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Can Social Policy Alleviate Loneliness Among Older Adults? A Comparative Analysis of OECD Countries Journal of Aging & Social Policy (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2024-09-13 Seo Eun Oh, Young Jun Choi
Loneliness in old age is a multifaceted issue influenced by personal, social, and environmental factors, necessitating a holistic approach. However, most research has predominantly focused on indiv...
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Can Information About Negative Age-Related Stereotypes Improve the Employment Chances of Older Unemployed Workers? Journal of Aging & Social Policy (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2024-09-05 Dr Rer Pol Pia Homrighausen,Dr Rer Pol Julia Lang
With increasing age, it becomes more difficult for unemployed workers to find a new job. Due to age-related negative stereotypes, employers typically prefer younger applicants. This study analyzes a marketing campaign of a local employment agency in Germany that drew attention to the problem of negative age-related stereotypes and highlighted the high value of older workers. The goal of the campaign
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The Location of Home Support Services for Older Adults in the Aveiro Region of Portugal Journal of Aging & Social Policy (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2024-09-03 Paulo Batista, Jan Wolf, Rita Martins, João Lourenço Marques
Home and community-based services are key to an aging society and the aging in place strategies that are preferred by older adults as well as policymakers. But the provision of these kinds of servi...
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Long-Term Care Use Among Older Migrants in the Netherlands: What to Expect in the Next Decade? Journal of Aging & Social Policy (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2024-08-31 Nina Conkova,Thijs van den Broek
The number of older adults in the Netherlands is growing rapidly, and an increasing share of them is foreign-born. This may have implications for long-term care (LTC) demand. This study provides insights into older migrants' current and future use of LTC provisions under the Dutch long-term care act (LTCA). We distinguish three types of LTC and six groups of older migrants and analyze register data
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Frailty and Health-Related Quality of Life Among European Older Adults: The Moderating Effect of Human Development Index Journal of Aging & Social Policy (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2024-08-27 Tiago D. Ribeiro, Helena Carvalho, Élvio Rúbio Gouveia, Marcelo Nascimento, Miguel Peralta, Adilson Marques
The Human Development Index (HDI) is a proxy for the social and economic level of countries, which is related to the health and well-being of older adults. This study aimed to examine the moderatin...
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Older people’s Contributions During the COVID-19 Pandemic Response Journal of Aging & Social Policy (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2024-08-26 Merryn Gott, Janine Wiles, Tessa Morgan, Lisa Williams, Kathryn Morgan, Stella Black, Anne Koh, Elizabeth Fanueli, Jing Xu, Hetty Goodwin, Dihini Pilimatalawwe, Tess Moeke-Maxwell
During the COVID-19 pandemic, older people were identified as requiring additional support and protection. This multi-method qualitative study shifts this narrative by asking: how did older people ...
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Between Choice and Coercion? The Processes of Increased Economic Vulnerability Among Low-Income Older Workers Journal of Aging & Social Policy (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2024-08-22 Einat Lavee, Marjo Kuronen
The social phenomenon of extended working age has been subject to broad scholarly and social policy interest, as part of such trends as the aging of the population, increased life expectancy, short...
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Factors Promoting a Sense of Home Among Older Adults in Residential Care Facilities in Italy Journal of Aging & Social Policy (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2024-08-27 Gabriella Facchinetti, Marzia Lommi, Giorgia Petrucci, Maria Matarese, Maria Grazia De Marinis, Michela Piredda
Understanding the housing needs of older adults is crucial for policy makers, service providers, and professional carers. Evidence about the factors that contribute to older adults’ “sense of home”...
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Economic Fragility of Older Adults: Factors Contributing to a Continuing Crisis. Journal of Aging & Social Policy (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2024-08-27 David B Miller,Khalil M Brown,Kathryn Betts Adams
With rapid population aging in the U.S. a greater number of older adults now experience economic insecurity, a situation disproportionately affecting older people of color. The COVID pandemic, rising inflation, and increasing economic inequality have reduced the purchasing power of both wages and fixed incomes. Compared with prior cohorts, the current cohort of adults at or nearing retirement age faces
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Examining Health Differences Among Older Adults with Federal Rental Assistance in the United States Journal of Aging & Social Policy (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2024-08-27 Meghan Jenkins Morales
About 1.8 million older adults receive rental assistance in the United States, but surprisingly little is known about their health, especially among the growing number of older housing choice vouch...
