Frail Older Persons in the Netherlands

1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-90-377-0553-9
Verlag: Sociall en Cultureel Planbureau

Buch, Englisch, 218 Seiten, Gewicht: 408 g

Reihe: Netherlands Institute for Social Research

How many vulnerable elders live in the Netherlands? Will this number increase remarkably in the years ahead? This report presents the first national description of elders in the Netherlands with multiple problems, who are consequently at risk for becoming care-dependent. It provides a description for care professionals, policymakers, researchers, and elders, who are interested in the final phase of life and how it develops. In addition, it explores how elders can be protected against vulnerability, compares characteristics of the residential setting and lifestyle of vulnerable and healthy elders, and examines what care and support vulnerable elders receive, including elders who don’t receive care or support. The report concludes with policy recommendations for the future.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Campen, Cretien van

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 Introduction PART I What is frailty? 2 Views of older persons on frailty and quality of life 3 Scientific definitions and measurements of frailty PART II Which older persons are frail? Frail older persons in the Netherlands 4 Estimate of the number of frail older persons up to the year PART III Development of frailty 5 The course of frailty 6 Physical frailty 7 Does the course of physical frailty predict admission to a care or nursing home and death? 8 Psychological frailty 9 Social frailty PART IV Protection against frailty 10 Socioeconomic status 11 Housing and care 12 Local authority support 12 Nursing and care 13 Frailty and maintaining quality of life. Concluding discussion.

Über Autor(innen)

Cretien van Campen, The Netherlands Institute for Social Research, The Hague.