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The Forms of Family Life Among Older People

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Szatur-Jaworska B.

Polityka Społeczna

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2011

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vol. 38

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issue special issue: MEDICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, SOCIOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF AGEING IN POLAND. POLSENIOR

12-17

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The forms of family life are varied within the period of old age and change with the ageing process. PolSenior research has distinguished six most common forms of family life of the aged, comprising over 90% of the population aged 65 or more altogether. Different courses of family life are observed among aged women and among aged men. There are also significant differences in the forms of family life of seniors residing in the country and in cities. The strongest bonds are between the aged and their spouses and children. They also constitute the key support in trouble. The level of accomplishment in socio-psychical needs is the lowest among aged people living alone or single aged people living with adult children.

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Ludzie starsi jako ofiary przestępstw przeciwko życiu i zdrowiu

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Gęsicki M., Trnka J., Susło R., Siuta J., Drobnik J., Akademia Medyczna we Wrocławiu K. i. Z. M. S., Akademia Medyczna we Wrocławiu K. i. Z. M. S., Akademia Medyczna we Wrocławiu Z. M. S., Akademia Medyczna we Wrocławiu Z. M. S., Akademia Medyczna we Wrocławiu K. i. Z. M. S.

Acta Universitatis Lodziensis. Folia Oeconomica

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2013

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vol. 297

EN

Based on ZMS in Wroclaw analyzed data on crimes against life and health of older people carried out. They represent approximately 6% of offenses of this type. Frequently the perpetrator was known to the victim, although he was not a family member. Followed in frequency involved family members. More often, the perpetrator was a man than a woman. The perpetrator is most often used a blunt tool. The mechanism of injury in those patients was usually followed by a fall from hitting the ground. A common mechanism were also pushing and pulling. Patients studied there were of serious injuries such as vertebral fracture mechanism such as fall to the ground. Damage occurred in the elderly are more serious than if similar measures were younger.

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Na podstawie materiałów ZMS we Wrocławiu przeanalizowano dane dotyczące przestępstw przeciwko życiu i zdrowiu dokonywanych na osobach starszych. Stanowią one ok 6% przestępstw tego typu. Najczęściej sprawca był znany ofierze, aczkolwiek nie był on członkiem rodziny. Kolejne miejsca pod względem częstości zajmują członkowie najbliższej rodziny. Dużo częściej sprawcą był mężczyzna niż kobieta. Sprawca najczęściej posługiwał się narzędziami tępymi bądź tępokrawędzistymi. Mechanizmem powstania obrażeń u osób badanych był najczęściej upadek z następowym uderzeniem o podłoże. Częstym mechanizmem były również popychanie i szarpanie. U osób badanych dochodziło do powstawania poważnych obrażeń takich jak złamania kręgów w mechanizmie np. upadku na podłoże. Obrażenia powstające u osób w wieku podeszłym są poważniejsze niż gdyby podobnym działaniom poddano osoby młodsze.

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‘We Make Ourselves at Home Wherever We are’1-Older People's Placemaking in Newton Hall

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van Hoven B., Douma L., van Hoven B. D. o. C. G., Douma L. D. o. D.

European Spatial Research and Policy

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2012

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vol. 19

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issue 1

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The aim of this paper is to explore older in-migrants' experiences and perceptions of their spatial context at the neighbourhood level, the key aspects in their attachment to the neighbourhood, and the role of place in their experience of ageing. Our qualitative research was carried out in Newton Hall (United Kingdom). The findings show that older people can have a proactive role in terms of placemaking and their own wellbeing. However, the study also reveals that the condition of the spatial context can either support or hinder older people's sense of wellbeing.

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Decision-making at the level of a housing cooperative in Warsaw (Poland). Older adults' participation

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Zubrzycka-Czarnecka A.