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Leveraging Higher Education in Our Age-Friendly World Journal of Aging & Social Policy (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2024-08-27 Kathy Black, Patricia Oh, Joann Montepare, Leonard Kaye
There is increasing interest in better understanding the connection between higher education and age-friendly community efforts. The global age-friendly community (AFC) movement calls for multi-sec...
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A Review of Public Sector Engagement in Age-Friendly Community Initiatives Journal of Aging & Social Policy (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2024-08-19 Natalie E. Pope, Emily A. Greenfield, Laura Keyes, Elizabeth Russell
The global age-friendly cities and communities (AFCC) movement has centered on the involvement of the public sector, calling on high-ranking authorities to commit to improving the built, social, an...
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Policy Responses to the Healthy Aging Challenge: Confronting Hybridity with Social Innovation Journal of Aging & Social Policy (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2024-08-01 Jen Nelles, Lauren Tuckerman, Nadeen Purna, Judith Phillips, Tim Vorley
Tackling the issue of healthy aging in society is complex. It requires an interdisciplinary perspective and different forms of innovation. This article provides a commentary on the role of innovati...
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Nursing Home Oversight Trends During COVID-19 and the Current Survey Backlog in the United States Journal of Aging & Social Policy (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2024-07-31 Robert J. Skinner, David G. Stevenson
Since the Nursing Home Reform Act of 1987, regular oversight of United States nursing home activities has been a key strategy to ensure minimum levels of care quality for residents. Oversight activ...
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Use of Long-Term Care Services by Older Persons with Limited English Proficiency Journal of Aging & Social Policy (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2024-05-27 Allen Glicksman, Misha Rodriguez, Lauren Ring, Philip Lai, Michael Liebman
Older migrants face special difficulties in the access and use of long-term care services and supports (LTSS). Our study was designed to examine how older persons with limited English proficiency (...
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Capacity for Competence Development: Unlocking Potential for Lifelong Learning in Later Working Life Journal of Aging & Social Policy (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2024-05-13 Anna Lyngdal Wulff, Aske Juul Lassen
The retention of older workers has become a key policy issue in European welfare states. Consequently, there is an increased focus on how lifelong learning, or continued competence development, can...
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Crowding in or Out?National Public Pension, Inter-Generational Contract, and Family Support to Empty-Nest Older Parents in Rural China Journal of Aging & Social Policy (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2024-05-12 Chuanqi Que, Haijing Dai
Evidence to date has been inconclusive on the effects of public pension on family support to older adults, and the underlying mechanism behind such effects remains unclear. This study examines the ...
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Risk of Hospitalization Associated with Use of Consumer-Directed Attendant Care Journal of Aging & Social Policy (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2024-05-08 Ray Van Cleve, Evan Cole, Coleman Drake, Grant Martsolf, Howard Degenholtz
Older people with disabilities living independently often use attendant care, also known as Personal Assistive Services (PAS). The aides providing care can come from a home health agency contracted...
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General and Substantive Accountability in Nursing Home Services: Assessing Messages from the Demand Side and the Supply Side Journal of Aging & Social Policy (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2024-05-12 Ixchel Pérez-Durán, Alfredo Hernández-Sánchez
This study examines the extent to which general and substantive accountability is integrated into the language used by key actors involved in nursing home services. Particularly, we investigate the...
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Gendered Trends in Formal and Informal Care Utilization Among Older Adults in South Korea Journal of Aging & Social Policy (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2024-05-03 Seung-Eun Cha, Kyungmin Kim, Seoyeon Lee
Drawing on data from two waves of the Korean Longitudinal Study of Ageing (2010 and 2018), this study examined how community-dwelling older men and women (65+) with functional limitations utilized ...
