Inheritances and work for pay — will the expected wave of bequests undermine active ageing policies?
AbstractIt is frequently assumed that the inheritance of wealth undermines economic activity. If such an assumption is valid, the expected wave of bequests may have a negative impact on labour market activity of heirs, what might further weaken the financing of state pension systems. This paper provides a detailed review of the empirical findings on the associations of inheritances with labour market activity, that is labour force participation status and working hours, and presents own analyses based on the survey of health, ageing, and retirement in Europe. We find that the receipt of an inheritance is not related to lab...
Source: European Journal of Ageing - May 19, 2022 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Social inequalities in ageing in the Nordic countries
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Source: European Journal of Ageing - May 11, 2022 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Choice models in nordic long-term care: care managers' experiences of privilege and disadvantage among older adults
AbstractConsumer choice models have been introduced in eldercare services in several Western welfare societies. Choice models in eldercare emphasise the importance of individuals ’ abilities to make informed choices and therefore entail a risk for increased inequalities among older adults with care needs. In the Nordic countries, such inequality risks are in stark contrast to universal policy ambitions of equal access to care services. Care managers, who are responsible fo r needs assessment for eldercare services, have a central role in implementing policies and, thus, have first-hand experience of their impact on older...
Source: European Journal of Ageing - May 6, 2022 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Effects on clients' daily functioning and common features of reablement interventions: a systematic literature review
AbstractThis systematic review aimed to provide an overview of reablement interventions according to the recently published ReAble definition and their effect on Activities of Daily Living (ADL). In addition, the most common and promising features of these reablement interventions were identified. Four electronic bibliographic databases were searched. Articles were included when published between 2002 and 2020, which described a Randomised or Clinical Controlled Trial of a reablement intervention matching the criteria of the ReAble definition, and had ADL functioning as an outcome. Snowball sampling and expert completion w...
Source: European Journal of Ageing - May 3, 2022 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Revisiting the Nordic long-term care model for older people —still equal?
AbstractWith the extensive long-term care services for older people, the Nordic countries have been labelled ‘caring states’ as reported (Leira, Welfare state and working mothers: the Scandinavian experience, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1992). The emphasis on services and not cash benefits ensures the Nordics a central place in the public service model (Anttonen and Sipilä, J Eur Soc Policy 6:87–100, 1996). The main feature of this ideal model is public social care services, such as home care and residential care services, which can cover the need for personal and medical care, as well as assistance with ...
Source: European Journal of Ageing - May 3, 2022 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Revisiting the Nordic long-term care model for older people —still equal? Special issue EJA, edited by Fritzell, Jylhä and Rostgaard
AbstractWith the extensive long-term care services for older people, the Nordic countries have been labelled ‘caring states’ as reported (Leira, Welfare state and working mothers: the Scandinavian experience, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1992). The emphasis on services and not cash benefits ensures the Nordics a central place in the public service model (Anttonen and Sipilä, J Eur Soc Policy 6:87–100, 1996). The main feature of this ideal model is public social care services, such as home care and residential care services, which can cover the need for personal and medical care, as well as assistance with ...
Source: European Journal of Ageing - May 3, 2022 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Effects on clients' daily functioning and common features of reablement interventions: a systematic literature review
AbstractThis systematic review aimed to provide an overview of reablement interventions according to the recently published ReAble definition and their effect on Activities of Daily Living (ADL). In addition, the most common and promising features of these reablement interventions were identified. Four electronic bibliographic databases were searched. Articles were included when published between 2002 and 2020, which described a Randomised or Clinical Controlled Trial of a reablement intervention matching the criteria of the ReAble definition, and had ADL functioning as an outcome. Snowball sampling and expert completion w...
Source: European Journal of Ageing - May 3, 2022 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
A conceptual framework addressing the complex labour market dynamics of the work-to-retirement process
AbstractThe way in which retirement is conceptualized and measured is likely to influence the research findings. The previous literature has addressed a wide range of elements related to the complex work-to-retirement process, such as early, late and partial retirement, statutory retirement, work disability and unemployment paths to retirement, or different types of bridge employment. However, conceptual clarity in terms of connections between the different elements is called for. We introduce a conceptual framework of the work-to-retirement process to guide its future measurement. Together with information on the statutor...
Source: European Journal of Ageing - April 27, 2022 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Perceived deterioration in health status among older adults in Europe and Israel following the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic
AbstractThe COVID-19 pandemic has created challenges in providing medical care for people with health conditions other than COVID-19. The study aims to assess the prevalence of older adults ’ reportage of decline in health relative to pre-pandemic and to identify its determinants.The study is based on the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) data collected during the pandemic. It comprised 51,778 people in twenty-seven European countries and Israel. Participants were asked about changes in their health status relative to pre-pandemic. Bivariate analysis and logistic regression were used to identify f...
Source: European Journal of Ageing - April 22, 2022 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Responding to Covid-19: an analysis of position statements of gerontological societies worldwide
AbstractThe Covid-19 pandemic, with its adverse implications for older adults, has generated unprecedented public interest in issues around age and ageing globally. We systematically investigated the responses of national gerontological and geriatric societies (NGGS) to emerging challenges during the first wave of the pandemic. Framed within traditional research topics in gerontology, the aim was to identify the spectrum of focal points and positions directed towards governments, policy makers, researchers and society. A comprehensive, two-phased data collection strategy generatedN = 22 position statements of NGGS affi...
Source: European Journal of Ageing - April 18, 2022 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Health system reforms and the needs of the ageing population —an analysis of recent policy paths and reform trends in Finland and Sweden
AbstractPopulation ageing with an increasing number of people experiencing complex health and social care needs challenges health systems. We explore whether andhow health system reforms and policy measures adopted during the past two decades in Finland and Sweden reflect and address the needs of the older people. We discuss health system characteristics that are important to meet the care needs of older people and analyse how health policy agendas have highlighted these aspects in Finland and Sweden. The analysis is based on “most similar cases”. The two countries have rather similar health systems and are facing simi...
Source: European Journal of Ageing - April 15, 2022 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Changes in socioeconomic differentials in old age life expectancy in four Nordic countries: the impact of educational expansion and education-specific mortality
Abstractwhich poses a risk for the future increase of inequalities in LE. (Source: European Journal of Ageing)
Source: European Journal of Ageing - April 15, 2022 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
The influence of sociodemographic factors and close relatives at hospital discharge and post hospital care of older people with complex care needs: nurses ’ perceptions on health inequity in three Nordic cities
This study aims to examine and compare the views of nurses in three Nordic cities on the influence of sociodemographic factors and having close relatives, for the hospital discharge and post hospital care of older people with complex health and social care needs. Thirty-five semi-structured interviews (Copenhagenn = 11, Tamperen = 8, Stockholmn = 16) with nurses were conducted. The nurses were identified through the researchers’ networks, invitation and snowball sampling, and recruited from hospitals, primary care practices, home care units, home nursing units, and geriatric departments. The interviews were t...
Source: European Journal of Ageing - April 11, 2022 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Life expectancy at 65, associated factors for women and men in Europe
AbstractIn Europe, the epidemiological transition has already taken place, while the demographic transition continues. Life expectancy at 65 is expanding for both women and men. The primary aim of this work is to identify the factors associated with life expectancy at 65 for women and men in Europe. The second aim is to confirm the influence of cultural factors on life expectancy. Finally, the link between spending on pensions, soil pollution, and life expectancy is also tested. Data for 31 European countries for the period 2004 –2018 have been collected to estimate a linear panel data model. Life expectancy at 65 for wo...
Source: European Journal of Ageing - April 8, 2022 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