Kwartalnik Kolegium Ekonomiczno-Społecznego Studia i Prace

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2019

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issue 4(40)

55-70

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The paper discusses the issue of the involvement of older people in decision-making at the level of a housing cooperative in Warsaw (Poland) to examine the characteristics of older adults' participation in the democratic and deliberative process of housing policy. Using the qualitative methodology (case study, exploratory research visit, document analysis and in-depth interviews), the analyses suggest a considerable influence of older people over the decision-making in the selected housing cooperative. The gathered data are indicative of the antagonistic character of the housing policy process. This is due to several factors: diverse attitudes, the opinions and interests of different groups of older people, and communication problems between generations.

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The art of living as cultivating garden of life

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Picheń A.

Anthropos?

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2016

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issue 25 Na uboczu

119-129

EN

The main aim of the author is to present the phenomenon of aging in Poland by problems of marginalization, forgetfulness and exclusion. The author analyzes the cultural texts (poems) and reaches to feminist literature, sociological research and developments that are currently taking place in the society to show large-scale phenomenon of marginalization of older people in society.

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Employment potential index of older people in the European Union

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Bartek J.

Zeszyty Naukowe Politechniki Częstochowskiej. Zarządzanie

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2022

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issue 46

7-21

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The aging of the population in Europe brings an increase in the group of people 65+, which is important to reflect on not only from the perspective of state governance in developing strategies and finding solutions to aging-related phenomena such as the growing economic dependence of older people, but it is also necessary to pay attention to this in terms of the theory and practice of human resources and age management within using the employment potential of older people in the labor market. The article focuses on the employment potential index of older people (EPIOP) and on the characterization of the factors which were used to create EPIOP and subsequently to monitor its development in the European Union (EU 28) during the years 2008-2018. The data were obtained from Eurostat and UNECE databases. The findings indicate that the indices of the individual countries had a predominantly increasing trend and converged with the EU 28 average, and none of the countries monitored in the index fell below the base year 2008 throughout the period under review. Latvia (23%), Bulgaria (23%) and Cyprus (19%) had significantly higher growth rates compared to the base year. The lowest EPIOP grew in Germany, the Netherlands, France, Denmark, Slovenia and the Czech Republic. The EU 28 average had a maximum growth rate of 9%.

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Selected factors influencing the level of physical activity in the elderly

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Justyna Wyszyńska J., Katarzyna Dereń K., Iwona Hausner I., Artur Mazur A.

European Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medicine

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2018

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issue 3

184-189

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Introduction. It is commonly known that physical activity has great influence on the quality of life and health in the people of all age groups. Physical activity has a beneficial influence on both functional and locomotive abilities, the dynamics of which deteriorates during the process of aging, and this in turn has an impact upon satisfaction of basic biological, social and psychological needs. Aim. The main purpose of this study was an assessment of selected factors affecting the level of physical activity in the elderly. Material and methods. The study group consisted of 100 participants (85 women and 15 men), aged from 65 to 69 years old. An International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) - Polish long version was used. Results. A high level of physical activity was reached by 44 participants, moderate level of physical activity was noted in 53 participants, and low in physical activity was found in 3 participants. Older the subjects reached lower MET value in case of job-related physical activity and higher MET value in case of physical activity in free time and total intense effort. Conclusion. The level of job-related physical activity, the level of physical activity in free time and the total intense level of activity depended on the age of the subjects. There were no association between the level of total physical activity and sex, place of residence and BMI of participants.

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Produkty equity release – szansa czy zagrożenie dla polskich seniorów?

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Kłobukowska J.

Pieniądze i Więź

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2013

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vol. 16

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issue 1(58)

66-73

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In the last years the financial markets have seen the growth of number and range of equity release products. These instruments are well known in the USA, Australia or European Union countries. The equity release products are essentially a special types of financial products that allows a homeowners, often over 60 years of age, to convert a portion of the equity in their home into cash (without requiring them to leave or sell their homes). The article characterizes types of equity release products and concentrates on Polish market. It also presents both the advantages and disadvantages of such a financial vehicle for Polish clients. In conclusion the author tackles the question whether equity release products are suitable proposition for older homeowners.

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Older people in the information society

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Marcinkiewicz-Wilk A.