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The Effect of Informal Caregiving on Depression: An Asymmetric Panel Fixed-Effects Analysis of In-Home and Out-Of-Home Caregivers Across Europe Journal of Aging & Social Policy (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2024-05-05 Andreas Nolan, Katri Aaltonen, Mirkka Danielsbacka
Previous research has shown that providing intensive informal care can have a negative effect on an individual’s mental health. However, few studies have been able to draw a precise comparison betw...
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Seize the Data: An Analysis of Guardianship Annual Reports Journal of Aging & Social Policy (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2024-05-05 Joanne Tompkins, Heather Connors, Diane Robinson
Courts have a legal and ethical duty to monitor adult guardianship cases to protect the rights of individuals with guardians. Aging and disability advocates have been recommending improvements to a...
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How Do Attitudes of Adult Children Toward Long-Term Care Change with Education? International Evidence Journal of Aging & Social Policy (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2024-05-02 Fatih Cemil Ozbugday, Abdullah Tirgil, Pablo Villalobos Dintrans
Global demographic trends indicate that the world population is aging and education acquisition is increasing. For the first time in history, people are expected to spend more years as adults with ...
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Cognitive Reflection and Social Proof: Navigating Complex Tax Incentives for Retirement Savings Journal of Aging & Social Policy (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-30 Thanee Chaiwat, Athiphat Muthitacharoen, Chanalak Chaisrilak
As the population ages, the urgency to ensure financial security in retirement intensifies. Governments have introduced tax incentives to promote retirement savings, but their complexity could pose...
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Why are Older Israeli Arabs not Part of the Protests Against the Judicial Reform? A Qualitative Study Journal of Aging & Social Policy (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-29 Hanan AboJabel, Liat Ayalon
In the protests against the proposed judicial reform that began in early 2023 in Israel, the lack of participa• Policymakers should make efforts to reduce the socioeconomic gaps between older peopl...
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The Impact of Assisted Living Organizational Structure and Process Characteristics on Staff Absence During COVID-19 Journal of Aging & Social Policy (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-17 Carlyn E. Vogel, Debra Dobbs, Lindsay Peterson, Hongdao Meng, Victor Molinari
Quality of care in assisted living communities (ALCs) is important to consumers. The coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and associated emergency policies have posed major challenges on...
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Leveraging Existing Datasets to Advance Family Caregiving Research: Opportunities to Measure What Matters Journal of Aging & Social Policy (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-16 Rebecca M. Goodwin, Rebecca L. Utz, Catherine E. Elmore, Katherine A. Ornstein, Djin L. Tay, Lee Ellington, Ken R. Smith, Caroline E. Stephens
More than 17.7 million people in the U.S. care for older adults. Analyzing population datasets can increase our understanding of the needs of family caregivers of older adults. We reviewed 14 U.S. ...
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The State of Family Caregiving Policy Journal of Aging & Social Policy (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-16 Pamela Nadash
As the population ages and supportive services are increasingly delivered in home- and community-based settings, greater demands are placed on family caregivers. This essay introducing the special ...
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Aging in Place and ‘The Little Things’: Prioritizing Mobile Health and Social Care in Rural Communities Journal of Aging & Social Policy (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-02 Joshua C. Allen, Tracey S. Rickards, Christina L. H. Roberts, Eve S. Baird
Older adults are more frequently wanting to age in place. Governments are seeking cost-effective and efficient methods of supporting aging populations. Older adults who want to stay in their homes ...
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Age Differences in Unemployment Risk and Reemployment Outcomes in Late Working Life in Sweden Journal of Aging & Social Policy (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-25 Gülin Öylü, Andreas Motel-Klingebiel, Susanne Kelfve
Participation of older workers in the labor market depends, among other things, on older workers employment chances. This study examines age differences regarding risk of unemployment and reemploym...
