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Ageing and well-being in an international context
- Author:
- CLIFTON Jonathan
- Publisher:
- Institute for Public Policy Research
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 36p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
The author asks what lessons the UK can learn from several case studies from overseas about how the well-being of older people can be incorporated into a wider range of policy areas than those, traditionally, of pensions, health and social care. For example, in the UK an ageing population brings more focus onto mental health, loneliness and isolation issues, whereas life satisfaction is highest in Japan among those over 65. In addition, case studies from Ireland, the United States, Norway, Finland, New Zealand and China are presented with much variation in findings. Examples of how the well-being of older people can be addressed in the four key areas of relationships, work, learning and the built environment are discussed and put forward by the author as good practice for the future of an ageing population in the UK.
Family care of the elderly: social and cultural changes
- Editor:
- KOSBERG Jordan I.
- Publisher:
- Sage
- Publication year:
- 1992
- Pagination:
- 329p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- Newbury Park, CA
Takes a global look at care for older people within the family circle, and compares and contrasts global changes in the last decade.
The graying of the world: who will care for the frail elderly?
- Editor:
- OLSON Laura Katz
- Publisher:
- Haworth Press
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 345p.,tables,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- Binghamton, NY
Comparative study of policies for older people in 11 countries. Countries covered include Canada, China, Finland, Germany, Israel, Japan, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States and Yugoslavia.
Ageing societies: challenges and opportunities: evidence from the BUPA health pulse 2010 international healthcare survey
- Authors:
- FERNANDEZ Jose-Luis, FORDER Julien
- Publisher:
- Bupa
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 27p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report presents the findings of the Bupa Health Pulse 2010 international healthcare survey around the theme of 'ageing societies'. It summarises some of the most important evidence about the ageing process across the world, and discusses some of the key policy challenges that ageing presents, looking particularly at the capacity for societies to provide high quality support for their older people in the future. The study surveyed 12,262 people across 12 countries (Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Mexico, Russia, Spain, UK, USA), but the patterns described are common to a much larger number of countries. The report is structured around 3 parts. The first examines the question of the ageing process in different societies and what it means in terms of: increases in the older population; changes in the balance between young and old; and increases in the number of people with health problems and in the level of demand for care services. The second part examines the support system required to look after older people in need of care including: the sharing of caring and funding responsibilities between the state and private individuals; the need to ensure that resources are in place to look after the growing number of older people; and the levels of support provided to older people in need. The last section summarises the key policy implications.
Attitudes to ageing and expectations for filial piety across Chinese and British cultures: a pilot exploratory evaluation
- Authors:
- LAIDLOW Ken, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Aging and Mental Health, 14(3), April 2010, pp.283-292.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Filial piety is a central theme in Asian culture and is seen as care for one's parents as part of a traditional concept of Confucianism. Older people may hold strong expectations for filial piety from their children. Attitudes towards the experience of ageing may be influenced by how far one perceives these expectations to be met. This study investigated expectation for filial piety and attitudes to ageing in 3 different cultural groups: 32 elderly Chinese immigrants living in Scotland; 78 Chinese older people living in Beijing; and 20 Scottish older people living in Scotland. The study used a cross-sectional analysis design in which the participants completed questionnaires on attitudes to aging, filial piety, and depression. The results demonstrated significant differences between the 3 cultural groups on a standardised measure of attitudes to ageing on psychosocial loss, and physical change, domains of attitudes to ageing. With expectations for filial piety, the UK-born participants evidenced lower expectations than the 2 Chinese groups, who were very similar in their levels of expectation. The article concludes that overall an interesting pattern of results emerged suggesting that both Chinese groups remain invested in the concept of filial piety, whereas the UK sample was not. In contrast, however, the Chinese immigrants and the UK participants were more similar in reporting attitudes to ageing than the Chinese participants who were more likely to endorse a loss-deficit view of ageing.
ODESSA: Optimising care delivery models to support ageing-in-place
- Authors:
- UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD, et al
- Publisher:
- University of Sheffield
- Publication year:
- 2018
- Pagination:
- 36
- Place of publication:
- Sheffield
This ESCR funded research report brings together international research findings on current long-term care delivery models for older people and assesses the key factors that allow them to live independently for longer. The aim of the research project is to find new and innovative ways of adapting a person’s home so that they can live independently for longer and avoid going into residential care as well as making it easier for them to access public services such as health and social services. The report includes the description of, methods and findings of six related studies undertaken as part of the project. The studies cover the following areas: living arrangements of older people; older people’s housing and care expenses and residential mobility; healthy ageing-inplace: the role of social connection, networks and community belonging; age-friendly housing environments; innovative financial channels to promote ageing-in-place through property (dis)investment; and scenario building and evaluation for older people in China. This work takes into account the factors that impact on the different ways in which older people in China, UK and France define care delivery and takes into account technological, financial, political and social perspectives. The research partners involved in the project are: the Universities of Sheffield, Belfast, Central Lancashire, Dauphine in France and Tsinghua in China. (Edited publisher abstract)