Ko e Hā ʻa e Meʻa ke Fai Hili ʻa e Hinga ʻa ha Tokotaha ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e Dementia

ʻE lava ke manavahē ʻaupito ʻa e hinga ki he tokotaha mo e niʻihi ʻoku ʻi ai. Malolo mo fakatokanga ki he malu ʻaki ʻaʻaku. ʻOua ʻe fakaʻuhinga ʻe ʻikai ke fasi ʻa e tokotaha koeʻuhi ʻoku ʻikai lava ke ne fakamatala ʻa e meʻa kuo hoko pe ko e feituʻu ʻoku mamahi ai.

Ko e hā ʻa e meʻa ke fai muʻa ʻi he hinga?

Sivi pe ʻoku ʻi he loto-ʻaʻana ʻa e tokotaha, pe ʻoku ne fasi pe ʻoku ʻikai lelei, pea mo e lava ke ne tali hangē ko e taimi kotoa. ʻOua ʻe vave ke tuʻu hake ia pe toʻo ia ʻaʻaku. ʻOku pehē ʻe he NHS ʻoku fiema’u ʻa e tokoni fakavave kapau ʻoku ʻi ai ha manavahē ʻo e fasi ʻo e ʻulu, tua, faʻa pe kiʻi ʻulu-kuʻu, pe ha fasi lahi kehe, pe kapau ʻoku ʻikai lava ke tuʻu ʻa e tokotaha.

• Fetuʻutaki ki he tokoni fakavave kapau ʻoku ʻi ai ha ʻaʻaʻa ʻo e ngaahi fakaʻilo mamafa ko iá. Muimui ʻi he ngaahi fakatotonu ʻa e kau tokoni.
• Tauhi ʻa e tokotaha ʻi he fiemālie mo mafana ʻi he taimi ʻoku ke kumi ai ʻa e tokoni. ʻOua ʻe toʻo ia kapau ʻoku ke manavahē ʻa e fasi lahi pe ʻoku ʻikai ʻiloa ʻoku malu.
• Tuʻu ofi kapau ʻoku lava. Fakaʻaongaʻi ʻa e lea nounou mo mahino. ʻOua ʻe fehuʻi ki he meʻa kuo hoko pe fakamālohi ʻa e tokotaha ke ne tuʻu.
• Kapau ʻoku mamahi, fasi pe ʻoku ʻikai lelei ka ʻoku ʻikai ha ngaahi meʻa ʻoku ʻi he taimi ni, fetuʻutaki ki he tokoni moʻui ʻo e feituʻu pe ki he kau faʻu moʻui ʻa e tokotaha ke nau tataki.

ʻOua ʻe feinga ke toʻo pe ʻave ʻa e tokotaha ʻaʻaku pē. Kapau ʻoku ʻi ai ha palani-tokanga ki he hinga, muimui ki ai pea kapau ʻoku fe’unga mo e meʻa ʻoku hoko ʻi he taimi ni; kumi ʻa e tokoni fakavave kapau ʻoku ʻi ai ha manavahē ʻo e fasi lahi.

Ko e hā ʻa e founga kapau ʻoku hangē ʻoku lava ke tuʻu ʻa e tokotaha?

ʻOua ʻe vave ki he tokotaha. Fehuʻi pe ko e hā ʻene haʻisia pe ʻoku fie tokoni. Kapau ʻoku hangē ʻoku ʻikai ke ne mamahi pea ʻoku lava ke tuʻu ʻaki ʻene tokoni ʻaʻane ʻikai ko e toʻo-hake, foaki ha taimi pea nofo ofi. Kapau ʻoku mamahi pe ʻoku ʻikai lava ke ne fai, ʻoua ʻe feinga ke tuʻu hake. Kapau ʻoku ʻikai ʻiloa ʻa e ngāue, fehuʻi ki ha kau faʻu moʻui ʻi he ʻikai ke ke feinga ha liliu ʻaki ha founga ʻoku ʻikai ke ke ʻiloa.

