Une approche biographique mixte pour renouveler l’étude du baby-boom

The World War II baby boom, coupled with increasing life expectancy, will lead to increasing numbers of deaths for the next 40 years. The last year of life represents a large proportion (55%) of lifetime hospital bed occupancy. This is called the nearness to death effect. However, the nearness to death effect has not been factored into NHS capacity planning, which largely relies on age-based forecasting, often called the ageing population. In certain locations, deaths are predicted to rise far more rapidly than the national average of 1% per annual growth. These locations are highly susceptible to capacity pressures emanating from the nearness to death effect, which is not compatible with recent policies that aim to build smaller hospitals. This article is the first of a two-part series discussing these trends in deaths and bed demand, as well as the likely impact on NHS capacity and the implications for the NHS funding formula.

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Career Plateauing in the Public Service: Baby Boom and Employment Bust

Public Administration Review ◽

10.2307/975430 ◽

1983 ◽

Vol 43 (2) ◽

pp. 160 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

James F. Wolf

Keyword(s):

Public Service ◽

Baby Boom ◽

The Public ◽

Career Plateauing

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Stemming the Tide of Suicide in Older White Men: A Call to Action

American Journal of Men s Health ◽

10.1177/1557988308316555 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 3 (3) ◽

pp. 189-200 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

Timothy Schmutte ◽

Maria O'Connell ◽

Melissa Weiland ◽

Samuel Lawless ◽

Larry Davidson

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Baby Boom ◽

Public Health Problem ◽

White Men ◽

The United States ◽

Prevention Strategies ◽

Call To Action ◽

National Crisis ◽

National Priority ◽

Past Half Century

Preventing suicide has been identified as a national priority by recent commissions in the United States. Despite increased awareness of suicide as a public health problem, suicide in older adults remains a neglected topic in prevention strategies and research. This is especially true regarding elderly White men, who in terms of suicide rates have represented the most at-risk age group for the past half century. In light of the unprecedented aging of the United States as the baby boom generation enters late adulthood, suicide prevention initiatives that focus on aging males are needed to prevent a national crisis in geriatric mental health. This article provides a brief review of the perennially under-recognized reality of suicide in older men and prevention strategies that, if implemented, might help stem this rising tide of suicide in this vulnerable population.

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