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• A Review of the AGE Barometer 2023: EU Good Practices and Barriers in the Empowerment of Elderly in the Labour Market - The Case of Hungary

  15-24

  Climson L. Balangue

  Ágnes Bene

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  162

  The 2023 edition of the AGE Barometer was released by the Age Platform Europe, aimed at consolidating data from European statistics and national-level sources and enriched by feedback from 19 European countries, including Hungary. The publication aimed at empowering older people in the labour market and promoting sustainable and high-quality working lives for them. The Barometer revealed that the European Union (EU) is far from reaching its 78% employment target for adults aged 20 to 64 with its current state of just 62.3%. This could be due to various barriers to the integration of older people in the labour market, which include inadequate supportive policies, ageism, and unfavourable workplace conditions. Conversely, these are broadly stated in the context of the EU; hence, a deeper analysis of these results, with a special focus on the case of a single country, such as Hungary, is relevant to establish a clearer understanding of the national and local framework of these findings and in determining facilitating policies and programmes as well as gaps in promoting elderly inclusion in the labour sector. Using various methods such as critical analysis, desk and literature review, and thematic analysis, this article examined the Barometer report and other relevant publications. The Barometer 2023 effectively provided general issues and actionable areas in supporting older people in the labour market, combating ageism, and ensuring an age-friendly work environment in the EU landscape. Moreover, it revealed that Hungary performed better in employing older persons compared to the EU average, likely associated with a favourable environment for older workers through its legal protection systems, financial incentives, equal treatment policy, and initiatives such as pensioner cooperatives and information technology education. However, this still falls below the target, and based on the analysis and review of existing relevant publications, this could be associated with some unfavourable policies, gender disparities, a continuous rise in the ageing population, an increased number of migrant workers, technology challenges, ageism, political mayhems, cultural and traditional constraints, and other challenges that continue to threaten the marketability of older people, thereby resulting in consequences for their financial, physical, social, psychological, and environmental wellbeing. Moreover, the report also stated few good practices in promoting elderly employment in the county, contrary to numerous efforts implemented by both the Hungarian government, non-government organisations, and other institutions, which remained unrecognised, perhaps due to limited data availability and gaps in the reporting schemes. Finally, the Barometer 2023 report was realized to be included and used as a part of the technical working papers of the European Economic and Social Committee, being the EU advisory body that deals on the issues and opinions regarding this matter. The latest edition of the Barometer has the potential to spark positive changes among policymakers and decision-makers in acknowledging the economic potential of the elderly and in eliminating barriers that hinder elderly integration in the labour market. In the case of Hungary, substantial policies, programmes, and welfare services exist that facilitate elderly employment; however, challenges were also identified, hence the precise recommendations provided in the Barometer report must transform into reality, taking into consideration the unique national, local, and cultural peculiarities of Hungary and its local communities. It is also suggested that systematic data collection and good practice documentation must be facilitated in Hungary, and feedback from the other 18 countries in the Barometer report must be thoroughly reviewed or benchmarked for possible inspiration and replication. Lastly, the potentials of the Barometer 2023 to be used at all levels of decision-making must be maximized.

• Hungary Country report on digitalization and international comparison within the frameworks of the CA21107 COST Action Work inequalities in later life redefined by digitalization (DIGI-net)

  194-195

  Mónika Modla

  Ildikó Modláné Görgényi

  Andrea Ferenczi

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  20

  The Association For Women’s Career Development In Hungary (AWCDH) participates in the CA21107 COST Action “Work inequalities in later life redefined by digitalization (DIGI-net)”. AWCDH members participate in research activities in all 5 Working Groups.

• Senior policy in Hungary, Poland and Russia - Book review

  43-49

  Sarah Makar

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  116

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• COVID-19, lockdown, elderly. Experiences of the follow up research among active older adults 2020- 2021.

  40-42

  László Patyán

  Ágnes Bene

  Ivett Stumpf-Tamás

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  166

  Introduction, aims:
  The COVID-19 pandemic caused invaluable harms on the World during last two years. Among all economic and societal consequences the negative effects for elderly people was also apparent. Researches - among others - focused on the age related inequalities for accessing and using services, economic disadvantages, the decline of psychical, physical and mental conditions, reduced quality of life, increased level of loneliness, stress and depression, such as the increase and new faces of ageism.
  This research focused on the individual and organizational consequences of COVID – 19 pandemic and the effects of the state interventions followed by. The target group were identified as active seniors who have leading positions in different local and regional senior’s associations. These people were affected individually as a member of the age group and as an experts with organizational responsibilities as well.

