scholarly journals Elderly Protection and Empowerment Towards Elderly Healthy, Independent, Quality, Creative and Productive

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 562-564
Keyword(s):  
Social Services ◽  
Elderly Population ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Easy Access ◽  
Successful Development ◽  
Kinship System ◽  
The Government ◽  
And Training

One of indicator of successful development is to increase life expectancy and this lead us to consequences of increasing of elderly population. And these matters shall become challenges in development itself. But it is unfortunate and ironically, that it turns out that the elderly cannot reach access to welfare services, because of development, so they cannot fulfill their living needs adequately. If these problems cannot be anticipated from now on by our government, then the increasing number of elderly people shall be borne by the government. And the implication to the development process will experience various obstacles. The aim of this article is to implement Law No. 13 of 1998 about Elderly Welfare towards healthy, independent, quality, creative and productive elderly so that their welfare is materialized, through maintenance of cultural and kinship system and closer to God Almighty. As for the method of implementation, are through the collection of secondary data from the results of several activities to improve social welfare of the elderly, which displaying reduction and data analysis and drawing conclusions. The realization of healthy, independent, quality, creative and productive elderly, through easy access, various social services and training.

scholarly journals MOBILIDADE URBANA, ACESSIBILIDADE E SEGURANÇA NO TRÂNSITO PARA POPULAÇÃO IDOSA EM MONTES CLAROS – MG

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (02) ◽  
pp. 230-249
Author(s):  
Jorge Barbosa Barreto ◽  
César Henrique de Queiroz Porto
Keyword(s):  
Urban Space ◽  
Traffic Safety ◽  
Elderly Population ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Field Work ◽  
Urban Mobility ◽  
Urban Accessibility ◽  
The Government ◽  
The City

A mobilidade, a acessibilidade e a segurança no trânsito são elementos necessários para a circulação de pessoas, principalmente da população idosa, no espaço urbano. O objetivo deste artigo é discutir as políticas públicas de mobilidade, de acessibilidade e de segurança no trânsito para circulação da população idosa no município de Montes claros. O trabalho foi elaborado com base em pesquisa bibliográfica, na coleta e na análise de dados secundários. Foi realizado também um trabalho de campo em Montes Claros. Ao longo do texto, discutiu-se as políticas públicas de mobilidade e de acessibilidade urbana, focando na segurança do trânsito para os deslocamentos de idosos na cidade de Montes Claros. Conclui-se que no espaço urbano, da cidade em estudo, existem as deficiências na mobilidade e na acessibilidade, comprometendo a segurança dos idosos. A superação desses obstáculos depende da adoção de medidas concretas, elaboradas pelo poder público e pela sociedade, para garantir a segurança e a sustentabilidade na mobilidade e na acessibilidade urbana.  Palavras-chave: Mobilidade urbana; acessibilidade; população idosa; Montes Claros.   URBAN MOBILITY, ACCESSIBILITY AND TRAFFIC SAFETY TO ELDERLY  POPULATION IN MONTES CLAROS - MG Abstract  The mobility, accessibility and traffic safety are necessary elements for the movement of people, especially the elderly population in the urban space. The purpose of this article is to discuss public policies of mobility, accessibility and traffic safety for circulation of the elderly population in the municipality of Montes Claros. The work was developed using on bibliographic research, collection and analysis of secondary data. It was also carried out field work in Montes Claros. Throughout the text, discusses the public policy of mobility and urban accessibility, focusing on traffic safety for the elderly shifts in the city of Montes Claros. It is concluded that in the urban space, the city studied, there are deficiencies in mobility and accessibility, compromising the security of the elderly. Overcoming these obstacles depends on the adoption of concrete measures, drawn up by the government and society, to ensure the safety and sustainability in mobility and urban accessibility. Keywords: Urban Mobility; accessibility; elderly population; Montes Claros.   MOVILIDAD URBANA, ACCESIBILIDAD Y SEGURIDAD EN TRÁNSITO PARA POBLACIÓN ANCIANA EN MONTES CLAROS - MG Resumen La movilidad, la accesibilidad y la seguridad del tráfico son elementos necesarios para el movimiento de personas, especialmente las personas de edad en el espacio urbano. El propósito de este artículo es discutir las políticas públicas de la movilidad, la accesibilidad y la seguridad del tráfico para la circulación de la población de edad avanzada en el municipio de Montes Claros. El trabajo se basa en la investigación bibliográfica, recopilación y análisis de datos secundarios. También se llevó a cabo el trabajo de campo en Montes Claros. A lo largo del texto, se discutió la política pública de la movilidad y accesibilidad urbana, centrándose en la seguridad del tráfico por los desplazamientos ancianos en la ciudad de Montes Claros. Llegamos a la conclusión de que en el espacio urbano, la ciudad estudiada, existen deficiencias en la movilidad y accesibilidad, comprometiendo la seguridad de las personas mayores. La superación de estos obstáculos depende de la adopción de medidas concretas, elaboradas por el gobierno y la sociedad, para garantizar la seguridad y la sostenibilidad en la movilidad y accesibilidad urbana. Palabras clave: Movilidad urbana; accesibilidad; población de edad avanzada; Montes Claros.

scholarly journals Smart health cards or health smart cards?

