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New policies for older workers
- Author:
- TAYLOR Philip
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 45p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
Against a background of population ageing, policy makers in the majority of industrialised countries are developing policies aimed at extending working life and promoting the benefits of employing older workers. This report reviews developments in several countries and offers recommendations for public policy. Based on a review of recent literature and interviews with experts in Australia, Finland, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands and the USA, this report offers: a critical appraisal of current policies; highlights the fragmentation of these policies and the limited evidence for their effectiveness; considers the disadvantages of focusing attention on 'older workers'; attempts to shift the debate away from a narrow discussion of the needs of older workers towards a more general discussion of policy on work and the ageing process; shows how other countries are tackling age and employment issues; draws lessons for the development of public policy for older workers.
Network and health changes among older Dutch adults
- Authors:
- TIBURG Theo van, GROENOU Marjolein Broese Van
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Issues, 58(4), Winter 2002, pp.697-713.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
A negative effect of good health on the instrumental support received can be viewed as an effect of the mobilization of helpers. A positive effect of good health on the personal network size and the instrumental support given demonstrates that people in poor health have difficulty actively maintaining their relationships. Furthermore, the support received and given is positively related to the support given and received in the past. Interviews were conducted with 2,302 older Dutch adults (aged 60 to 85) who live on their own. The hypotheses have been confirmed.
Is there a Dutch way to pension reform?:
- Authors:
- RIEL Bart van, HENERIJCK Anton, VISSER Jelle
- Publisher:
- University of Oxford. Institute of Ageing
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 32p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Oxford
In this paper the authors try to answer three related questions. First, what explains the lack of (parametric) pension reform in the Netherlands in recent years? Second, in the absence of significant pension reforms, what other avenues have Dutch policy makers pursued with regard to the robustness of the Dutch pension system in the face of ageing? Third, in conclusion, does the overall Dutch policy response really suffice in view of important labour market and demographic changes in the 21st century? While there may be no evident need to recast the design of the Dutch pension system, the authors do conjecture that Dutch pensions, because of their high aspiration levels, may come under increasing financial strain in the not too distant future.
The prognosis of depression in old age: outcome six to eight years after clinical treatment
- Authors:
- STEK M. L., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Aging and Mental Health, 6(3), August 2002, pp.282-285.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Research suggests that the short-term outcome in severely depressed elderly in The Netherlands is worse compared to other studies in the Western world. The present study examines the long-term prognosis of hospitalized elderly patients with major depressive disorder and possible predictors of outcome. One hundred and five elderly inpatients with unipolar major depression, admitted by regional mental health services in a geographically delimited area, were evaluated six to eight years after index episode by trained residents using a structured diagnostic interview. The GP was interviewed using a standard questionnaire. At follow-up 40% of the original sample had died. Of the survivors 33% had fared well, 24% had a relapsing course, 22% had residual symptoms, 11% were continuously ill, and 9% had probable dementia. With respect to prognostic factors, personality disorder predicted a worse outcome. All patients with a major depressive disorder at follow-up received specialised care and used antidepressants. None of the patients received ECT. The mortality rate in clinically treated elderly with major depressive disorder is high.