Effects of COVID ‐19 on communication, services, and life situation for older persons receiving municipal health and care services in Stjørdal municipality in Norway

Abstract Aim: The purpose of this study was to investigate how old persons perceived their life to be, how they viewed the ageing process and their need of health care and societal support. Background: The purpose of WHO’s Healthy Ageing strategy and development of age-friendly environments is to support physiological and psychosocial changes in old persons by facilitating basic needs. Interventions to operationalize these needs in older people living at home are often developed from a professional perspective and to a small extent involves the perceptions, experience and expectations of the older persons. Method: This qualitative study has an explorative design using focus group discussions to collect data. In all, 34 persons between 69 and 93 years of age participated in seven group discussions. The interviews were analyzed using inductive manifest content analysis. Findings: The main results suggest that most old persons enjoyed life and wished it to continue for as long as possible. Important was to sustain networks and to feel useful. Unexpected changes were described as threats and the need to use health care services was associated with illness and being dependent. The result is presented in three categories with sub-categories: ‘Embracing life’, ‘Dealing with challenges’ and ‘Considering the future’.

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Effects of adult day care services on disability in older persons: Evaluation of a designed service package in Iran

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine ◽

10.2340/16501977-2115 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 48 (8) ◽

pp. 719-724 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

M Shahbazi ◽

M Foroughan ◽

M Rahgozar ◽

R Roghani

Keyword(s):

Day Care ◽

Older Persons ◽

Adult Day Care ◽

Service Package ◽

Care Services

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Critical issues for employees in inter-municipal health care services: a multiple case study

BMC Health Services Research ◽

10.1186/s12913-018-3586-8 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 18 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Elisabeth Holen-Rabbersvik ◽

Tom Roar Eikebrokk ◽

Rune Werner Fensli ◽

Elin Thygesen ◽

Åshild Slettebø

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Health Care Services ◽

Multiple Case Study ◽

Care Services ◽

Critical Issues ◽

Multiple Case ◽

Municipal Health

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Research on the Path of China Cities Service Consumption Upgrading

E3S Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/e3sconf/202123603021 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 236 ◽

pp. 03021

Author(s):

Chen Fan ◽

Wang Shengjin

Keyword(s):

Health Services ◽

Health Care Services ◽

Income Elasticity ◽

Empirical Test ◽

First Line ◽

Communication Services ◽

Education Services ◽

Care Services ◽

Marginal Propensity ◽

Expenditure System

Based on the panel data of “first-line cities” and “new first-line” cities from 2006 to 2018, this paper constructs an extended linear expenditure system model (ELES) to empirically study the path law of service sub-consumption upgrade. Based on the full-sample OLS estimation, it is found that the overall marginal propensity for service consumption in the sample cities is 0.418, of which the sub-consumption propensity for cultural, entertainment and education services is the most obvious, followed by medical and health services, and transportation and communication services are the lowest. Based on service subconsumption, the research on price and income elasticity found that the expenditure and income elasticity of cultural entertainment and education, which has the most significant marginal propensity to consume, is the largest, while the price and income elasticity of health care services is the smallest. An empirical test based on sub-samples found that the marginal service consumption propensity of “first-line cities” and “new firstline cities” are 0.558 and 0.379, respectively; in terms of service breakdown, “first-line cities” have propensity to consume cultural entertainment and education services Significantly higher than the “new first-line cities”, the sub-item propensity to consume in medical and health services is slightly higher, and the sub-item propensity to consume in transportation and communication services is slightly lower.

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THE HEALTH-CARE NEEDS AMONG OLDER PERSONS IN AN INDONESIAN URBAN SETTING

Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research ◽

10.22159/ajpcr.2017.v10i7.18300 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 10 (7) ◽

pp. 233

Author(s):

Setiawan E ◽

Poedjibudojo J K ◽

Tondok Ms

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Older Persons ◽

Health Care Services ◽

Capital City ◽

Urban Setting ◽

Health Care Needs ◽

Care Needs ◽

Care Services ◽

Unmet Health Care Needs ◽

The Government

Objective: The unmet health-care needs among older persons population should be identified and anticipated due to hideous potential impacts. Ironically, no published study regarding this phenomenon was found in Indonesia. Derived from the Indonesian population and civil data, this study was conducted to identify the health-care needs of urban older people living on Java Island, the most populated island in Indonesia.Methods: A qualitative study was conducted in 3 subdistricts in Surabaya, the capital city of East Java, namely, Rungkut, Kenjeran, and Tenggilis. There were 9 focus group discussions (FGDs) conducted during March-August 2015. Participants in this study were recruited purposively, i.e., person in charge of “Karang Werda,” and the discussion explored thematically various topics in the area of unmet health needs phenomena related to: (1) Availability, (2) accessibility, and (3) acceptability. A FGD guide was developed to ensure in-depth discussion.Results: There were 90 older persons serving as volunteers who participated in this study. The unmet health-care needs addressed by participants in this study were (1) Integrated and specialized health-care services for older persons and (2) skillful yet age-friendly health-care personnel were needed by participants. Our findings pointed out that the unmet health-care needs in Indonesian urban settings were classified as primarily availability, accessibility, and acceptability issues.Conclusion: The government needs to take actions to solve the challenges related to the fulfillment of health-care needs among older persons in Indonesia. Further study of the health care personnel’s beliefs and attitudes in providing care among older persons needs to be conducted to provide a more holistic picture of the phenomena before making any strategy for the future Indonesia’s health-care system.

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