Age simulation suit shows healthcare professionals what it's like being old

Age simulation suit shows healthcare professionals what it's like being old
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Josh Halliday tries out an age simulation suit, designed to help healthcare professionals experience and empathise with conditions associated with elderly people. Sheelagh Mealing, director of the Institute of Vocational Learning at South Bank University, explains how the suit is used as a tool for improving healthcare
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[@rg0057]

One problem with this is that this young man didn't go through a multi-decade aging process. So, of course it's harder for him, because he was just dropped into this situation. Given time, he would have created or learned strategies for dealing with his suddenly new limitations, and while they would still be there, he could find things much easier to do.

[@youdoonedoes3984]

My heart skipped a beat when she says “you’re 25 today, but you’ll be 65 one day...”. I was 65 on Friday... so, suddenly I’m ‘old’?

[@janetfletcher3107]

I reached this milestone this year also! My husband is 72 though, so I still feel like the young one

[@sittingontheporch5951]

A year later and I’m still confused to what you said

[@catherinebirch2399]

That body suit is very ageist. not everyone who reaches 65 is disabled. Plenty of elderly people are perfectly capable of climbing 2 flights of stairs, ordering coffee without difficulty, etc.

[@Qwerty83834]

Sadly most old people are disabled because of bad habits (soda, alcohol, ect) and it causes terrible health conditions. Being old doesn't have to be disabling, it all comes down to personal responsibility

[@brega6286]

Just wait ! I feel sorry for the young shamers because when a disability hits...they will be in shock. So ...be not judgmental or suffer a karmic tsunami. ! @@Qwerty83834

[@nobodyisbest]

You can prevent many of these problems through appropriate exercise.

[@brega6286]

Have fun !!!

[@Greywolf3]

This is amazing! Thank you. (a 70 year old man)

[@garctown]

Karl Pilkington came up with an idea like this years ago....... Wonder what Ricky and Steve are saying now......

[@patteel]

But where was the pain of aging ?

[@catherinebirch2399]

Not everyone suffers pain with age.

[@joebazooks]

i wanna try it!

[@rikipoppy1113]

Hi, I have just purchased a GURT age simulation suit. and I was wondering if I could use this video clip for info about the suit to our students. Thanks for your time.

[@xxnighth4wkxx297]

If this is for pioneering new ideas for better healthcare for everyone, its a good invention. If the main point is to waste time on empathy, Then its a mediocre invention.

[@trumanandrew3631]

Wow this is very interesting.

[@terryjones2330]

The one thing they couldn't show him was the aches and pains in the joints.

[@Jnt2252]

They can’t experience that because ur 25. U think like a 25 ‘not 65. There’s no way to think like an older person if ur not that age.