  Research method:
  We chose a qualitative follow up (longitudinal) research method that was committed by semi structured phone interviews, recorded and anonymised. The time of the two data record focused and followed the main Hungarian waves of the pandemic: May – June in 2020 and June – July in 2021. Sample were collected from all districts of Hungary (n=42).

  Main research topics were:
  - The situation of the older adults (experiences about the local older people, daily life, problems, issues, social connections)
  - The life in the organization (activities, new initiatives, problems, issues)
  - Individual experiences (fears, daily life, social connections, shopping habits, use of ICT, vaccination).

  Results:
  We found significant differences on the personal life situation and the perception of pandemic and related interventions during the two waves. Pandemic situation may influenced these results. The age related “stay at home campaign” made more difficulties for the older people during the first wave, meanwhile related interventions weren’t so strict during the second wave by introducing shopping timeline for older people and night curfew for all in the late nights. Even first wave did not cause such harm like the second one in Hungary.
  During the first wave we found older people as a rule following citizens. They followed all the restrictions and regulations strictly. Life situations mainly were determined by the living conditions, that is means the ones who lived in the countryside mainly a house with garden experienced less negative effects than those, who lived in the housing estate area (first wave mainly fall on March – May).
  Older people reported increased importance of the local authorities. With the lack of central supporting interventions, local authorities played main role for local support, care and security. If the local government took care of older people they felt safety. Less interventions and coordination made older people insecured.
  The second wave made new situations for people. Older adults became one of the first target groups in vaccination and people started to cope with the pandemic.
  Older adults became more critical with governmental interventions.
  Critics focussed on the
  - pandemic related communication, the vaccination (older people mainly got Shinofarm vaccine that was not accepted in the EU at that time),
  - difficulties with the availability of health services, and
  - they experienced increased economic problems.
  The life in the organization: during the first wave we found frozen life of the seniors organization, cancelled and delayed programmes. Some initiatives were also reported. People preferred to keep contact via phone instead of using another ICT tools. Some of the answerer worried about the community life, how they can restart after the pandemic, others preferred the forthcoming chance for personal meetings.
  Seniors organisations may play an important role of the senior’s life by organizing free time and social activities, advocacy, and many other aspects of active ageing. As we made a first extract of this research further analyse will focus more on the good examples and new initiatives on the social, community and organizational levels.

• Gerontology Days 2021. International Scientific Conference - Programme of the Conference

  Ágnes Bene

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  180

  Gerontology Days 2021

  The Faculty of Health at the University of Debrecen organized the yearly International Scientific Conference on 25-26 November 2021.

  Language of the Conference: Hungarian (25. November), English (26. November)

  COMMITTEES

  Program Committee

  President:
  Dr. habil Marianna Móré, Dean of the Faculty of Health of the University of Debrecen

  Members:
  Dr. Ágnes Bene
  Dr. Katalin Papp
  Dr. László Patyán
  Ágnes Stomp Hengspergerné
  Anita Rusinné Dr. Fedor

  Scientific Committee
  Dr. Marianna Móré University of Debrecen Faculty of Health
  Prof. Dr. Betul Tosun Hassan Kalyoncu University
  Dr. László Patyán University of Debrecen Faculty of Health
  Dr. Katalin Papp University of Debrecen Faculty of Health
  Prof. Dr. Mihály Fónai University of Debrecen Faculty of Health
  Dr. János Endre Kovács University of Debrecen Faculty of Health
  Dr. Anita Szemán-Nagy University of Debrecen
  Dr. Győző Pék University of Debrecen
  Dr. Katalin Balázs University of Debrecen
  Dr. István Hidegkuti University of Debrecen Faculty of Health
  Dr. Adriána Csinády University of Debrecen Faculty of Health
  Dr. Ágnes Bene University of Debrecen Faculty of Health
  Zsuzsanna Judit Kőműves University of Debrecen Faculty of Health
  Józsa Tamás Józsa University of Debrecen Faculty of Health
  Luca Zsuzsa Nagy University of Debrecen

  Operative support:
  György Kirilla
  Károly Séfer
  Zsoltné Varga
  Judit Buczi
  Gábor Kiss
  Lajos Sajtos
  Kinga Bácsi
  Vivien Hudák
  Adrienn Németh
  Réka Virág

   

  Programme of the Conference
  26 th November Friday (online)
  
  Host:
  Dr. Katalin Papp (University of Debrecen Faculty of Health)
  Language: English
  Time zone: (CET)+1; (UTC) + 1