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Planning for retirement during active service in Ghana: Insights from pensioners in the Greater Accra Region Journal of Aging & Social Policy (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-25 Myles Ongoh, Stephen Afranie, Fedelia Ohemeng, Kwamina Abekah-Carter, Anthony H. Godi
Workers often participate in pre-retirement planning activities to gain awareness of the likely changes they may experience when they retire to enable them to prepare accordingly. Although pre-reti...
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Complements or Substitutes? Young Germans’ Experience and Expectations with Financing Sources for Long-Term Care Journal of Aging & Social Policy (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-29 Thomas Klie, Christian E. Weller
Financing long-term care is a growing challenge in aging societies. To address this challenge, Germany created public long-term care insurance (DPV) more than 25 years ago. Germans still need to pr...
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Informal Caregiver Social Network Types and Mental Health: The Mediating Role of Psychological Resilience Journal of Aging & Social Policy (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-29 Pildoo Sung, Jeremy Lim-Soh, Rahul Malhotra
Little is known about whether and why social networks protect mental health among informal caregivers. This study examined the association between informal caregiver social network types and depres...
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Stakeholders’ Perspectives on an Area Agency on Aging Serving Urban Older Adults Journal of Aging & Social Policy (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-26 Faith Hopp, Elizabeth Chapleski, Fay Keys
Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs), authorized by the 1965 Older Americans Act, seek to promote “age-friendly” communities by offering services that help older adults live independently. This study used...
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Ambiguities in Preventing Infections in Nursing Homes: Care Workers Experiences and Implications for Future Policies Journal of Aging & Social Policy (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-23 Carolina Falcão Duarte, Jaap Daalhuizen, Nete Schwennesen
Preventing infections in nursing homes is highly challenging, given the ambiguous nature of nursing homes as care institutions and places to live. Yet, little is known about how care workers experi...
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Queering Age-Friendly NYC: A Critical Discourse Analysis Journal of Aging & Social Policy (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-21 Austin G. Oswald
This study employed critical discourse analysis to investigate the representation of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) older adults in the context of New York City’s age-frien...
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Mortality Among the Dementia Population in Not-For-Profit Hospitals with Better Nursing Resources Journal of Aging & Social Policy (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-31 Vaneh E. Hovsepian, Douglas M. Sloane, K. Jane Muir, Matthew D. McHugh
The dementia population has higher rates of mortality during hospital stays than those without dementia. The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between ownership status (i.e. for-prof...
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Consumer Complaints in Nursing Homes: Analyzing Substantiated Single-Allegation Complaints to Deficiency Citations Journal of Aging & Social Policy (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-11 Kallol Kumar Bhattacharyya, Lindsay Peterson, Victor Molinari, John R. Bowblis
Complaints provide important information to consumers about nursing homes (NHs), but how substantiated complaints map onto deficiency citations is unknown. The purpose of this study is to understan...
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High Medicaid Nursing Homes: Contextual Factors Associated with the Availability of Specialized Resources Required to Care for Obese Residents Journal of Aging & Social Policy (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-11 Gregory N. Orewa, Ganisher Davlyatov, Rohit Pradhan, Justin Lord, Robert Weech-Maldonado
Obesity is an increasingly important concern in the delivery of high-quality nursing home care. Obese nursing home residents require specialized equipment and resources. As high Medicaid nursing ho...
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Can Implementing Person-Centered Care Tools Reduce Complaints? Evidence from the Implementation of PELI in Ohio Nursing Homes Journal of Aging & Social Policy (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-11 Miranda C. Kunkel, John R. Bowblis, Jane Straker, Kimberly Van Haitsma, Katherine M. Abbott
Nursing homes receive complaints when actual care provided to residents misaligns with desired care, suggesting that person-centered care (PCC) and honoring resident preferences in care delivery ma...
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From Research to Policy: Unveiling Dementia Prevention Efforts in Switzerland Journal of Aging & Social Policy (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-05 Andreoletti Mattia, Alessandro Blasimme
Recent research has challenged the notion that dementia is an inevitable outcome of age-related cognitive decline, highlighting the possibility of preventing or delaying onset by addressing specifi...