2009 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 3
Keyword(s):  
Social Services ◽  
Smart Card ◽  
Credit Card ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Business Case ◽  
Smart Cards ◽  
Easy Access ◽  
Health And Social Services ◽  
Other Information ◽  
The Government

THERE IS PLENTY OF ACTIVITY throughout the world focusing on encrypting personal health (and other) information on credit card-sized plastic ?smart? cards. These cards are embedded with a computer chip and could provide easy access to essential health information. As with many new technologies, there is debate about smart cards in health. In July 2004 the Federal Minister for Health and Ageing at that time, the Hon Tony Abbott, announced that ?Australians will have access to a new Medicare smart card as part of the government?s electronic health agenda to improve the quality and accessibility of patient information across the health system?.1 This led to the introduction of the Health and Social Services smart card initiative. The business case for this initiative suggested that this card could replace around 17 government issued ?health? cards, while improving proof of identify arrangements.2 While in opposition, the Labor Party opposed the notion of the smart card, claiming it was an identity card by stealth,3 and at the time of writing, it appears that the health smart card has been put on the backburner while the Government sorts out the priorities. In this issue, Mohd Rosli and his Melbourne colleagues report on a study of patient and staff perceptions about health smart cards (page 136). In this study, 270 emergency department patients and 92 staff completed self-administered questionnaires. The findings among patients and staff generally supported the introduction of smart cards with the majority reporting that the advantages outweighed the disadvantages. The majority of the respondents indicated that the cards should be brought into use, and that they would use one if offered. However, the study did find that a large proportion of staff and patients were not aware of health smart cards at all. A fundamental change in the structure of our relationship with the government had been proposed through the Health and Social Services smart card initiative, and yet the findings of this study suggest that the Australian public was ill prepared to discuss the implications. Where is the information sharing, the discussion and the debate that can help shape our health care system for the future? In our last issue of 2008 we included a call for student papers. I would like to remind all readers of this important initiative, reproduced overleaf, as I believe this is an effective way to begin to encourage the necessary discussion and debate.

scholarly journals Gendered Articulations of Control and Care on Social Media During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Hungary

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katinka Linnamäki
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Elderly Population ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
System Of Care ◽  
Care Work ◽  
Unpaid Care ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
The Government

The purpose of this paper is to examine the Hungarian Fidesz-KDNP government´s discursive practices of control and care during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. The paper researches the Hungarian government’s communication on the official Hungarian COVID-19 Facebook page during the first wave of the pandemic. Its aim is to answer the question how the Hungarian government articulated control and care to reinforce sedimented gendered division of care work and institutions of control to tackle the potential disruption of the system of care before the widespread vaccination of the elderly population was available in the country. The paper argues that the pandemic has allowed the government to exert control in areas, such as the crisis in the workforce market and health care system, as well as in the destabilized system of care work. The main finding is that in the material the government performs control over care work, whose intensified discussion during the pandemic could lead to a potential disruption within the illiberal logic on two different levels. First, physical care work related to immediate physical needs, like hunger, clothing, pain enacted by female shoppers, female health care workers and female social workers, is newly defined during the pandemic as local, family-bound and a naturally female task. Second, the government articulates care work, either as potentially harmful (for the elderly population and thus indirectly to the government’s familialist politics), or as vulnerable and in need of protection from outside influences (portrayed through the interaction of health care workers and “hospital commanders”). This enables the government to perform full state control over care workers through the mobilization of police and military masculinity and to strengthen and re-naturalize the already existing hierarchies between traditional gender roles from a new perspective during the pandemic. This state of affairs highlights the vulnerability both of the elderly population, on whom its familialism builds, and of the system of informal care work, which builds on the unpaid care work of female citizens, who paradoxically are also articulated as potential harm for the elderly and for the system.

Needs of the Aging LGBT Community in Israel

2019 ◽  
Vol 89 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-92
Author(s):  
Yitschak Shnoor ◽  
Ayelet Berg-Warman
Keyword(s):  
Social Services ◽  
Coming Out ◽  
Elderly Population ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Lgbt Community ◽  
Bisexual And Transgender ◽  
Lgbt People ◽  
General Elderly Population

Since the late 1980s, there have been changes in attitudes toward the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) community in Israel. Nevertheless, the service system for the elderly is largely characterized by heteronormativity and relies on family members to help their elderly relatives. Goal: To examine the difficulties experienced by old LGBT people, particularly in receiving health and social services. Method: A total of 104 LGBT people aged 55+ years responded to a structured online questionnaire. Findings: Compared with the general elderly population, elderly LGBT people have fewer support networks, they tend to live alone, and suffer from tremendous loneliness. They are afraid of coming out to health and social service providers and of functional dependency, particularly due to their fear of disclosing their sexual orientation or gender identity, the barriers to receiving help, and the absence of family support to assist them.