  Webex link:
  https://unideb.webex.com/unideb/j.php?MTID=m55a582a5241e04b584b1ed41fcfbf91a

  9:15
  Opening Ceremony
  Dr. Anita Rusinne Fedor general and scientific vice dean,
  University of Debrecen Faculty of Health

  PLENARY SESSION

  9:20
  Covid, lockdown, elderly. Experiences of the follow up reserach among active older adults 2020- 2021.
  Dr. László Patyán
  (University of Debrecen)

   

  9:50 – 10:50 MORNING SESSION

  Host:
  Dr. László Patyán (University of Debrecen Faculty of Health)

  Webex link:
  https://unideb.webex.com/unideb/j.php?MTID=m55a582a5241e04b584b1ed41fcfbf91a

  9:50
  The good practice of inclusion in action - the proposal of program based on the Human Rights
  Marzanna Farnicka PhD.
  (Family Psychology Unit, Institute of Psychology Zielona Góra University, Poland)

  10:10
  Quality of life for social care centre clients
  Alondere Linda
  (Riga Medical College of the University of Latvia)

  10:30
  Spiritual care in Slovenian nursing homes: a quantitative descriptive study
  Igor Karnjuš
  (University of Primorska, Faculty of Health Sciences, Izola, Slovenia)

  10:50-11:00 Coffee break

  11:00 – 12:20
  SYMPOSIUM
  “COVID -19 PANDEMIC, SURVEYS ON ELDERLY ABOUT VACCINATION – NATIONAL AND EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVES” SYMPOSIUM

  Webex link:
  https://unideb.webex.com/unideb/j.php?MTID=m55a582a5241e04b584b1ed41fcfbf91a

  Chairs:
  Katarzyna Bałandynowicz-Panfil PhD
  Associate Professor, University of Gdańsk,
  Győző Pék PhD
  ret. Associate Professor, University of Debrecen, Faculty of Humanities, Institute of Psychology

  Participants:
  Șerban Olah, PhD Associate Professor, University of Oradea, Romania
  Katarzyna Bałandynowicz-Panfil, PhD Associate Professor, University of Gdańsk, Poland
  Győző Pék, PhD ret. Associate Professor,
  Adrienn Kaszás, PhD student,
  Balázs Őrsi, Assistant Professor,
  University of Debrecen, Faculty of Humanities, Institute of Psychology

  11:00
  Introduction
  Győző Pék, PhD ret. Associate Professor, University of Debrecen, Faculty of Humanities, Institute of Psychology

  11:05
  The severe cases of Covid 19 in Europe. A comparative analysis using SHARE data base
  Șerban Olah, PhD Associate Professor, University of Oradea, Romania

  11:20
  How to convince the undecided - communication with the elderly and attitudes towards vaccination COVID-19 in Poland
  Katarzyna Bałandynowicz-Panfil, PhD Associate Professor, University of Gdańsk, Poland

  11:35
  Introducing an international project. Aims and beginnings
  Katarzyna Bałandynowicz-Panfil, PhD Associate Professor, University of Gdańsk, Poland

  11:50
  Survey on unvaccinated Hungarian elderly people during the COVID-19 pandemic
  Győző Pék, PhD ret. Associate Professor, Adrienn Kaszás, PhD student, Balázs Őrsi, Assistant Professor, University of Debrecen, Faculty of Humanities, Institute of Psychology

  12:10 – 12:25 Discussion

  12:30 Closing of the Symposium

  12:30-13:00 Lunch time

  13 - 14:10 AFTERNOON SECTION

  
  Webex link:
  https://unideb.webex.com/unideb/j.php?MTID=mcbe05fc7b01796c7044e63d5ff2e24e4

  Host: Dr. Katalin Papp
  (University of Debrecen Faculty of Health)

  13:00
  Subjective Assessments of the Disease Seriousness in the Population Aged 60+
  Jitka Doležalová
  University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences

  13:20
  Prelevance of falls in seniors hospitalized on gerontopsychiatric department, their risk factors and possibilities of preventive interventions
  PhDr. Libová Ľubica
  (Vysoká školazdravotníctva a sociálnej práce sv. Alžbety, Bratislava; FZaSP sv. Ladislava, Nov Zámky)

  13:40
  Domestic Violence and its Impact upon Reproductive Health during Corona Virus Pandemic among Women Attending Primary Health Care
  Dr. Iqbal Majeed Abbas
  (Baghdad College of Medical Sciences - Nursing Department)