ʻOku fakahā ʻe he NHS ʻoku fiema’u ke malolo mo mohu ʻi hono tuʻu hake. Ko e tataki ʻo e tokoni ʻi he tokotaha ʻoku lava ke tuʻu ʻi hono ʻaʻane; ʻoku ʻikai ko ha fakamaʻu ke toʻo pe ʻave ha tokotaha kuo hinga. ʻOku ʻi ai ha ngaahi tokanga kehe ʻi he mālohi, malu pe moʻui ʻa e tokotaha.

ʻE totonu nai ke u fetuʻutaki ki ha tokotaha moʻui neongo ʻe ʻikai ke u mamata ki ha fasi?

ʻIo. ʻOku fakatokanga ʻe he Alzheimer’s Society ke talanoa ki he GP ʻa e tokotaha hili ʻa e hinga, neongo ʻe ʻikai ke ke manatu ʻoku mamahi. Kapau kuo ke mamata ki ha ʻaʻa ʻo e ʻulu, mamahi, ʻuʻuʻu foʻou, malolo-ʻaʻaʻa, ʻuʻuʻu ʻo e ʻulu, pe ha liliu mei he founga ʻo e tokotaha, fakahā ia ʻi he taimi ʻoku ke telefoni ai. ʻOua ʻe fakaʻaongaʻi ʻa e lisi ʻi he initaneti ke fakamaau ʻoku ʻikai fiema’u ha sivi moʻui.

Kapau ʻoku ʻi ai ha fasi ʻo e ʻulu, muimui ʻi he fakatotonu mei ha kau faʻu moʻui pe ko ha tokoni fakavave-ngaahi. Ko e tohi ʻa e NHS ki he fasi ʻo e ʻulu ʻoku fakahā ai ʻa e ngaahi fakaʻilo ʻoku fiema’u ha tokoni vave. Kapau ʻoku vave ʻaupito ʻa e ʻuʻuʻu pe ʻuʻuʻu-hake, tuʻu-ʻi, kiʻi ʻuʻuʻu fakavave, pe ʻoku ʻikai lelei fakafokifā, kumi ʻa e tokoni vave ʻoua ʻe fakatali ki ha taimi fakataha ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e taimi.

Ko e hā ʻa e fakamatala ʻe lava ke tokoni ki he kau faʻu moʻui?

Hili ʻa e ngaahi fiemaʻu vave, tohi ʻa e ngaahi sivi nounou ke fakahā ki he kau faʻu moʻui ʻa e tokotaha, pea ko e loto ʻa e tokotaha ia:

• ʻa e taimi mo e feituʻu ʻo e hinga, kapau ʻoku ʻiloa;
• ʻa e meʻa ne fai ʻe he tokotaha kimuʻa pe ʻi he hinga;
• pe ko e hinga ne mamata ki ai ʻa ha tokotaha, pe ko e ʻulu kuo fasi;
• ʻa e mamahi, fasi, pe liliu kuo ke mamata ki ai;
• ʻa e liliu foʻou ʻi he moʻui, malolo, founga-moʻui pe mohu ʻoku ke ʻiloa.

Fakahā ʻa e meʻa kuo ke mamata ki ai, ʻoua ʻe fakaʻuhinga ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻo e hinga. Ko ha tohi nounou ʻe lava ke tokoni ki he talanoa, ka ʻoku ʻikai ko e fakamaau ʻo e ʻuhinga. Kapau ʻoku lava ke hoko ha fasi lahi pe ha liliu vave, ʻoku totonu ke tokoni muʻa ʻi he tohi.

Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi fehuʻi ʻe totonu ke u ʻeke ʻi he muimui?

