scholarly journals Analysis of the Status Quo of theElder care Industryin Qingdao Cityand Its Influencing Factors

CONVERTER ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 33-40
Author(s):  
Yiwen Miao, Shasha Wang
Keyword(s):  
Influencing Factors ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Industrial Development ◽  
Elder Care ◽  
Protective Factor ◽  
Poor Mental Health ◽  
Research Subjects ◽  
Home Based ◽  
Qingdao City ◽  
Home Based Care

The gradually accelerated aging process in China has become alargeobstacle for the sustainability of socioeconomic development. Thus it is urgent to develop elder care industry to meet the increasing needs of caring for the aged. This research is to analyse the current situation of the eldercare industry in Qingdao city, Shandong Province, and to identify the corresponding influencing factorsto provide a reference for developing governmental elder care policies to improve industrial development of elder care. Method: 1,008 research subjects aged 60 and over, from two randomly selected administrative regions of Qingdao City, were surveyedby a stratified random sampling in June and July of 2019. A questionnaire investigation was conducted to determine the respondents’preferencesfor the kinds of care services andto analyze the corresponding influencing factors. There were 1,002 completed questionnaires, of which 559 (55.8%) people selected home-based care, 98 (21.1%) selected community-based care, and 443 (44.2%) chose institution-based care.The multi-factor analysis showed that the risk factorsaffecting options of elder care were: living alone, low income, low pension, and poor mental health (OR > 1 and P<0.05). By contrast,living alonewas a protective factor for the elderly to choose institutional nursing care (OR<1 and P<0.05). Currently, in Qindao city, home-based care remains the primaryoptionof the aged, but the proportion of both community and institution elderly service has increased. Diversified home-based care should be promoted to satisfy the requirement forelder care in the aging society.

Mental Health Status and Influencing Factors of the Elderly in Ya’an Area After 5 years’ Lushan Earthquake

2021 ◽  
pp. 105413732110340
Author(s):  
Ru Gao ◽  
Liuxiu Xu ◽  
Rong Yu ◽  
Jing-Zhen Bai ◽  
Zaijing Zheng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Chronic Diseases ◽  
Influencing Factors ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Protective Factor ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Mental Health Status ◽  
Lushan Earthquake ◽  
Disaster Area

Objective: To understand the mental health status and its influencing factors of the elderly in the disaster area 5 years after the Lushan earthquake. Methods: A total of 2,579 cases of Ya’an residents aged 60 years or above were selected by using cluster sampling method. From January to May 2019, self-compiled questionnaire for basic information of affected residents and 12 General Health Questionnaire were used to assess the mental health status of the elderly. Results: 2,561 (99.3%) valid samples were collected. The positive rate of mental health was 220 (8.6%) cases. The binary logistic regression analysis showed that in the city, no chronic diseases, no body pain, and self-rated health status good in last one month was the protective factor for mental health of the elderly. Age group 60 years and above was the risk factor. Conclusions: Five years after the Lushan earthquake, there is a certain degree of mental health problems in the elderly in the disaster area, and corresponding intervention measures should be formulated. In particular, the researchers should pay more attention to the mental health of the rural elderly who were with low income, young age, and chronic diseases (or pain).

Precarious Situations of Care Workers in Home-Based Elder Care in Slovenia

2017 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 483-500 ◽  
Author(s):  
Majda Hrženjak
Keyword(s):  
Informal Care ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Elder Care ◽  
Public Services ◽  
European Union Country ◽  
Social Risk ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Home Based ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Home Based Care

Based on policy analysis and individual interviews, the author analyzes the care workers’ precarious situations in home-based elder care in Slovenia, a post-socialist, European Union country characterized by a rapidly aging population and delays in adapting a long-term care system to this new social risk. Employment and quasi-employment positions which coexist in home-based care can be sorted along two continuums: between public and market service; between formal and informal work. The author argues that working conditions in home-based care differ according to the position of the care worker on these two continuums, that is, being employed in public services, being self-employed, working in informal care markets, holding a status of family assistant, or being an informal family caregiver. Although the working conditions in public services are deteriorating, the analysis shows that precarity is more severe in market and informal care, while formalization and socialization of care bring about less precarious conditions.

scholarly journals The Effects of Early Care and Education Settings on the Kindergarten Outcomes of Doubly Vulnerable Children