Journal of Education Culture and Society

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2016

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vol. 7

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issue 1

18-31

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This paper focuses on the situation of older people in the information society. In the theoretical part of article phenomena of aging population and information society were described. This paper includes results of research conducted in qualitative strategy. The method of collecting data was biographical method. The method for data processing was qualitative content analysis. In the research 2 older, educationally active people took part. Results of research shows how older people understand the information society and what risk and opportunities they notice in this new reality. Narratives of the respondents indicated that education is of crucial importance for participation in the information society. Older people who take part in lifelong learning cope better with the new reality than people who do not learn. Based on the research results we can point out areas of education which should be development. Moreover, it is visible that educational activity of older people is very important in adaptation to the information society. Narratives of seniors indicate reasons for the lack of educational activity of other seniors. According to this, it can be specified what action should be undertaken to prevent the exclusion of older people in this new reali

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Logika systemu opieki nad osobami starszymi

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Szweda-Lewandowska Z.

Polityka Społeczna

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2013

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vol. 40

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issue 10(475)

1-5

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The increasing number of older people, particularly those aged 80 years and over, will cause increased demand for support. An increasing number of people requiring assistance with daily tasks is a major challenge for the elderly care system. In the article we discussed the issues related to caring for the elderly and the operation of the system to support those among them who have lost their independence and ability to lead independent lives in their communities. The aim of this paper is to present the most important determinants influencing the need to use the help of others by seniors in the daily operation, system components support the elderly and interaction of these elements.

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Wzrastająca liczba osób starszych, szczególnie w wieku 80 lat i więcej, będzie powodowała zwiększone zapotrzebowanie na wsparcie. Zwiększająca się liczba osób wymagających pomocy w wykonywaniu codziennych czynności to duże wyzwanie dla systemu opieki nad osobami starszymi. W artykule poruszone zostały zagadnienia związane z opieką nad osobami starszymi oraz działaniem systemu wspierania tych spośród nich, które utraciły samodzielność i możliwość niezależnej egzystencji w swoim środowisku. Celem opracowania jest przedstawienie najważniejszych determinant wpływających na konieczność korzystania z pomocy innych osób przez seniorów w zakresie codziennego funkcjonowania, elementów systemu wsparcia osób starszych oraz wzajemnych powiązań i interakcji tych elementów.

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POSTRZEGANIE USŁUG KIEROWANYCH DO OSÓB STARSZYCH W POLSCE PRZEZ ŚWIADCZENIOBIORCÓW I ŚWIADCZENIODAWCÓW

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Stypuła A., Brzyska M., Tobiasz-Adamczyk B.

Polityka Społeczna

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2011

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vol. 38

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issue 9(450)

12-17

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The advancing ageing of Polish society along with transformations in the contemporary model of family cause the rise of demand for services supporting functioning of elderly people in their home environment. As part of the project “Improving Access to Community-Based Services for Older People Living at Home” there were organized two focus groups in order to examine the perception of health and social services directed to older persons by senior citizens and service-providers. The main reasons for using community-based services, the most common sources of information on services as well as the barriers and factors facilitating the using of the community-based services were identified.

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Entrepreneurial Behaviour of the Elderly in Poland – Chosen Aspects

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Gajowiak M.

Studia i Materiały

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2017

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issue 2/2017 (24), cz.1

7-17

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Nowadays one can observe progressive demographic changes in the form of, among others, an increasing proportion of post-working age population and lowering birth rates. The negative consequences of these changes are visible especially in the labour market. For these reasons, it is necessary to undertake efforts aimed at improving working conditions, retraining employees, as well as introducing flexible working hours in order to increase employment among older people. These activities support the implementation of the concept of age management which is becoming increasingly popular among European countries. This idea aims to allow workers, and particularly the elderly, a fuller use of their abilities, thereby increasing their motivation to work. Consequently, it seems that higher employee productivity has a positive effect on the stabilization of employment and enterprise development

