The Economic Consequences of Loneliness Among the Elderly

The Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) is a novel coronavirus (nCoV) first reported on 24 September 2012 on ProMED-mail by Egyptian virologist Dr. Ali Mohamed Zaki in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. He isolated and identified a previously unknown coronavirus from the lungs of a 60-year-old male patient with acute pneumonia and acute renal failure. MERS-CoV is the sixth new type of coronavirus like SARS (but still distinct from it and from the common-cold coronavirus). Until 23 May 2013, MERS-CoV had frequently been referred to as a SARS-like virus, or simply the novel coronavirus, and colloquially on messageboards as Saudi SARS. These respiratory viruses are an emerging threat to global health security and have led to worldwide epidemics with substantial morbidity, mortality, and economic consequences. Currently confirmatory testing requires molecular diagnostics including either a positive PCR on at least two specific genomic targets or a single positive target with sequencing on a second. However, the interim recommendations for laboratory testing for MERS-CoV should be consulted for the most recent standard for laboratory confirmation. Hajj and Umrah draws some of the largest crowds in the world, and the large crowds bring some health and safety risks. The virus can spread from person to person when people are touching or very near each other, so pilgrims in crowds may be at risk. Symptoms of MERS include fever, cough, and shortness of breath. Most people infected with MERS have had severe illness and pneumonia, and about half of them have died. If anyone develops a fever and cough or difficulty in breathing within 14 days after returning from trip, must seek medical care. The Embassy of Saudi Arabia recommends that the following groups should postpone their plans for Hajj and Umrah in 2013: the elderly, the terminally ill, pregnant women, and children.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jom.v14i2.19634 J Medicine 2013, 14(2): 156-163

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Economic prospects may boost Dutch mainstream parties

Emerald Expert Briefings ◽

10.1108/oxan-db212231 ◽

2016 ◽

Keyword(s):

The Netherlands ◽

The Elderly ◽

Labour Party ◽

Economic Consequences ◽

Election Campaign ◽

Healthcare Provision ◽

Far Right ◽

Content Type ◽

The Absolute ◽

The Eu

Subject Political and economic consequences of austerity in the Netherlands. Significance The popularity of the Dutch governing parties has declined steadily since they came into power in 2012. The absolute winner in the polls continues to be the far-right Freedom Party (PVV) led by Geert Wilders. There are signs, however, that mainstream parties are coming back into favour, thanks to a combination of promising economic prospects and relatively stable immigration levels. Impacts The EU, healthcare provision, integration and care of the elderly are likely to be key themes during the election campaign. Calls for a referendum on the withdrawal of the Netherlands from the EU -- a 'Nexit' -- are likely to intensify. Prospects for the Labour Party in the next election will depend on whom the party elects as its leader.

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The Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE): The Innovative and Economically Viable Model of American Geriatric Care

Pielegniarstwo XXI wieku / Nursing in the 21st Century ◽

10.1515/pielxxiw-2017-0008 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 16 (1) ◽

pp. 51-61 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Urszula Polska

Keyword(s):

Medical Care ◽

Institutional Care ◽

The Elderly ◽

Fast Response ◽

Geriatric Care ◽

Economic Consequences ◽

Loved One ◽

Care For The Elderly ◽

The Us ◽

Healthcare Model

AbstractThe aim of this paper is to present a modern model of non-institutional geriatric care which operates in the US, called the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE). The economic consequences of an aging population with multiple chronic diseases are creating new solutions in the delivery of medical care. The author of the following article, based on review of PACE literature and her own experience, will focus on the history of the program, its nature, the social and economic advantages, and its efficacy in practice. In addition, the difficulties and limitations of PACE are analyzed, taking into account solutions for increased availability and popularization of the program on an international scale.Author currently works as an ANP at Mercy LIFE (Living Independently For Elders) of Alabama, a PACE organization, delivering primary care. She has identified a need for a model similar to PACE in the context of her own home country of Poland, where cultural and societal norms value caring for a loved one in his or her own household rather than institutional care.The author concludes that the PACE model would be indispensable as a geriatric healthcare model for countries outside the US experiencing a rapid growth in elderly patients resulting from demographic shifts common in the 21st century. Fast response is needed in creation of a similar program to PACE to prevent future economical consequences affecting medical care for the elderly.