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Developing an Operationalized Framework for Comparing Consumer-Directed Care for Older Adults: Evidence from Expert Survey and Cross-National Comparison Journal of Aging & Social Policy (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2023-12-27 Jinbao Zhang, Yu-Chih Chen, Cheng Shi, Julia Shu-Huah Wang
Consumer-directed care (CDC) programs for older people aim to optimize health outcomes by offering clients control and flexibility regarding service arrangements. However, policy design features ma...
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Mismatch Between Older Persons’ Generative Concern and Internalized Generative Capacities: Leveraging on Generative Ambivalence to Enhance Intergenerational Cohesion Journal of Aging & Social Policy (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2023-12-27 Ad Maulod, June M. L. Lee, Si Yinn Lu, Grand H. L. Cheng, Angelique Chan, Leng Leng Thang, Rahul Malhotra
Studies have shown how generativity, the concern for establishing and guiding the next generation and safeguarding its wellbeing, functions as an intergenerational conduit, bridging the development...
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Serious About Getting Old?: Variability of Individual Old Age Risk Management in Czechia Journal of Aging & Social Policy (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2023-12-01 Pavol Frič, Michaela Šmídová, Martin Vávra, Petr Witz, Ludmiła Władyniak
The global trend of transferring responsibility for dignified aging from the state to individuals is conducive to a variability of alternative attitudes and strategies. Despite having important imp...
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Improving Policy and Practices of Hospice Live Discharge: A Historical Exploration of the Medicare Hospice Benefit Journal of Aging & Social Policy (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2023-12-01 Cara L. Wallace, Stephanie P. Wladkowski
Hospice care in the US is heavily regulated to ensure access to the Medicare Hospice Benefit (MHB) for individuals with serious illness. Policy changes to the MHB, many of which intended to minimiz...
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Sexual Assault in Older-Age Adults: Criminal Justice Response in New Zealand Journal of Aging & Social Policy (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2023-11-26 Tess Patterson, Linda Hobbs, Elliott Brown, Yoram Barak
There is growing recognition that older persons, both male and female, may experience sexual assault. One clearly identified gap in the body of scientific literature is examination of the criminal ...
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Social Participation of Older Adults in Rural and Urban Areas: A Cross-Sectional Survey in Turkey Journal of Aging & Social Policy (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2023-11-26 Medine Yılmaz, Gülçin Uyanık, Gamze Ağartıoğlu Kundakçı, Media Subaşı Baybuğa, Birsen Altay, Dilek Cingil, Ayşe Berivan Bakan, Betül Aktaş, Cantürk Çapık, Saime Erol, Şenay Pehlivan, Gülfer Fidan
Social participation is important in terms of active aging and quality of life during old age. This cross-sectional study aimed to determine the social participation of older adults in rural and ur...
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Outcomes of the Pilot Project for Community Care Among Older Adults in South Korea Journal of Aging & Social Policy (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2023-11-26 Jae Woo Choi, Ae Jung Yoo
The Korean government implemented the pilot project for community care for older adults in June 2019. This study investigated the outcomes of the pilot project among Korean older adults by linking ...
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How Does the Statutory Retirement Age Affect Older workers’ Employment in Relation to Individual and Work‐Related Factors? Journal of Aging & Social Policy (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2023-11-18 Wioletta Grzenda
Policies aimed at increasing employment among older people often focus on the statutory retirement age. Taking into account the characteristics of workers and work-related factors, we examine the i...
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The Economic Value of Caregiving in Chile Journal of Aging & Social Policy (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2023-11-22 Pablo Villalobos Dintrans, Javiera Gazmuri, Carolina Velasco
Population aging will increase the demand for long-term care services. Many countries, including Chile, have not implemented comprehensive responses to address these demands, relying on informal ca...
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The Concept of Active Longevity in Russia’s Policy on Aging Journal of Aging & Social Policy (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2023-11-08 Liliya Martynova
Since the 1960s, the goal of active longevity has been mentioned repeatedly in Russian policy documents on aging and aging-related research. Analyzing current policy documents revealed divergences ...