Intergenerational Transfers and Public Expenditure on the Elderly in Modern Britain

1988 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 129-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Johnson ◽  
Jane Falkingham
Keyword(s):  
Social Services ◽  
Elderly Population ◽  
Public Expenditure ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
The United States ◽  
Generational Conflict ◽  
The Us ◽  
Families With Children ◽  
Poor Children

ABSTRACTIn the United States, much attention has recently been directed to the issue of whether the welfare system has become over-generous to the retired population, at the expense of families with children. The proportion of the US elderly population living in poverty has fallen significantly in the last fifteen years while the number of poor children has increased rapidly, and it has been suggested that this lack of investment in the next generation of workers may have disastrous longterm consequences for the U.S. economy. This paper considers whether similar trends are evident in Britain. It reviews data on the poverty and income of the elderly population, and finds little unequivocal evidence of relative economic gain over the last two decades, although it is clear that many children have suffered from the recent rise in unemployment-induced poverty. It also looks at direct public expenditure on the elderly through both the pension and the health and personal social services systems, and finds no evidence of a transfer of public resources away from children and towards the elderly population. The paper concludes that the British welfare state has been remarkably neutral in its allocation of resources between generations, and that, in the British context, any discussion of inter-generational conflict for welfare resources establishes a false dichotomy, because economic inequality within broad age groups is much greater than inequality between age groups.

scholarly journals Decoupling of Elderly Healthcare Demand and Expenditure in China

Healthcare ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 1346
Author(s):  
Shangguang Yang ◽  
Danyang Wang ◽  
Wenhui Li ◽  
Chunlan Wang ◽  
Xi Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Insurance ◽  
Elderly Population ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Health Condition ◽  
Medical Expenditure ◽  
Linear Regression Models ◽  
Healthy Longevity ◽  
The Government ◽  
Elderly Healthcare ◽  
Significant Factors

This study examined the changing trajectory and factors that influenced the health and medical expenditure of the Chinese elderly population over the past two decades. Based on the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey (CLHLS) from 1998 to 2018, inferential and multiple linear regression models were constructed. The key finding is that China has experienced a decoupling of healthcare demand (HCD) and healthcare expenditure (HCE) since around 2014, when HCE began to decline despite the fact that HCD continued to rise. This is a promising sign, suggesting that the government’s health insurance policy is working. Furthermore, participating in health insurance schemes can significantly reduce the elderly’s HCD and HCE, demonstrating that health insurance can effectively affect the elderly’s decision to seek medical treatment and improve their health condition. We also found that age, region, basic old-age insurance, and care by the government and institutions were significant factors that influenced the healthcare demand and expenditure of the elderly population.

scholarly journals Budget Support for Active Aging Processes in the Context of the Sustainability of Public Finances

2020 ◽  
Vol 87 (4) ◽  
pp. 72-85
Author(s):  
O. S. Bilousovа
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Financial Support ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Active Aging ◽  
Public Finances ◽  
Budget Support ◽  
Demographic Aging ◽  
The Government

The article is devoted to the problems of budget support of active aging processes and sustainability of public finances of Ukraine. This problem is urgent because of the accelerating pace of demographic aging, cross-country migration, limited budgetary resources, which in their totality increase the burden on the younger generation, create financial risks for the government and households. This problem remains out of research focus in spite of the rising need to increase budget expenditures, maintain the long-term sustainability of public finances, enforce new regulatory measures on the labor market and the health care system, provide social and educational services, and reduce the poverty among the elderly. New approaches to citizen support should be in line with the European norms, which, in their totality, contribute to the active longevity of the population, reduction of the tax burden, relief of the pressure on the next generations and continuity between generations. The financial support of social services provided to the elderly is analyzed, with identifying its problematic aspects. In order to improve approaches to financing social services, a Matrix of Choice of Social Services for Active Aging and Forms of Financing is constructed. To expand the sources of funding for active aging processes, it is proposed to introduce co-financing of selected social projects by government and businesses. It is substantiated that the Sustainable Development Goals, as well as the provisions of the Active Aging Strategy, should be consistent and taken into consideration in formulating social and budgetary policies that need to be based on the targets of the Active Aging Index. In order to implement the budget mechanism “money goes after a person”, aimed to enhance the targeting of social assistance programs, amendments to the Budget Code of Ukraine, the Economic Code of Ukraine, the Laws of Ukraine “On social services”, “On improving the accessibility and quality of health care in rural areas” are proposed. Recommendations on using the compensatory mechanisms to enhance the ability of the government to provide the adequate financial support for active aging without breaking the sustainability of public finances are elaborated.

