Health Care and Social Support for the Aging Population
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Aging".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 March 2023) | Viewed by 2927
Special Issue Editor
Interests: gerontology; geriatrics; health services management; family medicine; medical education
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Dear Colleagues,
The rapid aging of populations around the world presents a set of challenges, including a burden of multi-morbidities, increased expenditure, labor-force shortages, and potential problems with long-term care preparedness as well as adequate insurance coverage. Health care systems in both developed and developing countries are unprepared for the complexity of caring for older adults. To provide the elderly with holistic health care, we need a series of health care approaches ranging from health promotion to acute care, post-acute care, home care, long-term care, and end-life care, adopting the bio-psycho-socio-spiritual model and based on a well-covered insurance plan and health care education system.
Psychosocial factors such as social support, marital status, unemployment, and economic status play important roles in the mental and physical health of older adults. Furthermore, these factors have been associated with mortality. In a society that pursues health and welfare, more and more resources and interventions are devoted to psychosocial issues, particularly social support for older adults.
In this Special Issue, interested authors are invited to contribute their research. Both qualitative and quantitative studies are welcome. We encourage authors using innovative approaches to unveil the complicated associations among health care, social supports, and health outcomes, including active aging, mental health, physical health, frailty, geriatric syndrome, and mortality. In particular, works that address cost-effective suggestions for policies are suitable for this Special Issue. Review articles which compare health and welfare policies for psychosocial issues among countries are also welcome.
Keep well and best wishes,
Prof. Dr. Meng-Chih Lee
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- health care
- health services
- social support
- health outcomes
- mortality
- aging population
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