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Migration Decisions in the Fourth Age: The Case of East Asian Retirees in Thailand Journal of Aging & Social Policy (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2023-10-13 Kanokwan Tangchitnusorn, Patcharawalai Wongboonsin
Previous studies have not amply explored the next move of older adults currently spending their retirement abroad. This paper examined the future migration decisions of East Asian retirees in the l...
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Utilization of Long-Term Care Services and the Role of Institutional Trust in South Korea Journal of Aging & Social Policy (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2023-10-11 Joelle H. Fong
With population aging, governments have become increasingly involved in the administration, funding, and regulation of formal long-term care (LTC) systems. We examine the association between instit...
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Trajectories of Disability and Long-Term Care Utilization After Acute Health Events Journal of Aging & Social Policy (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2023-10-09 Judite Gonçalves, Luís Filipe, Courtney H. Van Houtven
Hip fractures, strokes, and heart attacks are common acute health events that can lead to long-term disability, care utilization, and unmet needs. However, such impacts, especially in the long term...
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Financial Consequences of COVID-19 in Germany: Living Standards of Older People During the First Year of the Pandemic Journal of Aging & Social Policy (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2023-09-21 Laura Romeu Gordo, Julia Simonson, Alberto Lozano Alcántara
Despite major restrictions on economic activity due to the first lockdown starting in March 2020, public financial support helped to limit the financial consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic in Ger...
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Family Support, Perceived Physical Activeness and Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases as Determinants of Formal Healthcare Utilization Among Older Adults with Low Income and Health Insurance Subscription in Ghana Journal of Aging & Social Policy (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2023-09-19 Williams Agyemang-Duah, Joseph Asumah Braimah, Dennis Asante, Joseph Oduro Appiah, Prince Peprah, Kofi Awuviry-Newton, Anthony Acquah Mensah, Justice Ofori-Amoah, Kwabena Opoku
Evidence suggests that enrollment in a health insurance scheme is associated with higher levels of formal healthcare utilization among older adults, especially those with low income in sub-Saharan ...
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Aging and the Law in Singapore and Japan: Adult Guardianship and Other Alternatives Journal of Aging & Social Policy (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2023-09-13 Hang Wu Tang, Yukio Sakurai, Yue-En Chong
ABSTRACT Comparative adult guardianship law and other alternatives, especially in an Asian context, is an under-investigated area. This paper attempts to fill the gap in the literature by comparing the adult guardianship law and other alternatives from the perspectives of Singapore and Japan. The central argument of this paper is that in order for the law of adult guardianship to be widely adopted
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Population Aging in India: A Micro-Level Estimate Using Gridded Population Data Journal of Aging & Social Policy (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2023-09-15 Nawaj Sarif, A. H. Sruthi Anil Kumar, Aditi Chakraborty, Nilesh Jagannath Yadav
As population aging continues to become a major demographic trend globally, it is essential to examine the demographic shifts at the micro-level to understand the changing scenario of older populat...
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The Potential of Social Policies in Preventing Dementia: An Ecological Study Using Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Journal of Aging & Social Policy (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2023-08-25 Yuliya Bodryzlova, Fereshteh Mehrabi, Anthony Bosson, Christophe Maïano, Claire André, Emmanuelle Bélanger, Grégory Moullec
ABSTRACT Social policies determine the distribution of factors (e.g. education, cardiovascular health) protecting against the development of dementia in Alzheimer’s disease (AD). However, the association between social policies and the likelihood of AD without dementia (ADw/oD) has yet to be evaluated. We estimated this association in an ecological study using systematic review and meta-analysis. Four
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Inconsistent and Arbitrary Age-Based Policies During the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic Journal of Aging & Social Policy (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2023-08-17 Omer Aloni, Liat Ayalon
ABSTRACT The COVID-19 pandemic has forced countries to issue public measures to address threats to the safety of citizens and the healthcare system. The role of chronological age in the ways in which different countries coped with the pandemic is particularly intriguing. Based on pool of purposely selected twenty-one countries, this article compares a variety of urgent public health policies that have