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Współczesny świat charakteryzuje się postępującymi zmianami demograficznymi w postaci m.in. wzrostu odsetka osób w wieku poprodukcyjnym, a także niskim przyrostem naturalnym. Negatywne konsekwencje tych przemian widoczne są w szczególności na rynku pracy. Realna groźba destabilizacji rynków pracy, funkcjonowania systemu zabezpieczenia społecznego czy wykluczania seniorów z życia zawodowego i społecznego oraz publicznego, przy jednoczesnym nierzadkim ich dyskryminowaniu, zmuszają do kompleksowego podejścia do kwestii starzenia się społeczeństwa. Wymaga to jego uwzględnienia także w zarządzaniu współczesnym przedsiębiorstwem. Z tego też powodu na znaczeniu obecnie nabiera koncepcja zarządzania wiekiem, w której poprzez odpowiednie podejście do zarządzania personelem w organizacji upatruje się szans niwelowania negatywnych konsekwencji zachodzących przemian demograficznych. W rezultacie stać się ona może także sposobem na wydłużenie aktywności zawodowej seniorów.

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Health Services Utilization in Older Europeans: an Empirical Study

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Srakar A., Hren R., Rupel V. P.

Organizacija

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2016

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vol. 49

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issue 2

127-136

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Background and Purpose: Chronic diseases and associated co-morbidities are highly prevalent among elderly and are associated with an increase in health services utilization which in turn raises health care expenditures throughout industrialized societies. However, health care utilization in elderly is still inadequately understood, particularly regarding the differences among European jurisdictions. In our article, we use dataset of Wave 5 of SHARE survey to study the utilization of health care in older Europeans in 15 European countries. Design/Methodology/Approach: We investigate relationships between factors such as age, gender, income, education and health variables and the utilization of various types of health services. We apply regression modeling to study the determinants of health utilization (different socioeconomic and health variables) of older people. Results: We show some significant differences between determinants of health utilization in terms of probability and frequency of usage. We also explore patterns between welfare regimes, taking Eastern European jurisdictions as a reference category. Finally, we show that in a simple causal model the provision of formal and/or informal homecare serves as a complement to utilization of health care services. Conclusion: Results of our article are important for the management of health care facilities in terms of health care usage by older people, and can be of value to health care providers and policy makers in the field.

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Przyczyny wykluczenia osób starszych z rynku pracy w Polsce

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Niewiadomska A.

Ekonomia. Wrocław Economic Review

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2017

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vol. 23

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issue 4

111 - 124

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In the last decade there has been a positive trend in the increase in occupational activity of the people from the older groups of the working population, but at the same time there emerges the worrying phenomenon of long-term unemployment in this group. The considerations contained in this study refer to older people, represented by those who belong to the older working age groups. Such a choice was dictated by their increasing share in the workforce and in the long-term unemployed group. The purpose of this article is to answer the question concerning the reasons and mechanism of exclusion of the elderly from the labor market. The point of departure of the discussion is an attempt to approximate the notion of exclusion from the labor market, then the analysis of long-term unemployment among unemployed people over 50 years of age. The main part of the article covers the analysis of factors that can be considered as determining the occupational exclusion of older people. The analysis used the results of research conducted among the unemployed over 50 in Poland as well as data of the Central Statistical Office and the Local Data Bank.

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Adult Literacy and use of Technology: A case study of Pakistan

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Dilshad S., Rafique S.

EXLIBRIS Biblioteka Gerontologii Społecznej

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2020

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issue 1 (18) /2020 Old age - international perspective – theory and practice

