The impact of modernization on elder-care: The case of Taiwan

UNSTRUCTURED A systematic review will be carried out to examine the use of robots in early childhood and lower-level education, elder care, and learning/teaching in an educational institution(s). Present study to critically review the currently available evidence of studies carried out and look at the impact of humanoid robots on children, elder care, and education. Four major factors will be considered – the type of studies carried on the influence of robots on children’s behavior and growth, elder care, the understanding of stakeholders (parents, children, and educators) on educational robots, and finally, the reactions of the children and elderly population on robot design or presence. This review will reveal the validating of their use of robots including experimental and non-experimental trials. The steps in this process will be conducted according to the PRISMA-P (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analysis Protocols) guidelines for meta-analysis. A comprehensive review of the literature search from Medline, the Cochrane Library, Scopus, PubMed, ProQuest, and secondary references will be performed from inception to April 15, 2021. Analyses will be done to calculate summary estimates on awareness indicators and test procedures by using fixed/random-effects models. Meta-regression and covariate analyses will be performed to explore the influence of confounders on the net pooled effect. Titles and abstracts will be assessed by three independent reviewers for potential relevance. Using study-specific data forms, predetermined data will be extracted for each study. Data extracted will include: 1) study characteristics, 2) study design, 3) population characteristics, 4) details of the comparison group(s), 5) awareness indicators, 6) skills development, 7) progressive, 8) outcome data, and 9) Study year. Other classifications to be considered are a type of skill and specific age.

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The Impact of Elder Care on Women's Labor Supply

INQUIRY The Journal of Health Care Organization Provision and Financing ◽

10.5034/inquiryjrnl_43.3.195 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 43 (3) ◽

pp. 195-210 ◽

Cited By ~ 53

Author(s):

Richard W. Johnson ◽

Anthony T. Lo Sasso

Keyword(s):

Labor Supply ◽

Elder Care ◽

Women's Labor ◽

The Impact ◽

Women’S Labor Supply

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‘I just felt as though I had to drop something’: the implications of care for female working elder carers’ working lives

Ageing and Society ◽

10.1017/s0144686x17001179 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 39 (5) ◽

pp. 877-898

Author(s):

VIV BURR ◽

HELEN COLLEY

Keyword(s):

Elder Care ◽

Working Hours ◽

Future Aspirations ◽

The United Kingdom ◽

Working Lives ◽

Working Age ◽

And Gender ◽

One Year ◽

The Impact ◽

Training Opportunities

AbstractThis paper explores the challenges that female elder carers in the United Kingdom face in combining paid work with elder care, and the implications of this care for their current and future working lives. In-depth interviews with 11 working women from a large organisation were conducted, and five of the women were re-interviewed after a period of one year to examine any changes in their situation. The interviews revealed the precarious nature of their daily schedules, which required constant effort to maintain, the intrusion of elder care into their working lives, and the impact it had upon their career development and future aspirations. The findings provide insight into the reasons why carers, especially women, are more likely to reduce their working hours, do not take advantage of training opportunities and retire early. The findings are discussed in relation to the expectation of an extended working age and gender equality.

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0383 Caring for care-givers: testing the impact of a management-driven health interventions on job satisfaction and retention of elder-care employees

10.1136/oemed-2017-104636.316 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Catherine Babcanec ◽

Christina Rosebush ◽

Patricia McGovern ◽

Jean Bey ◽

Hyun Kim

Keyword(s):

Job Satisfaction ◽

Elder Care ◽

Health Interventions ◽

Care Givers ◽

The Impact

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Elder care and paid work: gender differences in the relationship between unpaid elder care work and employment in Bulgaria

Journal of European Social Policy ◽

10.1177/0958928720974181 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 095892872097418

Author(s):

Mieke Meurs ◽

Lisa Giddings

Keyword(s):

Elder Care ◽

Negative Impact ◽

Labour Force ◽

Family Care ◽

Labour Force Participation ◽

The Elderly ◽

Individual Characteristics ◽

Reverse Causality ◽

Care Policy ◽

The Impact

Care of elderly family members affects the welfare of the elderly and caregivers and has macroeconomic implications. In Eastern Europe, aging populations combined with under-developed care policy increase family care burdens, but the impact of care on labour force participation is understudied in this context. Using two waves of the Generations and Gender survey, we estimate the impact of care demand on paid employment in Bulgaria. We find that living with an elderly or disabled parent has a negative impact on employment for women and that this impact cannot be explained by reverse causality or unobserved individual characteristics. More developed care policy would benefit caregivers and would be likely to generate broader fiscal benefits.

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Two New Philosophical Problems for Robo-Ethics

Information ◽

10.3390/info9100256 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 9 (10) ◽

pp. 256 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Jeff Buechner

Keyword(s):

Research And Development ◽

Elder Care ◽

Ethics Research ◽

Military Applications ◽

The Impact ◽

Rights Consciousness

The purpose of this paper is to describe two new philosophical problems for robo-ethics. When one considers the kinds of philosophical problems that arise in the emerging field of robo-ethics, one typically thinks of issues that concern agency, autonomy, rights, consciousness, warfare/military applications, employment and work, the impact for elder-care, and many others. All of these philosophical problems are well known. However, this paper describes two new philosophical problems for robo-ethics that have not been previously addressed in the literature. The author’s view is that if these philosophical problems are not solved, some aspects of robo-ethics research and development will be challenged.

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A systematic review to assess the impact of the Elderly Health Care Voucher Scheme (EHCVS) and the feasibility to fully adopt in Hong Kong elder care services

10.21203/rs.3.rs-48276/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Joe Wing Pun ◽

Lana Elliott

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Hong Kong ◽

Health Care Services ◽

Elder Care ◽

The Elderly ◽

Public Health Care ◽

The Public ◽

Care Services ◽

Elderly Health ◽

The Impact

Abstract Background: Finding a solution to tackle the overcrowding and over-reliance on public health care services has been a policy agenda of the Hong Kong Government throughout the past decade. The purpose of this review is to provide valuable insight for policymakers to understand whether the Elderly Health Care Voucher Scheme (EHCVS) is a realistic policy tool to shift service demand from the public to the private sector and its possibility to apply in other similar publicly funded settings.Methods: Included records in this review were selected through CINAHL, PubMed, and Google Scholar peer-reviewed articles databases and nine targeted government websites. All potential records were assessed based on the prespecified inclusion and exclusion criteria. Thematic synthesis was used to combine the extracted data and to construct key themes of the impact of the EHCVS.Results: The findings highlight some of the successes of the policy that focus on strengthening the connection between government, elders and private health care providers, and improving the quality of acute care. However, less than successful elements that require revision include designing the purpose of voucher for preventive care and disease management and shifting elders from the public to private health sector through financial incentives. Overall, the analysis suggested the financial subsidies have not motivated elders to utilise private health care services, but rather it demonstrates an effort by the Hong Kong Government to begin addressing public health care waiting lists while prioritising quality care for senior citizens throughout the last 10 years.Conclusion: Better consideration of the subsidy amount to remove the financial burden of the older population, along with greater information disclosure and promotion may increase elders’ willingness to utilise private elder care services, potentially improve the quality of life for seniors, and ultimately reduce the burden on public elder care sector in the future.

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