Explanation] Watching videos without going to bed in the middle of the night, watching Moments when you wake up early in the morning, and having time during the day, you have to use the vibrato...In recent years, with the popularity of smartphones, "head-down people" are no longer synonymous with young people. The elderly are also joining them.
[Explanation] According to data, as of June 2021, there are about 120 million Internet users over 60 in China.
According to a questionnaire released by the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Statistics on October 13, among 1181 respondents over 60, nearly 90% of the elderly use electronic devices, and 44% of them use electronic devices for more than 3 hours a day.
[Explanation] What makes the elderly unable to put down their mobile phones?
Sun Yali, the leader of the expert group for supervision of psychosocial services in Xicheng District, Beijing, observes that the elderly have a lot of free time after retirement, and at this time their children and grandchildren go to work and school, and mobile phones become their "spiritual sustenance."
[Concurrent] Sun Yali, Leader of the Expert Team for Supervision of Social Psychological Services in Xicheng District, Beijing
Why they want to indulge in mobile phones is because they want to connect with the outside world, they want to seek attention from the outside world, and then they want to save themselves and solve some emotional problems of loneliness.
[Explanation] Sun Yali said that on the one hand, mobile phones have indeed helped the elderly expand their horizons, but on the other hand, prolonged use of mobile phones has caused harm to the health of the elderly.
[Concurrent] Sun Yali, Leader of the Expert Team for Supervision of Social Psychological Services in Xicheng District, Beijing
For example, they may cause blood pressure to increase, which also has some effects at this time. There is also a time when he is addicted to the mobile phone for a long time. Cause cervical spondylosis.
[Explanation] Sun Yali suggested that children’s care shouldn’t just stay on a phone call or a message, go home often when there is time, and communicate face-to-face with the elderly to ease their loneliness.
[Concurrent] Sun Yali, Leader of the Expert Team for Supervision of Social Psychological Services in Xicheng District, Beijing
Because mobile phones do not have temperature communication, we have to meet him, and he will feel different after meeting.
[Explanation] It is also an option to strengthen the construction of a series of places for the benefit of the people, such as universities for the elderly and activity centers for the elderly.
In Beijing, Song Delong opened a toy store dedicated to toys for the elderly, which has become a new place for the elderly nearby to walk around and relieve their worries.
[Concurrent] Song Delong, the owner of Beijing "Play for the Elderly" Elderly Toy Store
Because some elderly people come to our store for the purpose of buying toys, they are just to reduce the time to play with electronic products. A customer who bought toys said that spending 20 yuan to buy a toy can reduce the time. If the family spends less than half an hour watching electronic products every day, then this toy is worth it.
[Explanation] Recently, the Beijing Municipal Civil Affairs Bureau also announced that Beijing will build more than 230 psychosocial service sites by the end of 2021.
Sun Yali is the leader of the expert group of social psychological service supervision in Xicheng District. She introduced that Xicheng District has taken the lead in completing the construction of social psychological service stations.
[Concurrent] Sun Yali, Leader of the Expert Team for Supervision of Social Psychological Services in Xicheng District, Beijing
So for the elderly, we use various mental health sciences and some common medical knowledge, through medical common sense, to tell everyone about various reasons, that is, what harm various bad emotions can bring to the body, so that they can be healthy. Starting from "heart", this "heart" is the heart of the "heart". The "heart" of this "heart" does not represent the heart. It is in the brain to change cognition and re-understand how our body health is to do self-care. .
Reporter Liu Chao reports from Beijing
Editor in charge: [Sun Jingbo]