User involvement in R&D in the field of Gerontechnology - Where does it go?
In: Gerontechnology: international journal on the fundamental aspects of technology to serve the ageing society, Band 19, Heft s, S. 1-1
ISSN: 1569-111X
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In: Gerontechnology: international journal on the fundamental aspects of technology to serve the ageing society, Band 19, Heft s, S. 1-1
ISSN: 1569-111X
In: Gerontechnology: international journal on the fundamental aspects of technology to serve the ageing society, Band 19, Heft s, S. 1-1
ISSN: 1569-111X
In: Gerontechnology: international journal on the fundamental aspects of technology to serve the ageing society, Band 17, Heft s, S. 36-36
ISSN: 1569-111X
In: Gerontechnology: international journal on the fundamental aspects of technology to serve the ageing society, Band 21, Heft s, S. 2-2
ISSN: 1569-111X
In: Gerontechnology: international journal on the fundamental aspects of technology to serve the ageing society, Band 21, Heft s, S. 1-1
ISSN: 1569-111X
In: Gerontechnology: international journal on the fundamental aspects of technology to serve the ageing society, Band 19, Heft s, S. 1-1
ISSN: 1569-111X
Most EU member states have a strong focus on raising retirement ages and financially incentivising longer working life. Yet so far these policies have paid little attention to growing social inequalities which benefit those most able to work longer and disadvantage those unable to work longer. In analysing unequally distributed chances and risks of working longer on the one side and of implications for quality of life and well-being on the other, our study takes up a research perspective which so far in retirement research has been underdeveloped. Against the backdrop of demographic change, the social service sector is a fast-growing business sector with rising socio-political and employment-related significance – in particular considering health and care jobs. Working conditions – i.e. physical and psychological stress, organisation of work, task variety and discretion, employee involvement and participation, leadership/management strategies, use of assistive technologies etc. – are an essential variable influencing the workability of older people. Therefore, the aim of our study is to examine existing problems and challenges of working conditions within the social service sector in Germany. A particular focus is laid on workers touched by health or social inequalities. To help overcome inequalities with adequate ways of work design and with improved working conditions is often seen as an effective way to generate additional workforce for professional caring jobs. To better understand current challenges for older workers and also ways to deal with these challenges, we use qualitative methods (problem centered interviews with the members of staff and expert interviews with representatives of national organization).
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In: Gerontechnology: international journal on the fundamental aspects of technology to serve the ageing society, Band 21, Heft s, S. 3-3
ISSN: 1569-111X
In: Gerontechnology: international journal on the fundamental aspects of technology to serve the ageing society, Band 13, Heft 2
ISSN: 1569-111X
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted routine hospital services globally. This study estimated the total number of adult elective operations that would be cancelled worldwide during the 12 weeks of peak disruption due to COVID-19. Methods: A global expert response study was conducted to elicit projections for the proportion of elective surgery that would be cancelled or postponed during the 12 weeks of peak disruption. A Bayesian β-regression model was used to estimate 12-week cancellation rates for 190 countries. Elective surgical case-mix data, stratified by specialty and indication (surgery for cancer versus benign disease), were determined. This case mix was applied to country-level surgical volumes. The 12-week cancellation rates were then applied to these figures to calculate the total number of cancelled operations. Results: The best estimate was that 28 404 603 operations would be cancelled or postponed during the peak 12 weeks of disruption due to COVID-19 (2 367 050 operations per week). Most would be operations for benign disease (90·2 per cent, 25 638 922 of 28 404 603). The overall 12-week cancellation rate would be 72·3 per cent. Globally, 81·7 per cent of operations for benign conditions (25 638 922 of 31 378 062), 37·7 per cent of cancer operations (2 324 070 of 6 162 311) and 25·4 per cent of elective caesarean sections (441 611 of 1 735 483) would be cancelled or postponed. If countries increased their normal surgical volume by 20 per cent after the pandemic, it would take a median of 45 weeks to clear the backlog of operations resulting from COVID-19 disruption. Conclusion: A very large number of operations will be cancelled or postponed owing to disruption caused by COVID-19. Governments should mitigate against this major burden on patients by developing recovery plans and implementing strategies to restore surgical activity safely.
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