  
  Virtual Poster

  14:00
  Postoperative rehabilitation after total knee joint replacement
  PhDr. Mgr. Vavro Michal
  (Vysoká škola zdravotníctva a sociálnej práce sv. Alžbety, Bratislava; FZaSP sv. Ladislava, Nové Zámky)

  14:10-14:20 Coffee Break

  14:20-16:20 Parallel sections

  14:20-16:20 Parallel sections

  LATE AFTERNOON SECTION

  Webex link:
  https://unideb.webex.com/unideb/j.php?MTID=mcbe05fc7b01796c7044e63d5ff2e24e4

  Host: Dr. László Patyán
  (University of Debrecen Faculty of Health)

  14:20
  Revealing the Concept of Aging in Turkish Nursing Students: An Exploratory Metaphor Analysis
  Assoc. Prof. Emel Bahadir Yilmaz*,
  Assoc. Prof. Arzu Yüksel**
  (* Giresun University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing Turkey.
  ** Aksaray University, Faculty of Health Science)

  14:40
  Attitudes of Roma adults towards the care of their elderly relatives
  Irén Godó, Dalma Tóth
  (University of Debrecen)

  15:00
  Local community practices to improve healthy aging in the North
  Dr. Elena Golubeva, Dr. Anastasia Emelyanova
  (Northern Arctic Federal University, Arkhangelsk (Russia))

  15:20
  Staff Training and Stress in Long Term Care Facilities Special Care Units for Alzheimer's Elders
  Dr. S. Jean Szilagyi
  (St. Joseph College of Maine
  Ohio Department of Health)

  15:40
  Hospice and Palliative Social Work Roles in the U.S.
  Dr. Ellen L. Csikai
  (University of Alabama, School of Social Work)

  16:00
  Determining the Reasons of Older People for Choosing a Nursing Home: A Comparative Study
  
  Assoc. Prof. Arzu YÜKSEL*, Assoc. Prof. Emel BAHADIR YILMAZ**, Nurse Cansu Esra KESEKCİ***
  *Aksaray University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing, Turkey.
  **Giresun University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing, Turkey.
  *** Silivri State Hospital, Children's Service, Turkey.

  16:20
  Growing Ageing Population and European Policies
  Rehana Sindho Kabooro
  University of Debrecen

  Virtual Poster

  16:40
  Satisfaction with the implementation of developmental tasks in the course of life and the sense of well-being in late adulthood
  Hanna Liberska
  Faculty of Psychology Kazimierz Wielki University Bydgoszcz, Poland

  
  14:20-15:20

  SECTION OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR WOMEN’S CAREER DEVELOPMENT IN HUNGARY (AWCDH)

  Webex link:
  https://unideb.webex.com/unideb/j.php?MTID=mf8a10dfb277e1f308bfa4fcc244801c1

  
  Hosts:
  Ágnes Bene PhD.
  (University of Debrecen)
  Andrea Ferenczi
  (AWCDH)

  14:20
  Education In Old Age In The Experiences Of Polish Euro Grandparents
  Prof. Jolanta Mackowicz, Ph.D and Joanna Wnek-Gozdek, Ph.D
  Institute of Educational Sciences, Pedagogical University of Krakow
  
  14:40
  A step forward with the help of a friend of older persons
  Susan B. Somers
  president, INPEA – International Network for the Prevention Elder Abuse
  
  15:00
  Action for Smart Healthy Age-Friendly Environments
  Willeke van Staalduinen
  CEO AFEdemy Vice-Chair and Grant Holder COST Action

  
  16:50 Closing Ceremony

   

  25 Th. November (hibrid)
  Levezető elnök
  Bene Ágnes PhD.

  Az előadások nyelve: magyar

  Webex link:
  https://unideb.webex.com/unideb/j.php?MTID=m0a5c6cb13912e54ceb3cc1b91a08c218

  9:00 Megnyitó
  Dr. habil. Móré Marianna, dékán
  Debreceni Egyetem Egészségügyi Kar

  9:20 Köszöntő
  Jászai Menyhért alpolgármester
  Nyíregyháza Megyei Jogú Város

  Plenáris előadások
  9:30
  Fizikai aktivitás és civilizációs betegségek különböző életkorokban
  Prof. Dr. Tóth Miklós
  egyetemi tanár, Testnevelési Egyetem, Semmelweis Egyetem;
  elnök, Magyar Sporttudományi Társaság

