Editorial: Innovations in older adult care and health service management: a focus on the Asia-Pacific region
Balasubramanian, Madhan, Shafei, Angie A., and Liang, Zhanming (2024) Editorial: Innovations in older adult care and health service management: a focus on the Asia-Pacific region. Frontiers in Public Health, 12. 1369827.
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Abstract
[Extract] Population aging in the Asia-Pacific Region is a significant challenge for the 21st century. With countries in the Asia-Pacific aging faster than any region in the world, demographic transition and challenges associated with it have grown to utmost social, political, healthcare, and economic significance. Nearly 60 percent of the world’s population over 60 years of age reside in the Asia-Pacific region, which amounts to 630 million people (1). This population is projected to reach 1.3 billion by 2050 (1). In general, older adults exhibit higher prevalence of chronic conditions, comorbidities, and hospital admissions, which in turn elevate health care costs. Women comprise of over 60% of the older adult population in the Asia Pacific (2). Gender imbalance has implications for social support and health care systems, given that women typically have greater life expectancy and can face more years of potential disability. Given the traditional role of women as family caregivers in many societies in the region, older women could face greater pressure potentially impacting their health and wellbeing. Traditional models of health workforce development and service delivery are less likely to be effective in addressing the growing concerns if the focus remains centered on specialized and tertiary care. It is essential to strengthen primary and community-based models of care that caters to the growing needs of and are sensitive to cultural contexts, local challenges, and specific requirements of older adults.
| Item ID: | 83694 |
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| Item Type: | Article (Editorial) |
| ISSN: | 2296-2565 |
| Keywords: | aged care, Asia-Pacific, health systems, health workforce, models of care, older adults |
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| Copyright Information: | © 2024 Balasubramanian, Shafei and Liang. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
| Date Deposited: | 23 Sep 2024 23:56 |
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