2020 ◽  
Vol 87 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-53
Author(s):  
Owen N. Schochet ◽  
Anna D. Johnson ◽  
Deborah A. Phillips
Keyword(s):  
Head Start ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Approaches To Learning ◽  
Early Care And Education ◽  
Early Care ◽  
Social Emotional ◽  
Prosocial Skills ◽  
Home Based ◽  
Kindergarten Entry ◽  
Home Based Care

Program administrators and policy makers have placed a priority on expanding access to inclusive, center-based early care and education (ECE) for low-income children with special needs, a “doubly vulnerable” population characterized by academic and social-emotional achievement gaps at kindergarten entry. Yet, no research has documented the effects of center-based settings on doubly vulnerable children’s early development, either relative to other ECE settings (e.g., home-based care) or relative to each other (e.g., Head Start, public preK). The current study utilizes national data and estimates difference-in-differences models to assess the effects of these ECE setting comparisons on changes in doubly vulnerable children’s academic and social-emotional outcomes evident at kindergarten entry. Results suggest that center-based ECE is more beneficial than parental care for language and literacy, and more beneficial than home-based care for prosocial behaviors. There were few differences among center-based ECE types: At trend level, Head Start was linked with better approaches to learning and prosocial skills relative to public preK.

Telemedicine in Cancer Care

2018 ◽  
pp. 540-545 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Joseph Sirintrapun ◽  
Ana Maria Lopez
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Access To Care ◽  
Cancer Care ◽  
Symptom Management ◽  
Lifestyle Modification ◽  
Clinical Settings ◽  
Home Based ◽  
Home Based Care ◽  
Care Costs ◽  
Improve Access

Telemedicine uses telecommunications technology as a tool to deliver health care to populations with limited access to care. Telemedicine has been tested in multiple clinical settings, demonstrating at least equivalency to in-person care and high levels of patient and health professional satisfaction. Teleoncology has been demonstrated to improve access to care and decrease health care costs. Teleconsultations may take place in a synchronous, asynchronous, or blended format. Examples of successful teleoncology applications include cancer telegenetics, bundling of cancer-related teleapplications, remote chemotherapy supervision, symptom management, survivorship care, palliative care, and approaches to increase access to cancer clinical trials. Telepathology is critical to cancer care and may be accomplished synchronously and asynchronously for both cytology and tissue diagnoses. Mobile applications support symptom management, lifestyle modification, and medication adherence as a tool for home-based care. Telemedicine can support the oncologist with access to interactive tele-education. Teleoncology practice should maintain in-person professional standards, including documentation integrated into the patient’s electronic health record. Telemedicine training is essential to facilitate rapport, maximize engagement, and conduct an accurate virtual exam. With the appropriate attachments, the only limitation to the virtual exam is palpation. The national telehealth resource centers can provide interested clinicians with the latest information on telemedicine reimbursement, parity, and practice. To experience the gains of teleoncology, appropriate training, education, as well as paying close attention to gaps, such as those inherent in the digital divide, are essential.

scholarly journals Levels of physical activity in four domains and affective wellbeing before and during the Covid-19 pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 79 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Eliane S. Engels ◽  
Michael Mutz ◽  
Yolanda Demetriou ◽  
Anne K. Reimers
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Protective Factor ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Poor Mental Health ◽  
German Population ◽  
Time Points ◽  
Sport And Exercise ◽  
Over Time ◽  
Time Point

Abstract Background Latest studies indicated that the general mental health level is low during the pandemic. Probably, this deterioration of the mental health situation is partly due to declines in physical activity. The aim of this study was to investigate differences in and the association between affective wellbeing and levels of different domains of physical activity at three time points before and during the pandemic. Method We used a nationwide online panel with a trend data design encompassing a total sample of N = 3517, representing the German population (> 14 years). Four different activity domains (sport and exercise, light outdoor activity, housework/gardening, active travel) and affective wellbeing (positive and negative affect) were assessed at three time points before and during the Covid-19 pandemic (October 2019, March 2020, October 2020). Results Multivariate analyses of variance (MANOVA) indicate differences regarding affective wellbeing over the three time points with the lowest values at the second time point. Levels of activity in the four domains differed significantly over time with the strongest decrease for sport and exercise from the first to the second time point. Partial correlations indicated that the relationships between sport and exercise and positive affect were most consistent over time. Conclusions Overall, our findings suggest that physical activity plays a particularly important role in the pandemic period as a protective factor against poor mental health. Especially sports and exercise seem to be supportive and should be encouraged, e.g. by providing additional support in finding adequate outdoor, home-based or digital substitutes.

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