  10:20
  COVID -19 pandémia Magyar oltatlan idősek oltási attitűdjei, pszichológiai és demográfiai jellemzői
  Dr. Pék Győző ny. egyetemi docens, Debreceni Egyetem Bölcsészettudományi Kar Pszichológiai Intézet

  10:50-12:10 Párhuzamos programok: Kerekasztal és Szimpózium

  10:50
  „IDŐSÜGYI REFERENS” KEREKASZTAL

  Webex link:
  https://unideb.webex.com/unideb/j.php?MTID=m0a5c6cb13912e54ceb3cc1b91a08c218

  Levezető elnök: Dr. Patyán László (Debreceni Egyetem Egészségügyi Kar)

  Résztvevők:

  Résztvevő képzési szakemberek:
  Kisdi Réka, Szalai Eszter
  Családbarát Magyarország Központ Nonprofit Közhasznú Kft.
  Dr. Leleszi-Tróbert Anett Mária
  Semmelweis Egyetem Egészségügyi Közszolgálati Kar Mentálhigiéné Intézet
  Dr. Patyán László
  (Debreceni Egyetem, Egészségügyi Kar, Gerontológia Tanszék)

  Résztvevők idősügyi referensek:
  Pálinkásné Balázs Tünde (alpolgármester, idősügyi referens, Dabas Önkormányzat)
  Sarkantyús Rita Szidónia (szakmai vezető, Veresegyház Kistérség ESÉLY Szociális Alapellátási Központ)
  Szűcs Ágnes (idősügyi referens, rendezvényszervező, Szepes Gyula Művelődési Központ)
  Újhelyi-Török Alexandra (egészségügyi ügyintéző, Szolnok Megyei Jogú Város Polgármesteri Hivatalának Egészség- és Családügyi Osztály)

  10:50
  SZIMPÓZIUM A DOSZ KTO társszervezésével
  SIKEREK ÉS KIHÍVÁSOK AZ IDŐSAKADÉMIÁKON

  Webex link:
  https://unideb.webex.com/unideb/j.php?MTID=m489ae372c57f3fc80accc93fd01672b9

  Levezető elnök: Bene Ágnes PhD. (Debreceni Egyetem Egészségügyi Kar Gerontológiai Tanszék)

  10:50
  Harmadik Kor Egyeteme a Dél-Csehországi Egyetem Egészségügyi Szociális Karán
  Valérie Tóthová, University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Institute of nursing, Midwifery and Emergency Care
  Jana Šemberová, University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences,
  Institute, Institute of Humanities in Helping Professions

  11:05
  Hírös Szabadegyetem - idősödő generáció az iskolapadban
  Dr. Fülöp Tamás, főiskolai tanár, Neumann János Egyetem
  Dr. Sági Norberta docens, Neumann János Egyetem

  11:20
  Suttogó idősek és nyitott fülek
  Nagyné Hermányos Zsuzsanna, vezető, Nyíregyházi Szociális Gondozási Központ

  11:35
  COVID előtt, COVID közben, COVID után - a Milton Friedman Egyetem szeniorképzési rendszerének helyzete
  Dr. Jászberényi József (főiskolai tanár, felnőttképzési igazgató, Milton Friedman Egyetem Kommunikáció- és Művelődéstudomány Tanszék)

  11:50 Diszkusszió

  12:00 A Szimpózium zárása

  
  Virtuális Poszter

  12:00
  A Sóstó Gyógyfürdők ZRt. kínálata az idősödő generációknak, a gyógyturizmus piacának generációspecifikus jellemzőinek tükrében.
  Helmeczi Gabriella (Debreceni Egyetem Egészségügyi Kar)

  
  12:10-13:00 EBÉD SZÜNET Helyszíni állófogadás

  12:30 VIRTUÁLIS KIÁLLÍTÁS Takács Lászlóné Katika világjáró kézimunkáiból
  Webex link:
  https://unideb.webex.com/unideb/j.php?MTID=m0a5c6cb13912e54ceb3cc1b91a08c218
  A Kiállítás a helyszínen megtekinthető a Konferencia mindkét napján.

