Regular Source of Care for the Elderly: A Cross-National Comparative Study of Hong Kong With 11 Developed Countries

2017 ◽  
Vol 18 (9) ◽  
pp. 807.e1-807.e8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel Yeung-Shan Wong ◽  
Dan Zou ◽  
Roger Y. Chung ◽  
Regina W. Sit ◽  
Dexing Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Care For The Elderly ◽  
Regular Source ◽  
Source Of Care ◽  
Cross National

Bed-Ridden Elderly in Japan: Social Progress and Care for the Elderly

1998 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 157-170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kaori Imai
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
The United States ◽  
Social Progress ◽  
Elderly Persons ◽  
Care For The Elderly ◽  
Social Welfare Services ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Demand For Health

The demand for health care and social welfare services for the elderly has increased and in Japan, there is a need in the social system to improve the quality of life, especially for those who are disabled. This article directs attention to bed-ridden elderly persons from the standpoint of social problems attending economic development and population changes based on data from Japan, the United States, Sweden, and OECD countries. Compared to the United States, there are more bed-ridden elderly in Japan, and inadequate public resources for caring. Physicians, nurses, care workers, and rehabilitation specialists such as physiotherapist and occupational therapist per 1000 aged sixty-five or over are 89.5 in Japan while 237.4 in Sweden. Japan has the fewest such health and welfare personnel among developed countries. Even with increases in such personnel through the New Gold Plan, future increase in aged population would off-set the effect and the problem of providing care for the elderly remains.

scholarly journals A Comparative Study of the Status of Supportive-Palliative Care Provision in Iran and Selected Countries: Strengths and Weaknesses

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
pouran raeissi ◽  
mohammad salimi ◽  
Seyed-Masoud Hashemi ◽  
nahid Reisi ◽  
seyed ahmad ahmadi
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Supportive Care ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Training Data ◽  
Care Provision ◽  
Data Collection Tool ◽  
The Status

Abstract Background: Terminally illnesses such as cancer, AIDS, dementia, and advanced heart disease will require special supportive and palliative care, although a few numbers of these patients are provided with these services.Objective: The present study was conducted aiming to perform a comparative study of supportive-palliative care provision in selected countries.Methods: This research was a descriptive-comparative study that its research population was the frameworks of palliative and supportive care provision in Egypt, Turkey, America, Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, and China. These frameworks were compared across 6 dimensions of service receivers, financing, providers, service provider centers, type of services provided and training. Data collection tool has included checklist and information sources, documents, evidence, articles, books and journals collected through the internet and organizations related to the health information of selected countries and by library search. Data was investigated and analyzed using data collection tool and checklists.Findings: The findings showed that the developed countries having decentralized trusteeship structure had a more favorable status in palliative and supportive care provision. The type of services provided was a combination of mental, psychological, social, spiritual, financial, and physical and communication services. Provider centers included hospital, the elderly, and cancer, and charity centers.Conclusion: Regarding the investigation and recognition of the status of supportive-palliative care provision, it was observed that the provision of these services was a concern of the selected countries, but they did not have a defined model or pattern to provide these services. Therefore, it is suggested that each country takes a step to redesign and define frameworks and structures in the evolution of supportive-palliative cares in accordance with the particular conditions, indigenous culture, religion and other effective cases of that country and pays special attention to the role and position of supportive-palliative cares.

Housing and family care for the elderly in Hong Kong

1997 ◽  
Vol 23 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 65-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iris Chi ◽  
Nelson Chow
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Family Care ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Care For The Elderly

Accommodation for Elderly Persons in Newly Industrializing Countries: The Hong Kong Experience

1988 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 255-279 ◽  
Author(s):  
David R. Phillips
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Rapid Growth ◽  
Policy Development ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Sheltered Housing ◽  
Elderly Persons ◽  
Newly Industrializing Countries ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Old People's Homes

The newly industrializing countries seem set to follow many developed countries with a rapid growth in numbers of elderly people. This will throw considerable strain on their resources, particularly in the provision of services and accommodation for this group in society. Hong Kong is a leader amongst the newly industrializing countries, both in terms of its aging population (more than 11 percent of its people are now over 60 years of age) and in terms of economic growth. It has, however, only relatively recently embarked upon a comprehensive and integrated program to provide a wide range of accommodation for the elderly. This includes sheltered housing within Hong Kong's well-known public housing schemes, old people's homes, care-and-attention homes, and infirmaries. The private sector has also been growing rapidly in the 1980s with a considerable recent increase of old people's homes. A voluntary code of conduct for this sector was introduced in late 1986, but concerns remain about the quality of care and the rapid growth of private homes in the territory. The approaches to the provision of accommodation for the elderly are set in the context of Hong Kong's overall social policy development. Whilst the experience of relatively wealthy Hong Kong may not prove to be of relevance for the majority of Third World countries, it is argued that it may provide a model for other newly industrializing countries.

scholarly journals Conceptual model of collaborative pharmaceutical practice in healthcare and social care for the elderly

2018 ◽  
Vol 75 (10) ◽  
pp. 1020-1029
Author(s):  
Velibor Ilic ◽  
Valentina Marinkovic ◽  
Ljiljana Tasic
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Model ◽  
Social Care ◽  
Pharmacy Practice ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Collaborative Practice ◽  
Bibliographic Databases ◽  
Care For The Elderly ◽  
Healthcare Practice ◽  
Collaborative Pharmacy Practice

Background/Aim. In the new millennium, the focus has been increasingly shifting to optimisation by enhancing the collaborative (common, joint) practice of healthcare professionals, for the purpose of achieving effectiveness and efficiency. Pharmacists are the last link in the healthcare services providing chain. The aim of this study was to present a critical analysis of the published models of the collaborative pharmacy practice along with development of a conceptual model of collaborative pharmacy practice in the healthcare and social care for the elderly population. Methods. Using two search algorithms that were created to search articles published in English, a comprehensive search of the bibliographic databases Web of Science and PubMed was undertaken (up to June 2015). Afterwards, articles were independently assessed by two authors, against predetermined inclusion and exclusion criteria. Results. Regulations on pharmacy collaboration are present in many developed countries. However, the implementation of the collaborative practice is still not widespread. Therefore, a conceptual model of the collaborative healthcare and social care of the elderly provides an insight into a multi-layer structure that has to be established in order to achieve a functioning system of the collaborative healthcare practice. The model concluded that aspirations towards teamwork, communication and above all ? the system of regulators and payers, who acknowledge a healthcare collaboration, are crucial for establishment of a collaborative healthcare practice. Conclusion. This research provides a tool in the form of a guide and check-list for decision-makers and policy-makers in order to achieve the preferred effects generated from the collaborative practice by selecting the models and activities that need to be undertaken for implementation of the collaborative healthcare and social care of the elderly that is best suited for their country.

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