According to research by Professor Lin Tsung-yi of the department of psychiatry at Kaohsiung Medical College, old people in contemporary Taiwan face five major problems: a decline in the respect accorded them, difficulty in lifestyle adjustment, in creasing chronic illnesses, difficulties in crossgenerational adjustment, and a loss of authority.
根據高雄醫學院精神科教授林宗義的研究分析，當代台灣老年人面臨尊貴價值減少、生活調適困難、慢性疾病激增、世代間適應困難、權威性殞落等五大困境。