  13:00 SZEKCIÓK

  „A” SZEKCIÓ: ÉLETMÓD ÉS ÉLETMINŐSÉG
  Webex link:
  https://unideb.webex.com/unideb/j.php?MTID=m20e9d7791072a1af7d3a51c11dcd5ca4

  Levezető elnökök:
  Rusinné Dr. Fedor Anita
  (Debreceni Egyetem Egészségügyi Kar)
  Dr. Sárváry Andrea
  (Debreceni Egyetem Egészségügyi Kar)

  13:00
  Az idősek szociális kapcsolatai és szabadidő eltöltése
  Rusinné Dr. Fedor Anita, Ungvári Sándor, V. Balla Petra (Debreceni Egyetem Egészségügyi Kar)

  13:20
  Az életmódok változásának időbeli trendjei és társadalmi okai – időskori életstratégiák
  Szabó Árpád (Pécsi Tudományegyetem Bölcsészet- és Társadalomtudományi – Demográfia és Szociológia Doktori Iskola)

  13:40
  A 60 év feletti korosztály Tokaji borfogyasztási szokásai, jövedelem és borértés alapján szegmentálva
  Dr. Szakál Zoltán (Debreceni Egyetem Egészségügyi Kar)

  14:00-14:10 SZÜNET

  14:10
  Időskori életminőség, jóllét és idősödéssel kapcsolatos attitűdök vizsgálata
  Ferwagner Anna (Debreceni Egyetem Humán Tudományok Doktori Iskola)

  14:30
  A városi zöldterületek pozitív hatása a demenciával élők és gondozóik jóllétére
  Dr. Fekete Márta (MDRG Kft.)

  14:50
  Időskori panaszok és a gyógynövények kapcsolata
  Pászk Norbert (Miskolci Egyetem, Egészségtudományi kar, Elméleti Egészségtudományok Intézete)

  15:10
  Cukorbetegek háziorvosi ellátásának minőségvizsgálata
  Törő Viktória, Takács Péter, Kósa Zsigmond, Radó Sándorné, Szelesné Árokszállási Andrea, Sárváry Attila (Debreceni Egyetem Egészségügyi Kar)

  
  „B” SZEKCIÓ: PANDÉMIA
  Webex link:
  https://unideb.webex.com/unideb/j.php?MTID=mbf83fef05599e5a3473ed772511bc2c9

  Levezető elnök:
  Dr. Patyán László (Debreceni Egyetem Egészségügyi Kar)

  13:00
  Modern családformák és a nagyszülői korosztály kapcsolata
  Dr. Boga Bálint (vendégelőadó, Milton Friedman Egyetem)

  13:20
  A magyar lakosok egészségi állapota, egészségmagatartása 2020-as SHARE Corona Survey (Covid-19) adatainak tükrében – Hagyományos statisztikai és rough set alapú elemzés
  Dr. Takács Péter, Dr. Takács Péter – Prof. Dr. Láczay Magdolna – Dr. Szakál Zoltán – Dr. Varga Levente – Nádasdi Kristóf Zsolt – Paulikné Varga Barbara – Tóth Kitti – Helmeczi Gabriella (Debreceni Egyetem Egészségügyi Kar)

  13:40
  Idős hozzátartozót gondozó családtagok erőforrásai a COVID-19 idején
  Dr. Leleszi-Tróbert Anett Mária - Bagyura Márton – Dr. Széman Zsuzsa (Semmelweis Egyetem, Társadalomtudományi Kutatóközpont, Semmelweis Egyetem)

  14:00-14:10 SZÜNET

  14:10
  Az idősek nappali ellátása és az aktív idősödés lehetséges kapcsolata - Problémák, nehézségek, jó gyakorlatok a COVID-19 járvány tükrében
  Vajda Kinga (Semmelweis Egyetem, Mentális Egészségtudományi Doktori Iskola)

  14:30
  Az oltásbizonytalanság és az oltásellenesség néhány jellemzője a koronavírus-járvány idején erdélyi magyar felnőttek körében
  Bárdos Tímea (Sapientia Erdélyi Magyar Tudományegyetem, Marosvásárhelyi Kar)

  14:50
  Az időskori depresszió
  PhDr. Mgr. Kollár Lívia (Vysoká školazdravotníctva a sociálnej práce sv. Alžbety, Bratislava; FZaSP sv. Ladislava, Nové Zámky)

  16:10
  Cukorbetegek háziorvosi ellátásának minőségvizsgálata
  Törő Viktória, Takács Péter, Kósa Zsigmond, Radó Sándorné, Szelesné Árokszállási Andrea, Sárváry Attila (Debreceni Egyetem Egészségügyi Kar)

  
  „C” SZEKCIÓ: AKTÍV IDŐSÖDÉS
  Webex link:
  https://unideb.webex.com/unideb/j.php?MTID=m8ed272ac16c7c203b14e031b6b2a672e

