Functional Independence in the Community Dwelling Older People: a Scoping Review
This study aims to provide such a definition of FI in community dwelling older people. A scoping review was performed. Pubmed/Medline, Psychinfo and CINAHL were searched for studies describing aspects of FI. A literature-based definition of FI was discussed by experts (n = 7), resulting in a formulated final definition of FI and insight into contributing factors to FI. A multidisciplinairy focusgroup a stakeholder consultation (n = 15) ensured clinical relevance for daily practice. Data from the focusgroup stakeholder consultation were analyzed by using Atlas.ti (version 8). Based on the literature search, 25 studi...
Source: Journal of Population Ageing - November 24, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Eldercare in Japan: Cluster Analysis of Daily Time-Use Patterns of Elder Caregivers
AbstractUsing the data of the 2006 Japanese Survey on Time Use and Leisure Activities, we perform cluster analysis and identify seven unique patterns of daily time-use patterns of co-resident family elder caregivers: (1) ‘Overworkers’, (2) ‘Full-time Workers’, (3) ‘Part-time Workers’, (4) ‘Intensive Caregivers’, (5) ‘Houseworkers’, (6) ‘Leisurely’, and (7) caregivers, who needed medical attention on the diary day (‘Emergency Diaries’). Our results show that the ‘Houseworkers’ and ‘Intensive Caregivers’ spend the most time on adult caregiving activities. Care activities for ‘Housework...
Source: Journal of Population Ageing - November 20, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Active Ageing and Living Condition of Older Persons Across Italian Regions
AbstractThe ageing of the population is reshaping a large part of the economic and social order, with pervasive and transversal consequences that reflect on production, consumption, labour, and especially on welfare. To govern a development of this kind, it is essential to have an innovative approach, capable of stimulating targeted and systematic policies, and capable of facing the structural change of ageing, transforming it from a burden to a resource for our society. Since the beginning of the new millennium, there has been a gradual attention to the phenomenon of demographic ageing at an international level, which has...
Source: Journal of Population Ageing - November 7, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Active Ageing Index (2016 –18): Addressing a Long-Standing Strategic Policy Aim
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Source: Journal of Population Ageing - November 3, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Why Rotational Living Is Bad for Older Adults? Evidence from a Cross-Sectional Study in India
AbstractDespite the adverse impact of old age on their health, the vulnerable older adults tend to live with their adult children in a shared living arrangement. Since fewer children being available to care for and the traditional family-based care is becoming less common, the present study investigates what are the factors that lead to rotational living arrangement in later ages and examines the health outcomes of older adults who rotationally live with their adult children. Using data from Building Knowledge Base on Population Ageing in India (BKPAI), we employed bivariate and logistic regression on a sample of 4952 olde...
Source: Journal of Population Ageing - October 30, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Older People ’s Life Satisfaction, Health and Intergenerational Relationships in Vietnam
AbstractHealth is considered one of the domains to assess people ’s life satisfaction. However, other factors including social relationships are also as crucial as health in determining their life assessment, particularly among older adults in Asia. This paper used the data of Vietnam National Ageing Survey 2011 (VNAS2011) to examine life satisfaction of Vietnamese older people ’s (aged 60 and older) in rural and urban areas in relation to their health conditions and their social relationships, including with adult children. Logistic regression was employed and revealed that sufficient income had positive influence on ...
Source: Journal of Population Ageing - October 17, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Consumption in Retirement: Heterogeneous Effects by Household Type and Gender
AbstractThe standard life-cycle model suggests that individuals will smooth consumption over their lifetime in response to expected income changes, such as retirement. We investigate the heterogeneous impact of retirement on a broad range of consumption categories in one- and two-adult households in Ireland from 1987 to 2016. Total consumption declines by 13% for two-adult households where the other (non-retiring) adult is not in employment. There is no significant effect in two-adult households where the other adult is working. Spending for single retirees declines by considerably more, at approximately 30%. This is due t...
Source: Journal of Population Ageing - October 15, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
The Role of Fertility in the Demography of Grandparenthood: Evidence from Italy
AbstractGrandparents play an important role in their family ’s lives. However, little is known about the demography of grandparenthood. Given dramatic recent changes in fertility, we explore the role of number of children and age at first birth in the timing of the transition into grandparenthood focusing on Italy, a country with well-known North-South fer tility differentials. We used data from the 2009 Italian Survey ‘Family and Social Relations’ (N = 10,186) to estimate median ages of grandparenthood across three birth cohorts of parents (1920–29; 1930–39; 1940–49). Findings show an overall postponement ...
