ABSTRACT As the human population is moving toward a demographic of aging individuals, increased levels of stress will be placed on the current health care system. “… As people live longer, there is a tendency or the onset of disease to occur closer to the end of life” (p. 441) and the incidence of mental health illnesses is prevalent in older adults. Currently, the medical model is dominant in the health care system and aims to cure any issue(s) without considerations in the cause or source. Social prescribing/social prescription enables physicians and health care professionals to refer individuals to non-clinical services, such as art and music, to provide holistic care or a response to the current health care system. This paper will provide an overview of the concept of social prescribing, offer examples in the current practices of social prescription, and describe the role of social prescription in older adults and their caregivers.

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老龄化人口的社会处方

摘要 随着人口逐渐老龄化，当前的医疗保健系统将面临越来越大的压力。“……随着人们寿命的延长，疾病有可能在接近生命尽头时发生”（第 441 页），并且精神健康疾病的发病率在老年人中很普遍。目前，医疗模式在医疗保健系统中占主导地位，旨在治愈任何问题，而不考虑原因或来源。社会处方/社会处方使医生和医疗保健专业人员能够将个人推荐给非临床服务，例如艺术和音乐，以提供整体护理或对当前医疗保健系统的响应。本文将概述社会处方的概念，