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The Phenomenon of Population Aging: Major Economic Effects (Ending)

Economic Policy ◽

10.18288/1994-5124-2019-3-8-53 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 14 (3) ◽

pp. 8-53

Keyword(s):

Capital Accumulation ◽

Global Economy ◽

Capital Investment ◽

Population Aging ◽

Capital Intensity ◽

The Elderly ◽

Economic Effects ◽

Economic Consequences ◽

Long Run ◽

Pension Age

Today most countries are experiencing fast population aging, which is going to last the entire 21st century. Its economic effects are multifarious and will in large part shape further dynamics of the global economy not only in the short or medium but also in the long run. Unfortunately, Russian economists and politicians are hardly aware of how diverse economic consequences of population aging are since their attention is focused on its narrow, purely pragmatic, dimensions (such as the raising of pension age, the deficit of the Russian Pension Fund etc.). The paper provides a broad overview of major economic effects of population aging from both theoretical and empirical perspectives. It examines the place of aging in the process of demographic transition, and forecasts its expected trends in subsequent decades for a few countries including Russia. Next, it critically reviews different versions of dependency/support ratios: demographic and economic; chronological and prospective; non-adjusted and adjusted for differences by age in labor income and per capita consumption. Special attention is paid to a basic scheme of relationships between key demographic and macroeconomic variables that highlights how population aging might affect employment, labor productivity, capital intensity, wages, returns to capital, investment and savings. Some additional effects are also analyzed, such as prospective changes in labor supply, human capital accumulation, technological change, real interest, and inflation. A general conclusion is that population aging is not per se a fundamental economic challenge that should endanger society’s welfare. Real dangers arise from existing institutions providing support for the elderly, which were established in the early to mid 20th century under completely different demographic and economic conditions.

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The Economic Consequences of Loneliness Among the Elderly

AEA Randomized Controlled Trials ◽

10.1257/rct.7582-1.0 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Esther Duflo ◽

Garima Sharma

Keyword(s):

The Elderly ◽

Economic Consequences

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Emotional Labour in the Family: The Case of Family Caregiving

Management and Labour Studies ◽

10.1177/0258042x0002500305 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 25 (3) ◽

pp. 202-210 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Premilla D'Cruz

Keyword(s):

Family Caregiving ◽

The Elderly ◽

Economic Consequences ◽

Emotional Labour ◽

The Family ◽

East And West

Who cares for the elderly and infirm in families? Increasingly in both East and West, it is the families themselves and in particular the female members. What are the stresses and rewards of such care-taking and what are the economic consequences for society? These and other questions related to the role of caregiver are studied.

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The consequences of ageing for the Polish economy

VUZF Review ◽

10.38188/2534-9228.21.4.17 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 6 (4) ◽

pp. 157-163

Author(s):

Irena Brukwicka ◽

Iwona Dudzik

Keyword(s):

The Elderly ◽

Economic Effects ◽

Economic Consequences ◽

Ageing Population ◽

Negative Effects ◽

Ageing Society ◽

Care For The Elderly ◽

Central Statistical ◽

Negative Effect ◽

Polish Economy

The ageing of population, as well as the expected decline resulting from the demographic changes, may have a negative effect on the economy, burdening national budgets. Poland has been among 30 demographically old countries in the world for years, and the ageing of the population has already begun in the early 1970s (Majdzińska A., 2015). The subject of the study is the economic effects of ageing society in Poland. The aim of the article is to present the economic consequences of ageing in Poland. The data from the Central Statistical Office on the demographic situation in Poland are used in the article. The ageing of the population is perceived as the dominant demographic process reflecting changes in the age structure of the population and the growth in the general elderly population. Therefore, the task of the state policy is to ensure the most optimal development for ageing population. The ageing of society imposes many tasks for social policy, including pension deficits, increase in healthcare service costs and care for the elderly, as well as slowing down in economic growth in the context of increasing social costs (P. Błędowski, 2012). Human ageing is a natural process, and at the same time, it has become a subject of interest among researchers working in various scientific environments. Therefore, it is necessary to regularly observe changes and undertake extensive discussions in this regard. It goes without saying that the course of aging process and its consequences require increased attention from experts and politicians. It is necessary to take up-to-date actions that will mitigate the negative effects in the future.

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ROLE OF THE INTERNET IN STRENGTHENING SOCIAL CAPITAL IN EU RURAL AREAS

Proccedings of International Scientific Conference "RURAL DEVELOPMENT 2017" ◽

10.15544/rd.2017.049 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Magdalena KOZERA-KOWALSKA ◽

Adam KOZIOLEK

Keyword(s):

Social Capital ◽

Interpersonal Communication ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Social Life ◽

The Elderly ◽

Economic Consequences ◽

The Internet ◽

The One ◽

Access To Knowledge

The article discusses the role of the Internet as an innovative form of interpersonal communication. We assumed that Internet usage in rural areas may not only result in better access to knowledge and information, but also contribute to stronger social cohesion and prevent exclusion of the elderly. We analysed information about individual Internet users in Poland and the EU, including changes related to age, education and domicile. The data enabled us to identify expected change tendencies in rural areas. We highlighted the process of ageing of European farmers with its related social and economic consequences. Against this background, we show the dual role played by the Internet in strengthening social capital in rural areas. On the one hand, it is educational in that it educates and activates young farmers. On the other, it is social, i.e. it helps the elderly stay in touch and participate in social life. We also raised the problem of potential digital exclusion of the elderly.

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