Source: Journal of Population Ageing - October 14, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Habits of a Lifetime: Museum Visitation Amongst Older Australians
AbstractRecent studies have shown that cultural engagement, including museum attendance, is associated with improved health and wellbeing among older people. Understanding the correlates and reasons for attending museums and art galleries in later life is therefore an important area of research. In this paper, we employ an innovative mixed methods approach to understand museum attendance among older Australians (aged 60 and over). The quantitative component of our study found that (1) the prevalence of museum attendance is substantial, with one in three Australians aged over 60 attending a museum in 2014; (2) high income, ...
Source: Journal of Population Ageing - September 29, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
The Meaning Ascribed to the Aging Phenomena by Mayors in Israel
This study describes and analyses how mayors and heads of local municipalities perceive the consequences of ageing and its effect on their communities, and how it influences the specific social policies they have adopted as part of their responsibility for addressing this phenomenon. A qualitative, phenomenological methodology was used. Sixteen mayors and heads of municipalities from across Israel were interviewed using a semi-structured interview guide. All interviews were transcribed and then thematically analysed. Three main themes were identified: the complicated tension with the central government; personal attitudes ...
Source: Journal of Population Ageing - September 15, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Aging and Economic Growth in Japan: Differential Effects of Multiple Generations
AbstractWe combine Japanese Population Census, Prefectural Accounts Calculations and other Japanese government data sources to create a panel database covering 47 prefectures over the 2001 to 2014 period. We then used this data to investigate the role of societal and generational aging on national economic growth in Japan. Specifically, we estimate the impacts of multiple Japanese generations that are distinct in characteristics, tastes and experiences, and explore the trajectories of their economic impacts. Our findings suggest that as Generation Z, our base generation, ages, gross domestic product increases at a decreasi...
Source: Journal of Population Ageing - September 13, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Having Type 2 Diabetes Does Not Imply Retirement before Age 65 in Europe
AbstractThe legal retirement age in Europe is around 65, some countries have a slightly higher or lower retirement age. The isolated effect of type 2 diabetes (T2D) on retirement in those aged between 51 and 64 was investigated. Data from the Survey of Health, Ageing, and Retirement in Europe (Wave 7) was used to analyse 10,794 Europeans with T2D or without diabetes, employed or retired. When socio-demographic, health and well-being characteristics were taken into account, having T2D was not significantly associated with retirement (AOR = 1.021; 95%CI 0.918 to 1.137). The profile of those with or without T2D were very...
Source: Journal of Population Ageing - September 12, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Lack of Coordination between Health Care and Social Care in Multi-Professional Teamwork - the Obstacle for Coherent Care of Older People Suffering from Multi-Morbidity
AbstractThe lack of a cohesive health and social care is a well-known problem of significance for ageing people in general and frail older people in particular. Responsibility for organising and conducting social care and healthcare for the elderly rests on different principals in different countries but difficulties with organisational coordination and collaboration between professions and authorities in social care and healthcare is an extensive concern worldwide. Regardless of the distribution of responsibilities, collaboration and coordination structures are complex and often lead to problems. However, the gap in the c...
Source: Journal of Population Ageing - September 10, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Self-Reported Morbidity and Self-Rated Health among the Elderly in India: Revisiting the Puzzles
AbstractBoth self-reported morbidity (SRM) and self-rated health (SRH) have been questioned on the grounds of reliability and validity, particularly in the context of developing countries such as India. It has been argued that indicators of self-perceived health often do not move in tandem with objective indicators of health and are not reflective of socioeconomic inequalities. This paper attempts to systematically examine the validity of SRH and SRM, analysing data for the aged population from the last two health rounds of the Indian National Sample Survey. We consider two indicators of SRM: chronic and acute, and test th...
Source: Journal of Population Ageing - September 9, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
The Analysis of Predictors of Retirement Preferences over Time
AbstractDue to rapid demographic ageing and to sustain its pension system, the Netherlands recently initiated a pension reform that increased the retirement age, with the intention to increase labour force participation among older workers. However, there is little evidence on the preferences of workers concerning their retirement age, and on how these preferences have changed over time. To identify personal and work-related determinants of the preference toward earlier or later retirement, and how these determinants and preferences have changed over time. We use data from three consecutive measurements (waves) of a large ...
Source: Journal of Population Ageing - September 9, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
