Old people need to see their family three times a week
October 6, 2015
Carers, Depression, family, Featured Article, Older care
Why just emailing elderly relatives can double risk of depression
Study is thought to be the first to examine the impact of different types of social contact on the elderly
- It also highlights just how important it is to spend time with our older generation – among whom th
- Study is thought to be the first to examine the impact of different types of social contact on the elderly
- There is said to be an ‘epidemic’ of loneliness
- Speaking on the phone or being contacted online was not enough to replace seeing elderly face-to-face
- Those forms of contact did nothing to cut depression risk, experts say
By Colin Fernandez, Science Correspondent For The Daily Mail
Published: 00:09, 6 October 2015 | Updated: 06:19, 6 October 2015
Families should visit their older relatives three times a week to help prevent them from becoming depressed, experts say.
Older people who saw their family or friends at least that often were half as likely to develop depression as those who did not, a study found.