Design for wellbeing in architecture and interior architecture
Ann Petermans, Rebecca Cain in Design for Wellbeing, 2019
Population ageing, which refers to the increasingly large proportion of older people within the total population, is according to United Nations (2017a) one of the most significant and important challenges of our twenty-first century and without parallel in the history of humanity. At present, Europe has the highest percentage of its population aged 60 and over, namely 24 per cent, and this proportion is expected to reach 34 per cent in 2050 (United Nations, 2017b). As in Europe, Belgium is challenged by a growing number of people reaching retirement age. In 2017, 24.6 per cent of the Belgian population was 60 years and older, and demographic projections predict that by 2050 this will shift to 32.4 per cent (United Nations, 2017b). Even more, the older population is itself ageing. In Belgium the share of persons aged 80 years and over (also referred to as ‘the oldest old’) was 5.5 per cent in 2015 and it is projected that 10.6 per cent of Belgians will be 80 years or older by 2050.
Health in later life
Liam J. Donaldson, Paul D. Rutter in Donaldsons' Essential Public Health, 2017
Life expectancy for people who have already lived to the middle and later years of their lives has also increased since the beginning of the twentieth century. A man aged 60 years in 1901 lived an average of 13 more years. By the end of the first decade of the twenty-first century, the comparable figure was almost 19 years for men and more than 21 years for women. The major changes in the age structure of the UK population in the twentieth century were due to falling birth rates and improvements in mortality. Recent additional ageing of the population is due to falling mortality rates in old age. Thus, when a population is already ageing but has relatively low fertility and low mortality rates, changes in death rates in the older age groups are the major determinants of further population ageing.
Principles and theories
Emily Ying Yang Chan in Disaster Public Health and Older People, 2019
In the twenty-first century, with the fertility rate declining and longer life expectancy worldwide, population ageing is a global phenomenon. Between 2015 and 2050, the percentage of the world’s population aged 60 and above will double, from 12% to 22%, or from 900 million to 2 billion in absolute terms (WHO, 2018, February 8). The pace of population ageing is much faster than it was in the twentieth century, and by 2020 the number of people aged 60 years and older will outnumber children younger than 5 years (WHO, 2018, February 8). While there is a major increase in longevity and potential for a greater contribution from the older population when compared with previous generations, the added years of life do not necessarily translate into better health (WHO, 2015c). Globally, most health and social systems have already been experiencing challenges posed by this demographic shift. In 2050, 80% of older people will be living in low- and middle-income countries. This chapter examines various issues which affect the health and well-being of the older population.
Qigong programme among community-dwelling older adults at risk of depression: A randomised controlled study
Published in Cogent Medicine, 2020
Phenphop Phansuea, Sookjaroen Tangwongchai, Thanapoom Rattananupong, Vitool Lohsoonthorn, Somrat Lertmaharit
Population ageing is a new global demographic trend. In the past century, ultramodern innovations and technological advances in medical sciences have improved monitoring during childbirth, labour, delivery processes, treatment techniques, drugs, and medical devices. Human lifespan is increasing, with declining mortality rates in all age levels leading to accelerated increase in world population (Kanasi, Ayilavarapu, & Jones, 2016; Lutz, Sanderson, & Scherbov, 2008). Most older adults have multiple medical conditions as a natural result of deteriorating mental and physiological capacities. Thus, increase in ageing of the global population and the commensurate rise in ageing-related non-communicable diseases have become social economic burdens that necessitate change in healthcare policy direction. An appropriate healthcare system must be identification and implemented to prepare Thai older adults for a world with an ageing society and, thereby, improve the productiveness and well-being of their longevity.
Evaluation of frailty status among older people living in urban communities by Edmonton Frail Scale in Wuhu, China: a cross-sectional study
Published in Contemporary Nurse, 2018
Liu Yang, Yumin Jiang, Shuxiu Xu, Lihua Bao, Deborah Parker, Xiaoyue Xu, Jinzhi Li
Population ageing is a global phenomenon. Due to increasing life expectancy and declining fertility rates, the proportion of people aged over 60 years is growing faster than other age groups (UNDESA, 2002). China has the largest ageing population in the world. According to results from the sixth Chinese national census in 2014, the percentage of people aged over 60 years reached 13.26% (Zhang, 2013). The impact of changes in age structure in China has been seen in various ways. One of the most significant areas of impact is the increased prevalence of chronic diseases (Cheng, 2014). A better understanding of the risk factors of disease among older people could lead to more effective disease management (Xu, Parker, Ferguson, & Hickman, 2017). This could be done by the prevention or delay of disease development, resulting in improved quality of life, and further reduction in health costs (Blakey, Jackson, Walthall, & Aveyard, 2017; Rodgers, Neville, & Grow, 2017).
Extended scope of practice audiology in the ENT outpatient clinic – a pilot study
Published in International Journal of Audiology, 2022
Dayse Távora-Vieira, Marcus Voola, Lisa Majteles, Lydia Timms, Aanand Acharya, Jafri Kuthubutheen
Increased life-expectancy and lowered fertility rate has resulted in an ageing population, a phenomenon which is being observed worldwide (UN. 2019). A progressive shift towards more sedentary lifestyle patterns is associated with an increased prevalence of chronic diseases (WHO 2015). The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) reports that an ageing population combined with a shift to a more sedentary lifestyle has led to a surge in chronic diseases which in turn, has resulted in a significant increased burden of ill health in the wider population (AIHW 2014). This has led to an ongoing increase in demands on health care systems, which are increasingly challenged by the dilemma of managing limited finite resources whilst ensuring sustainable access to universal evidence-based health care (WHO 2015).
Related Knowledge Centers
- Fertility
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- Total Fertility Rate
- Compression of Morbidity
- Global Ageing Survey
- Cohort
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