The Status of Elderly People in Nepal

Patan Pragya ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-18
Author(s):  
Gokarna Raj Aryal
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Elderly Population ◽  
National Development ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Ageing Population ◽  
The Status ◽  
Present Context ◽  
The Government

Elderly citizens are the sources of knowledge, experiences and collections of different ideas in every society or nation. If we use their ability, long experiences and their conscience, our society or nation will be benefitted to reform national development and prosperity. Ageing population is a global phenomenon and the number is rapidly increasing in developing countries as compared to developed countries. The government of Nepal has declared that people with 60 years or more are elderly citizens. The growth rate of the elderly population is faster than that of the total population in Nepal. The observation shows that the proportion of elderly population is high in mountain and hilly regions as compared to Terai. However, it is noted that female elderly population is the highest among three ecological regions. The growing numbers of ageing population is a major concern in most of the developing countries like Nepal. The social, economic and demographic impacts of ageing population possess both opportunities and challenges to every society. In this situation, the Government of Nepal should attempt to enhance the self-reliance and provide social security of its elderly people to facilitate their continuous participation in society. The Government of Nepal has introduced the universal old aged allowances program since 1994/95 as a non-contributing social assistance to elderly citizens with 70 years or more. The starting allowances are nominal. At present context, it is not a sufficient amount for the elderly citizens but they have little support to health care, medicine, entertainment and desired foods and fruits. Likewise, the Government should establish old age homes, day care and ageing centers and parks for entertainment.

Application-Based Hearing Screening in the Elderly Population

2016 ◽  
Vol 126 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leonid Livshitz ◽  
Reem Ghanayim ◽  
Carmi Kraus ◽  
Raymond Farah ◽  
Ella Even-Tov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Elderly Population ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Constant Factor ◽  
Hearing Screening ◽  
Easy Access ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Maximum Benefit ◽  
Hearing Thresholds ◽  
Age Related Hearing Loss

Objectives: The effects of age-related hearing loss are severe. Early detection is essential for maximum benefit. However, most hearing-impaired adults delay obtaining treatment. Diagnostic hearing testing at an appropriate facility is impractical, and new methods for screening audiometry aim to provide easy access for patients and reliable outcomes. The purpose of this study was to examine the accuracy of application-based hearing screening in an elderly population. Methods: The uHear application was downloaded to an iPad. Application-based hearing screening was performed in a non-soundproofed quiet room, and subsequently all participants underwent full diagnostic audiometry in a soundproof booth. Results: Sixty patients were recruited and completed both tests. Significant differences were observed between the hearing results obtained with the application and the standard audiogram at all frequencies and in both ears. Following subtraction of a constant factor of 25 dB from the application-based results in order to compensate for ambient noise, no significant differences in pure tone average were found between the 2 methods. Conclusions: The uHear application is inaccurate in assessing hearing thresholds for screening in the elderly. However, when site-specifically corrected, the uHear application may be used as a screening tool for hearing loss in an elderly population.

scholarly journals Employees Behaviour, Equity in Financial Compensation and Performance of Public Universities in Ghana

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 43
Author(s):  
Evelyn Owusu Frempong ◽  
Gabriel Dwomoh
Keyword(s):  
Public Universities ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Easy Access ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Government ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Main Instrument ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role

The main purpose of the study is to contribute to knowledge by assessing the moderating role equity in financialcompensation plays on the relationship between employees’ behavior and performance of state owned universities inGhana. The targeted population for the study was the 10 public universities established by an Act of Parliament andare recognized by the National Accreditation Board. Out of this, 7 public universities were selected usingconvenience sampling. The choice of this sampling method was based on accessibility and easy access toinformation to facilitate the research. In each of the sample, 15 employees’ mainly senior members both fromadministration and academic totalling 105 were randomly selected for the study. The main instrument used forcollection of primary data was questionnaires and interviews whilst review of selected public universities websites,published textbooks, journals and newsletters constitute the secondary data. The instrument used for the study wastested for its reliability and fitness and the result was positive with cronbach’s alpha value of 0.856. Analysis for thestudy was done using correlation and regression to test for the hypotheses developed. The results show that employees’behaviour has high positive relationship with performance of public universities with equity in financial compensationplaying a moderating role. The study therefore recommends the need for the Government of Ghana to continue with thefull implementation of its single spine pay policy since it will ensure fairness in the public sector wage which will inturn influence employees’ behaviour positively and performance of the sector as a whole.

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