The Ageing Population : Impact Analysis on 'Societal and Healthcare Cost' / / edited by Polly Lama

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910763589303321
• Autore: Lama Polly
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023
• ISBN: 9789819957729; 9819957729
• Edizione: [1st ed. 2023.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (129 pages)
• Disciplina: 571.878
• Soggetti: Aging; Medical care; Medical policy; Geriatrics; Diseases; Ageing; Health Care; Health Policy
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di contenuto: Chapter 1. Continent wise Intersectional Analysis on Ageing -- Chapter 2. Leading Causes of Death and Disability Among the Global Ageing Community -- Chapter 3. The Societal Impact and Feasibility of Psychosocial Interventions on the Quality of Life of the Elderly -- Chapter 4. The Economic Impact of Ageing on Healthcare -- Chapter 5. Future Investment Needs for the Ageing Community -- Chapter 6. Variabilities in Ageing Trends: Questions and Concluding Remarks -- Appendix: Continent wise World Population Data Sheet.
• Sommario/riassunto: Aging is an irreversible natural process; we as humans develop many age-related disadvantages impacting many aspects of our life. Aging is not a negative process, but the ever-increasing band of the aging population creates a different socioeconomic and healthcare cost-associated risk that may hinder the sustainable development goals of any country and the world in general. Thus, the primary purpose of this ; book is to cover all aspects of the aging population. Each chapter in this book will give its readers a comprehensive understanding of how an aging population affects public programs such as pension plans, social welfare aids, healthcare costs, asset loss, and labor income, including chapters focusing on the demographic distribution of age-related diseases and injuries that increase healthcare cost, current social psychological reforms, and scientific research work adopted continent wise towards sustaining the aging population. Therefore, this book is helpful for students, teachers, and practitioners studying/working in the broad areas of social sciences, economics, and scientific research advancements in aging. This book serves as a bridge toward planning and developing new policies and practices.