  Levezető elnök:
  Dr. Móré Marianna
  (Debreceni Egyetem Egészségügyi Kar)

  13:00
  Idősödő rendvédelem
  Ambrusz Alíz (Debreceni Egyetem Humán Tudományok Doktori Iskola Pszichológia Doktori Program)

  13:20
  A projektmenedzsment oktatásának szerepe az aktív idősödés jógyakorlatainál
  Dr. Asztalos Bernadett - Dr. Ládonyi Zsuzsanna (Semmelweis Egyetem Egészségügyi Közszolgálati Kar Mentálhigiéné Intézet)

  13:40
  PKSZAK MAJÁLIS- a generációk évében
  Rajzik Alexandra (Pécs és Környéke Szociális Alapszolgáltatási és Gyermekjóléti Alapellátási Központ és Családi Bölcsőde Hálózat /PKSZAK/)

  14:00-14:10 SZÜNET

  14:10
  Különböző közegben végzett progresszív balance tréning hatékonyságának vizsgálata nyugdíjasok körében
  Miszory Erika Viktória (Pécsi Tudományegyetem Egészségtudományi Doktori Iskola)

  14:30
  Hogyan érdemes időskorban táncolni?
  Bene Ágnes PhD., Dr. Móré Marianna (Debreceni Egyetem Egészségügyi Kar)

  14:50
  Társadalmi innováció a DEAC-ban, az idősek fizikai aktivitásának fokozása érdekében
  Lenténé Dr. Puskás Andrea (Debreceni Egyetem, Sporttudományi Koordinációs Intézet)

   

  „D” SZEKCIÓ: DIGITALIZÁCIÓ

  Webex link:
  https://unideb.webex.com/unideb/j.php?MTID=m6e0c82a27d2b8f87ce181fddecd4dde6

  Levezető elnök:
  Nádasdi Kristóf Zsolt
  (Debreceni Egyetem Egészségügyi Kar)

  13:00
  Az IKT használata az aktív és egészséges időskor támogatásában és az idősgondozásban
  Tóth Anikó Panna (Debreceni Egyetem Egészségügyi Kar)

  13:20
  Telemedicina jelentősége a pandémia időszakában
  Paulikné Varga Barbara (Debreceni Egyetem Egészségügyi Kar)

  13:40
  Képzési, oktatási ökoszisztéma Kecskeméten az 50 pluszos korosztály számára
  Molnár Szilárd (CédrusNet Kecskemét Program)

  14:00-14:10 SZÜNET

  14:10
  A hazai idősek online fogyasztási potenciálja
  Stumpf-Tamás Ivett, Bene Ágnes PhD. (Debreceni Egyetem Egészsségügyi Kar)

  14:30
  Idősek az infokommunikációs térben – lehetőségek és kihívások
  Nádasdi Kristóf Zsolt, Győri Anita (Debreceni Egyetem Egészségügyi Kar)

  14:50
  „Tanulom a korom” Interaktív tananyag fejlesztése időskorúak aktív életvezetésével kapcsolatos témakörben
  Réti Éva (Pannon Egyetem)

   

  15:00 - Párhuzamosan: SZIMPÓZIUM ÉS KEREKASZTAL

  15:00
  SZIMPÓZIUM
  KOGNITÍV VÁLTOZÁSOK, DEPRESSZIÓ

  Webex link:
  https://unideb.webex.com/unideb/j.php?MTID=m20e9d7791072a1af7d3a51c11dcd5ca4

  A Szimpózium elnöke: Dr. Szemán-Nagy Anita
  (egyetemi docens, tanszékvezető, Debreceni Egyetem Bölcsészettudományi Kar Pszichológia Intézet, Személyiség- és Klinikai Pszichológiai Tanszék)

  15:00 A Szimpózium megnyitása, bevezetés

  15:05 Időskori depresszió az alapellátásban
  Dr. Rekenyi Viktor (Debreceni Egyetem, Általános Orvostudományi Kar, Családorvosi és Foglalkozás-Egészségügyi Tanszék)
  Dr. Kolozsvári László Róbert (Debreceni Egyetem, Általános Orvostudományi Kar, Családorvosi és Foglalkozás-Egészségügyi Tanszék)

  15:20 A Test Your Memory (TYM) teszt alkalmazhatósága háziorvosi szettingben demencia és enyhe kognitív zavar kiszűrése érdekében
  Dr. Garbóczy Szabolcs (Debreceni Egyetem, Általános Orvostudományi Kar, Pszichiátriai és Pszichoterápiás Klinika)
  Dr. Kolozsvári László Róbert (Debreceni Egyetem, Általános Orvostudományi Kar, Családorvosi és Foglalkozás-Egészségügyi Tanszék)