38-50

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The contemporary era of Pakistan can be characterized by the expectations of reaching old age and therefore having long life mainly due to better standards of hygiene; condition of life and better medical care (Giesler & Krings, 2015). The voice regarding old age and technology is pen down by different authors and it is highlighted that use of technology is need of the day either young or old (Formosa, 2013). The main aim of this study to find out the gap between old age people and use of innovative technology in 3rd world country like Pakistan. For this purpose the current survey study intends to explore the effect of adult literacy with the use of technology. The retirement age in Pakistan is 60 years. Furthermore, according to world population review 2020 people above this age are 2.73% of total population. These old citizens from Islamabad will be taken for the current study who mostly have basic education. Generally speaking mostly old citizens lives at their home with their children/grandchildren. Moreover, for the study data were collected through personal visit of the researcher to with the help of structured interview (which served as questionnaire at times) developed through intense review of literature. Pakistani government do not officially provide any sort of activity for such people but usually they organize the home gatherings of their age. Analysis done on the basis of quantitative data. On the basis of findings conclusions were made. It is concluded that most of the elderly female know to use smart mobile phones in their daily life. They have better knowledge to use digital home appliances and also made their life easy.

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Lifelong learning and participation: a pedagogical turn in social work and social policy

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Hansen H. K., Molpeceres M., Rothuizen J. J.

Praca Socjalna

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2018

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vol. 33(5)

45-67

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This article is inspired by an EU-founded project on intergenerational mentoring: ‘HEAR ME’, which was conducted from 2009–2011 in five European countries. Starting from the demographic challenges that affect all European welfare states, the authors discuss attitudes to and possibilities in involvement of older people in voluntary social work as mentors for young people. The challenge of the ageing societies is quite often discussed as the ‘burden of the elderly’ and discussed as an economic problem. However, the challenge is not only economical. It is also a social and cultural challenge, among other things because a unilateral focus on the economic aspects may cause dissolution of the social cohesion and decrease in well-being for far too many people. The HEAR ME project aimed at developing strategies for lifelong learning and new roles for older people based on their competences, network and an assumed desire of generativity. Action learning seems to be an appropriate learning concept in relation to keeping older people engaged in the community. The authors thus point at participating and lifelong learning as part of the answers to the demographic challenges, and they suggest what you might call a pedagogical turn in social work and social policy.The challenge of the ageing societies is quite often discussed as the ‘burden of the elderly’ and discussed as an economic problem. However, the challenge is not only economical. It is also a social and cultural challenge, among other things because a unilateral focus on the economic aspects may cause dissolution of the social cohesion and decrease in well-being for far too many people.

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Senior na rynku pracy

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ŚPIEWAK-SZYJKA M.

Progress in Economic Sciences

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2017

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vol. 4

295-304

PL

Globalne starzenie się społeczeństw wywołuje wiele zmian. Kwestia ta staje się problemem nie tylko dla demografów, ale i dla pracodawców. Determinuje także ekonomiczne położenie osób starszych, a zatem również jakość ich życia. Prezentowany artykuł zarysowuje wizję pomyślnego starzenia się pracujących seniorów. Celem niniejszego artykułu jest wskazanie wyzwań wynikających z procesu starzenia się społeczeństwa, czego następstwem jest podjęcie wielokierunkowych działań, których celami głównymi są zapewnienie godnego starzenia się poprzez poprawę jakości i poziomu życia oraz tworzenie warunków do aktywności zawodowej i społecznej osób starszych. Do analiz wykorzystano oficjalne dane GUS, Ministerstwa Rodziny, Pracy i Polityki Społecznej oraz kwestionariusz ankiety przeprowadzony na 85 badanych w wieku od 20 do 60 lat.

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The global ageing of populations implicates numerous and diverse changes determining the economic conditions of the elderly and the quality of their lives. This is a problem not only for demographers, but also for employers. The purpose of this article is to identify what challenges arise from the aging of population and what actions must be taken to provide dignified aging, i.e. to improve the quality and standards of living and create conditions for vocational and social activity of older people.

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Jesień życia w przestrzeni miasta.

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Mazur M.

