Social and economic aspects of aging population
Κοινωνικές και οικονομικές διαστάσεις της γήρανσης του πληθυσμού
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Syndrome of frailty ; Frailty of Greek population ; Geriatric frailty ; Health inequality ; Social trustAbstract
The subject of the present dissertation focuses on three different topics which are closely related to health economics. The present doctoral thesis consists of three chapters and in each chapter, there are certain research questions that are investigated.
In the first chapter we examine aging of elderly and furthermore we concentrate on the complex clinical condition, the syndrome of frailty. Frailty causes great vulnerability to elderly as it has been associated with many adverse health outcomes. In addition, it affects many aspects of life and causes great impact on the quality of health. Social, economic and health factors play a pivotal role in correlation to frailty. The aim of the current chapter is to investigate the level of fragility and the potential determinants of frailty in the Greek population aged over 65 years old by using an extensive questionnaire and by collecting socio-demographic data.
In the second chapter we examine the out-of-pocket expenses and the inequalities which occur among OECD. Income inequality plays a pivotal role in the distribution of health care services as well as the quality of health level of individuals. The proportion of elderly population tends to increase and so the need for health services shows increasing rate. The aim of the current chapter is to explore the relationship among out-of-pocket expenditure and income inequality. The source of data is from the Standardized World Income Inequality Database and the World Bank World Development Indicators.
In the third chapter we examine the pivotal role of trust and self-assessed indicators for health and life satisfaction that are formed into social networks of communities. Social support can impact positive elderly at both their physical and mental health. Social interactions which occur into an active community impact the perceived health and life satisfaction of elderly. The source of data is from the European Social Survey where we exploited individual-level data across European countries about perceived health, life satisfaction, trust and interest.
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Σχολή Οικονομικών, Επιχειρηματικών και Διεθνών Σπουδών. Τμήμα Οικονομικής ΕπιστήμηςNumber of pages
211Language
EnglishCollections
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