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- Jock, Janet, et al.
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Effects of pension eligibility expansion on men’s cognitive function : findings from rural South Africa
- 2023
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Ingår i: Journal of Aging & Social Policy. - : Routledge. - 0895-9420 .- 1545-0821.
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Two-thirds of people living with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) live in low- and middle-income countries, and this figure is expected to rise as these populations are rapidly aging. Since evidence demonstrates links between socioeconomic status and slower rates of cognitive decline, protecting older adults’ cognitive function in resource-limited countries that lack the infrastructure to cope with ADRD is crucial to reduce the burden it places on these populations and their health systems. While cash transfers are a promising intervention to promote healthy cognitive aging, factors such as household wealth and level of education often confound the ability to make causal inferences on the impact of cash transfers and cognitive function. This study uses a quasi-experimental design, leveraging an exogenous expansion to the Old Age Pension for men in South Africa, to approximate causal associations with cognitive function. We found evidence that there is a potential benefit of cash transfers at an earlier age for older individuals. As such, transfers such as pensions or other forms of direct basic income transfers may hold promise as potential interventions to promote healthy cognitive aging.
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- Nilsson, Gabriella, et al.
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Old overnight : Experiences of age-based recommendations in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden
- 2021
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Ingår i: Journal of Aging & Social Policy. - Philadelphia, PA : Informa UK Limited. - 0895-9420 .- 1545-0821. ; 33:4-5, s. 359-379
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The Swedish response to the COVID-19 pandemic included age-based recommendations of voluntary quarantine specifically for those 70 years of age or older. This paper investigates the experiences of a sudden change of policy in the form of an age restriction that trumped the contemporary active aging ideal. A web-based qualitative survey was conducted in April 2020. Through manual coding of a total of 851 responses, six different ways of relating to the age-based recommendations were identified. The results show that age is not an unproblematic governing principle. Instead, in addition to protecting a vulnerable group, the age-based recommendation meant deprivation of previously assigned individual responsibility and, consequently, autonomy. It is shown how respondents handled this tension through varying degrees of compliance and resistance. Findings highlight the importance of continuously tracking the long-term consequences of age-based policy to avoid negative self-image and poorer health among older adults.
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- Olofsson, Jenny, 1978-, et al.
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Sociodemographic factors and adjustment of daily activities during the COVID-19 pandemic – findings from the SHARE Corona Survey
- 2023
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Ingår i: Journal of Aging & Social Policy. - : Routledge. - 0895-9420 .- 1545-0821.
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, older people across Europe have adjusted their daily activities as personal risk avoidance and as an amendment to policy recommendations and restrictions. In this study, we use multilevel logistic regressions to examine to what extent sociodemographic factors are associated with activity reduction among the older population (50+) in Europe and whether these associations are moderated by governmental policy responses to COVID-19. By combining data for~35,000 respondents from the SHARE Corona Survey on reported changes in daily activities and stringency of restrictions at the national level, we find that older age, poorer health and being female versus male were (consistently) associated with greater activity reduction across all activities both in countries with weak and in those with strong restrictions. Associations between education, employment and living situation, on the one hand, and activity reduction, on the other, were weaker and less consistent. We conclude that differences between sociodemographic groups are rather similar for countries with weak and those with strong restrictions and hence argue that group-specific policy recommendation are relevant independent of stringency recommendations.
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- Rahman, Atiqur, et al.
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People Living with a Dementia Diagnosis with No Eldercare at all : Who Are They?
- 2022
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Ingår i: Journal of Aging & Social Policy. - : Informa UK Limited. - 0895-9420 .- 1545-0821. ; 34:6, s. 876-893
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Dementia is a non-curable disease that progressively affects people’s ability to handle their everyday life. Still, previous Swedish research found that many people living with dementia (PlwD) do not use any eldercare. In this study, we investigated the association between not using eldercare services and key social background factors: years with dementia, hospital care, and country of birth for PlwD. We identified all people aged 65+ diagnosed with dementia between January 2006 and March 2015 (n = 43,372) using secondary data analysis of information taken from multiple Swedish nationwide registers. Results showed that not using eldercare was more common among younger age groups and men. The likelihood of having no eldercare was three times higher for those cohabiting; notably, almost a fifth of the PlwD who had the diagnosis for four years or more did not have eldercare at all. Finally, people born outside Europe used eldercare less than persons born in Sweden. Since the public dementia policy in Sweden is basically geared toward PlwD in a later stage and primarily in residential care, there has been almost no policy development around the needs and rights of PlwD in their homes. This study provides a ground for reconsidering dementia policy regardless of the ethnic and cultural backgrounds of PlwD.
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- Skinner, Marianne Sundlisæter, et al.
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Volunteers and Informal Caregivers' Contributions and Collaboration with Formal Caregivers in Norwegian Long-term Care
- 2021
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Ingår i: Journal of Aging & Social Policy. - : Informa UK Limited. - 0895-9420 .- 1545-0821. ; 33:6, s. 647-672
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The article illuminates and discusses the realism of policy-makers' goals to increase involvement of volunteers and informal caregivers in long-term care services in Norway. Drawing on multiple data sources, the article investigates how commonplace volunteering and informal care are in long-term care, and it explores challenges experienced in collaboration between formal caregivers and volunteers and informal caregivers. The results show that only 4.4 percent of the Norwegian population carry out unpaid, voluntary work in long-term care. Twenty percent regularly provide informal care to someone with special care needs. Knowledge/information gaps and lacking coordination are common collaboration challenges between formal caregivers and volunteers/informal caregivers. The limitations identified in the current collaboration environment should be used actively by both policy makers and the practice field to critically assess goals and strategies for involvement and improving collaboration practices.
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- Öylü, Gülin, 1990-, et al.
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Age Differences in Unemployment Risk and Reemployment Outcomes in Late Working Life in Sweden
- 2024
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Ingår i: Journal of Aging & Social Policy. - : Routledge. - 0895-9420 .- 1545-0821. ; , s. 1-26
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- 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 reemployment outcomes in late working life in Sweden. Using Swedish registry data, we analyzed the probability of unemployment as well as work-related activity following unemployment (wage- or self-employment; exit; downward mobility) of all people born between 1954 and 1968 (aged 49?63) and registered in Sweden between the years 2012 and 2018. Results show that although risk of unemployment does not differ significantly across age groups, younger age groups are more likely to be reemployed as wage-employed while older age groups are more likely to be reemployed as self-employed or exit working life. After an unemployment period, older employees are more likely to have a lower wage than during their previous employment or become part-time unemployed. We conclude that different age groups have unequal chances in late working life in terms of reemployment, risk of exit, and risk of downward mobility following unemployment. Policies for extending working life and promoting inequality should include measures for increasing employability of older workers such as anti-discriminatory laws and dealing with skills mismatch. Among older people, the risk of unemployment does not differ across age groups.Among older people, reemployment chances decrease by age.After unemployment, the probability of exit or self-employment increases by age among older people.Older employees have higher risk of downward mobility after unemployment.Policies for the demand side and employability of older workers are needed. Among older people, the risk of unemployment does not differ across age groups. Among older people, reemployment chances decrease by age. After unemployment, the probability of exit or self-employment increases by age among older people. Older employees have higher risk of downward mobility after unemployment. Policies for the demand side and employability of older workers are needed.
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