ʻE lava ke tokoni ʻe he kau faʻu moʻui ke nau fakakaukau pe ʻoku fiema’u ha sivi ʻi he hinga ni, pea ko e hā ʻa e meʻa ke vakai ki ai hili ai. ʻOku pehē ʻe he NHS ʻe lava ke kau ʻi he sivi ʻo e hinga ʻa e malohi, mata, telinga, mohu mo e ngaahi liliu ʻi he fale. ʻE lava ke ke fehuʻi:

• ʻOku fiema’u nai ʻa e tokotaha ke sivi hili ʻa e hinga ni, neongo ʻikai ʻi ai ha fasi ʻoku ʻaʻaʻa?
• ʻOku ʻi ai nai ha ngaahi liliu pe fakaʻilo ʻe totonu ke ʻomi ai ʻa e tokoni vave?
• ʻE totonu nai ke vakai ki he malu-ʻi-tuʻu, mata, telinga, mamahi pe mohu?
• ʻE lava nai ke tokoni ha kautaha fakatuʻuloa-hinga pe ko ha tokotaha ngāue-moʻui ke sivi ʻa e malava ʻi he ngāue pe ʻa e meʻa ki he fale?
• Ko hai ʻe totonu ke fetuʻutaki ki ai ʻa e tokotaha pe ʻa e fāmili kapau ʻe toe hoko ha hinga?

Fakahā ki he kau faʻu moʻui ʻa e meʻa ʻoku ke ʻiloa mo ʻoku ʻikai ke ke ʻiloa. Kapau na’e ʻikai ha tokotaha ne mamata ki he hinga, fakahā ia ʻoua ʻe fakaʻuhinga ʻa e founga ne hoko ai. ʻOua ʻe toʻo mohu, ngāue ʻaki ha meʻa-tokoni fakaʻalu, pe fakatu’u ʻa e meʻa-tokoni ʻi he tohi pē. Ko e tokoni ʻoku totonu ʻoku tuʻu ʻi he moʻui ʻa e tokotaha, malava, fale, mo e fili ʻa e tokotaha.

Ko e hā ʻa e founga ke tau fakakaukau ai ki ha hinga foʻou?

Hili ʻa e ngaahi palopalema vave ʻo e moʻui, fakakaukau ki he meʻa ne hoko ʻi he feituʻu mo e founga ʻaho. Ko ha hala ʻoku fu’u ʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi meʻa, ko ha liliu ʻo e maama, pe ko ha hala ʻoku ʻikai ʻiloa ʻe lava ke fakafeʻunga, ka ʻoua ʻe fakaʻuhinga ʻoku ʻi ai ha meʻa pe ʻe taha ne fakatupu ʻa e hinga. Fehuʻi ki he tokotaha ʻa e meʻa kuo ne sio ki ai pe ko e hā ʻe faingofua ange ai ke ne ngāue ʻaki ʻa e feituʻu. Kapau ʻoku ʻikai lava ke ne manatu pe fakamatala ʻa e hinga, fakahā ʻa e meʻa kuo ke mamata ki ai ʻoua ʻe fakamālohi ke ne fakamatala ʻa e ngaahi meʻa lahi. Tohi ʻa e taimi, feituʻu, tafa-vaʻe, maama, ngāue mo ha liliu mei he founga ʻo ʻene fe-ʻalu pe ngāue. Ko ha lekooti nounou ʻe lava ke tokoni ki he kau faʻu moʻui ke nau sivi ʻa e ngaahi kakai, ka ʻikai ke fakaʻiloa ʻe ia ʻa e ʻuhinga.

Ko e tohi ʻo e malu ʻi he fale ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e sivi ʻi he potu kotoa. Kapau na’e hoko ʻa e hinga ʻi he taimi ʻo e kaukau, vakai ki he tohi ʻo e kaukau. Ko e fakatotonu, ko e tauhi-ngāue, pe ko e kau tokoni ʻo e hinga ʻi ho feituʻu ʻe lava ke nau sivi ʻa e ngaahi palopalema makehe pea fakanofo ʻa e ngaahi liliu ʻoku fe’unga. ʻOua ʻe fakatu’u ʻa e meʻa-tokoni pe liliu ha mohu ʻaki ʻa e tohi ni pē.

ʻOku ʻikai ko e hinga pē ʻe fakahā ʻe ia ʻa e meʻa ʻe lava pe ʻe ʻikai ke lava ʻe he tokotaha. Tauhi ia ke ne kau ʻi he filifili ʻo e tokoni, pea muimui ʻi he fakatotonu ʻo e kau tokanga ʻi ho feituʻu.