Wu Shwu-chung recalls that she once wanted to conduct research on families with elderly relatives in institutions, but most of them refused to cooperate. She explains, "They would say, 'Putting a family member in an institution is a painful process. Please don't come and stir up the pain all over again!'"
吳淑瓊指出，她原擬對機構老人的家屬做追蹤調查，但多數讓她追著跑，不願意配合，「他們告訴我：『送進機構，家人也很痛苦，請不要再來打擾了！』