‘Six Tests’ help older people to keep track of their health through self-assessment
‘Six Tests’ help older people to keep track of their health through self-assessment
2023-05-14
A new health policy aims to help seniors keep track of their health through self-assessment. The "Six Tests" benchmark is a way to measure your own mental, physical and emotional abilities as you get older. The Health Promotion Administration is working with doctors to provide the tests to communities all over Taiwan. And to encourage the public to take an active interest in their health, they asked one septuagenarian to show off his unique way of keeping fit.
Dressed all in sequins, Dancing A-peh knows how to twist.
He’s even proficient in breakdancing, showing off “sweeping legs” and then jumping back up. The almost-76-year-old had a fall down the stairs earlier this year, fracturing his tailbone – but now he’s back in business.
He aces the “Six Tests,” a benchmark measurement of the WHO. It recommends that older people regularly check their capacities in six major areas: cognition, mobility, nutrition, vision, hearing, and emotions.
Dancing A-peh
Septuagenarian
I live in a three-story detached house. I accidentally slipped while climbing the stairs, but I’m fully recovered now. My main forms of exercise are singing, dancing and listening to music.
The Health Promotion Administration, working with eight national doctors’ associations, is rolling out “Six Tests” assessments for older adults. Just add the HPA on Line to download this self-assessment form and get started. The HPA has been on Line for a year, and 468 local community groups have signed up. Two hundred thousand people have completed their self-assessment already.
Mr. Chang
Older person
It looks at our graphs, for example, over the past year, have you had any clear deterioration in your memory? Because as older people, we must pay attention to various issues. It’s pretty good.
Wu Chao-chun
Health Promotion Administration Director-General
We want to wake people up to be more mindful of their capabilities, to prevent and slow down the onset of dementia, and reduce the decline of people’s abilities.
Statistics from last year showed that 18% of Taiwan’s population was aged 65 or over. The health of older people is a serious concern for policymakers. They hope these regular self-assessments will support the public to take good care of themselves and stay classy while they do it – just like this gentleman.
國健署推動"長者量六力" 定期自評健康狀況
2023-05-14
面臨超高齡社會來臨，國健署邀集8個醫事全聯會加入行列，推動"長者量六力"服務，讓長者可以加入LINE官方帳號，定期自評身體健康狀況，如有異狀，可以盡快就醫，降低失能風險。
穿得閃亮亮，舞棍阿伯超會扭。
地擺動作、掃堂腿再現江湖，舞棍阿伯年近76歲，加上年初摔下樓，尾椎骨裂，現在竟還是活龍一條。
阿伯超強！通過六力檢測，根據WHO指標，長者需要定期評估六種能力，包括認知、行動、營養、視力、聽力、和情緒。
[[舞棍阿伯]]
"我家是三層樓的別墅，爬樓梯不小心就滑倒了，現在完全恢復，我主要是唱歌、跳舞、聽音樂，就當作運動"
國健署聯合8個醫事全聯會，推動長者六力評估服務，只要手機Line加入官方帳號，就能叫出自評表，隨時檢測。官方Line帳號上路一年，已經有468個社區加入，20萬人次完成自評。
[[長者 張先生]]
"看我們的圖，比如說，你最近一年來，是否有記憶明顯減退的情形，因為你長者，一定要注意一些問題，它這是蠻好的"
[[國健署署長 吳昭軍]]
"希望能夠喚醒民眾，能夠注意自己的功能，預防延緩失能，能夠讓功能減少衰落"
截至去年統計，台灣65歲以上已經占到全人口將近1成8，長者身心靈健康，成了社會高度關注議題，定期自評，才能像舞棍阿伯一樣，當個不老小鮮肉。
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