Stan zdrowia oraz potrzeby zdrowotne i opiekuńcze ludzi starych

• Authors: Robert Suszko

Title variants

EN

Health condition of elderly people in Poland and their healthcare needs

Abstracts

EN

The article covers the issue of the health condition of elderly people and their needs regarding medical care. The author introduces the analysis of the health condition of elderly people in Poland on the basis of statistical data. Next, the following issues concerning senior citizens are described: benefits of physical activity, poverty and its influence on health condition, sick leave absence and its influence on social insurance system, nursing and medical care system, social services. In the conclusion the author gives his forecast on the demand of medical care for elderly people in the context of demographic changes.

Keywords

EN

population ageing; old age; old people; healthcare; social assistance

• Publisher: Kancelaria Sejmu / Chancellery of the Sejm
• Journal: Studia BAS
• Year: 2012
• Issue: 2(30)
• Pages: 29-57

Dates

published

2012

Contributors

author

Robert Suszko

• Kancelaria Sejmu

Identifiers

Biblioteka Nauki

15025351