TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ward,William B.
AU  - Younis,Mustafa Z.
ED  - SpringerLink (Online service)
TI  - Steps Toward a Planning Framework for Elder Care in the Arab World
T2  - SpringerBriefs in Aging,
SN  - 9781461459781
AV  - HQ1060-1064 
U1  - 305.26 23
PY  - 2013///
CY  - New York, NY
PB  - Springer New York, Imprint: Springer
KW  - Social sciences
KW  - Public health
KW  - Medical research
KW  - Aging
KW  - Quality of life
KW  - Demography
KW  - Health psychology
KW  - Social Sciences
KW  - Health Psychology
KW  - Public Health
KW  - Quality of Life Research
N1  - Program Assessment -- Conceptual framework -- Arab world elder demographics -- Quality of life -- Health and health indicators -- Client socio-cultural beliefs & attitudes -- Client socio-economic support -- Service demand -- Elder care resources -- Program planning -- Training issues -- Capacity & Capabilities -- Financial resources -- Human resources -- Conclusions and Recommendations
N2  - This book reviews the elder care literature pertaining to the Arab world and proposes steps that can be taken to improve the health and quality of life of older people in this region. Organized in three main sections (Program Assessment, Program Planning, Conclusions and Recommendations), the book addresses such topics as developing a conceptual framework; Arab world elder demographics; quality of life issues; demand for services; training issues; training capacity and capabilities; and conclusions and recommendations for improving the health of older persons in the Arab world. While the countries of the Arab world have the advantage of a unified language and culture that can be used to expedite development of area-wide approaches to a system of elder care, the lack of economic and political unification (such as common market and open trade) along with institutionalized age discrimination (some Arab countries restrict hiring for government and private jobs to persons younger than 45) present barriers to improving the health of older people. In addition, modernization and ease of transportation have resulted in a heavy focus on Western-style fast food, with an accompanying increase in chronic diseases such as hypertension, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and cancer
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5978-1
ER  -