Kultura i Polityka

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2008

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issue 4

63-71

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Funkcjonowanie miasta to nieustanny dialog miejskiej przestrzeni i uczestników miejskiego życia. Rezultatem tej rozmowy są pozostawione w przestrzeni znaczenia, nawiązane relacje, stworzone miejsca. Tak rodzi się kultura przestrzeni, świadomość miejskiej polis. Głos w dialogu należy również do ludzi starych. Pytanie o miejsca osób starych w mieście, na ile jest ono dla nich przestrzenią nadziei, na ile tylko „kryjówką” wyznaczają treść niniejszego artykułu. Materiał źródłowy artykułu stanowi, obok literatury przedmiotu, kilka wywiadów swobodnych przeprowadzonych w Lublinie z samymi seniorami, jak również z animatorem Forum Kultury Przestrzeni oraz pomysłodawcą projektu wspólnego fotografowania miasta przez osoby starsze i młodzież.

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The functioning of the city is a constant dialogue between urban space and the participants of urban life. The results of this conversation are manifested through meanings that appear in the space, relations that are established, and places that are made. That is how the culture of space is born, how people become aware of urban polis. Older people also participate in this dialogue. The purpose of this article is to focus on the position of the elders in the city; we will try to determine whether the urban space is a place of hope or merely a hiding place for them. Source materials for the article are, besides specialist literature, interviews conducted among the elders of Lublin and an interview with the organizer of Forum Kultury Przestrzeni and with the originator of the project of joint taking pictures of Lublin by elders and teenagers.

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The role of recreational activity in creating successful aging

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Płoskonka P. L., Bołdak A., Gołębieska K., Bollason K.

Seminare. Poszukiwania naukowe

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2018

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vol. 39

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issue 4

177-190

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In recent years we have observed rapid aging of societies. An important role in maintaining high quality of life as regards seniors is played by proper medical care as well as physical and mental activity. The aim of the present research was to determine the role of participating in organized forms of recreational activity in the process of successful aging. The conducted research was based on a questionnaire and it involved 64 participants of a recreational and sports event, Seniorada, addressed to seniors and their relatives. The findings have shown that recreational events play an important role in the process of integrating the seniors’ environment, promoting entertainment and physical activity and, moreover, they help the elderly acquire new skills and improve well-being.

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W ostatnich latach obserwuje się szybkie starzenie się społeczeństw. Istotną rolę w utrzymaniu wysokiej jakości życia seniorów pełni zarówno odpowiednia opieka medyczna jak i aktywność fizyczna i umysłowa. Celem badań było określenie roli uczestnictwa w zorganizowanych formach aktywności rekreacyjnej w procesie pomyślnego starzenia się. Zbadano 64 osoby – uczestników Seniorady – imprezy rekreacyjno-sportowej skierowanej do seniorów oraz ich bliskich. Do celów badań wykorzystano kwestionariusz ankiety. Wyniki badań wykazały, że imprezy pełnią ważną rolę w procesie integracji środowiska seniorów, sprzyjają rozrywce, aktywności fizycznej, zdobywaniu nowych umiejętności oraz poprawie samopoczucia.

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Dostępność usług środowiskowych dla osób starszych

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Brzyska M., Tobiasz-Adamczyk B.

Polityka Społeczna

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2012

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vol. 39

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issue 4(457)

14-19

EN

Changes related to the ongoing process of aging and the social transformations taking place in Polish society, require proper organization of the system of services for older people living in the community. As a part of the project “Improving Access to Community-Based Services for Older People Living at Home” the review of the literature on the community-based services for older people was conducted. In this article the accessibility and availability of the community-based services for older people which are offered within the frame of health and social care system were presented; additionally the SWOT-analysis of the functioning of the system was conducted.

PL

Zmiany związane postępującym procesem starzenia się oraz przeobrażeniami społecznymi, zachodzące w społeczeństwie polskim, wymagają odpowiedniej organizacji systemu usług, z których osoby starsze mogłyby korzystać w swoim środowisku zamieszkania. W oparciu o przeprowadzony w ramach projektu „Zwiększenie dostępu do środowiskowych form opieki dla osób starszych, mieszkających w gospodarstwach domowych” przegląd literatury przedstawiono dostępność do tego rodzaju usług oferowanych seniorom w ramach systemu opieki zdrowotnej i pomocy społecznej oraz dokonano analizy SWOT istniejącego formalnego systemu wsparcia oraz jego funkcjonowania.

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