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Social Gerontology High Impact

 In the 21st century, life expectancy increases in advanced societies, and aging populations want to live up to a high age in good health and with high quality of life. In contrast, elderly is faced with more illness and negative consequences of aging, which not only worsen their quality of life, but often lead to loss of self-reliance and thus they increasingly need help from relatives or professional caregivers. An increasing percentage of aging European population suffer from cognitive problems, causing an increasing health and social issue. According to WHO’s 2014 report, dementia is one of the biggest public health challenges facing both the rising and present generations [1]. The quality of life of people with cognitive impairment continues to deteriorate when they are simultaneously suffering from other conditions (such as Parkinson’s disease, etc.). Symptoms of chronic illnesses considerably undermine everyday quality of life, which poses serious problems, especially in the case of people living alone. Due to the progression of the disease, chronic illnesses have a significant impact on patients’ and relatives’ lives, and it is a huge mental and physical effort for the caregivers to provide adequate and safe care for the elderly. Thus, there is a major need to organize complex and effective care for the elderly and their relatives. Taking into account the current demographic trends, the financing and sustainability of the care system is becoming more and more challenging both for human and financial resources. Therefore, there is a growing need for complex programs that aim to maintain quality of life and self-reliance as long as possible through the effective co-operation of the different segments of the care system.  

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