  15:35 Kognitív hanyatlás vagy integráció? – módszertani megközelítésben
  Dr. Kondé Zoltán (Debreceni Egyetem Pszichológia Intézet, Általános Pszichológiai Tanszék)

  15:50 A testmozgás szerepe a demenciák és az időskori depresszió prevenciójában
  Dr. Csinády Adriána (Debreceni Egyetem Pszichológia Intézet, Klinikai Pszichológiai Tanszék)

  16:05-16:10 A Szimpózium zárása

   

  15:00
  „MNKSZ” KEREKASZTAL
  A MAGYAR NŐI KARRIERFEJLESZTÉSI SZÖVETSÉG PROGRAMJAI AZ ENSZ EGÉSZSÉGES IDŐSÖDÉS ÉVTIZEDE JEGYÉBEN
  Webex link:
  https://unideb.webex.com/unideb/j.php?MTID=mbf83fef05599e5a3473ed772511bc2c9

  Levezető elnök: Dr. Takács Péter (Debreceni Egyetem Egészségügyi Kar)

  15:00
  Szigorúan 60 év felett
  Ferenczi Andrea
  elnök, MNKSZ

  15:15
  Barátunk-e a média? - Torz a tükör, vagy csak homályos? Idősek, Covid, Média.
  Hajós Katalin
  média szakértő, MNKSZ

  15:30
  Lépést tartani a digitalizációs világgal, egy többgenerációs kihívás
  Modláné Görgényi Ildikó
  szakképzési és felnőttképzési szakértő, MNKSZ

  15:50-16:10 Diszkusszió
  16:10 A Konferencia első napjának zárás

• Attitudes of Roma adults towards the care of their elderly relatives

  21-24

  Irén Godó

  Dalma Tóth

  Views:

  110

  Caring for the elderly is a challenge for any society even if it is a family or institution related issue (Bánlaki 2006). Numerous researches on the care of the elderly have been published, which help to make the care of the elderly as effective as possible (Djellal, Gallouj 2006). Within the framework of our research, we undertook to examine the attitudes (Arlotti, Aguilar-Hendrickson 2017) and experiences of the Roma towards elderly care.
  Our aim was to explore the opinions of adult Roma people on the topic, as well as to identify possible cultural peculiarities in this issue (Hajime et al 2006; Da Roit 2010; Kehusmaa et al. 2013; Szabóné 2018).

  Method:
  We have selected Roma adult people living in Budapest as our target group, most of them perform manual labour, who in the near future are likely to face the issue of caring for their elderly relatives or are already facing it in the capital. We have chosen this target group because there is a wide range of social services in the capital, and this gives us an insight into the confidence or lack of confidence in the social care system. The situation of the Roma elderly in the Hungarian social context is discussed with a nuanced approach based on Roma studies. The opinions and thoughts of 20 Roma adults are highlighted in our presentation, with whom we interviewed. We compiled a semi-structured set of questions for the target group. We tried to capture the attitude of the Roma towards elderly care along different dimensions (Allport, Lindzey 1960; Örkény, Vári 2009): individual responsibility (Nárai 2019) patterns of the family (Bánlaky 2001), financial and other resources (Bourdieu 1999) - assistance, trust in the social care system, readiness for elderly care (Heimlich 2008). Our research was carried out in November 2021 in compliance with the measures associated witht he COVID-19 situation. The interviews took 40-75 minutes long on average per person.
  We compare international trends within formation on elderly care in Hungary and data on the health status of elderly Roma in Hungary (Kodner, 2006).

  Results:
  The uniqueness of our research lies in the fact that we present the strategies of the Roma related to care in the Hungarian social reality, we identify practical problems and challenges, which can even be a breeding ground for future social policy measures (Schwiter et al. 2015). Poverty among the Roma, as well as discrimination and lower life expectancy compared to non-Roma (KSH, 2015) all contribute to the decision-making of Roma adults regarding the care of their elderly relatives, which is confirmed by the answers found in the interviews and the possibilities and strategies formed by the elderly care system (Kovács 2006). Our results showed that access to various social benefits, such as home help and public health care among others is affected during elderly care, and also has a key role to play, but also information among the Roma. In addition to trust in the social care system, financial means or lack of the influence coping strategies for elderly care. The results obtained can be used even for prevention projects aimed at local health preservation, or for any program aimed at improving the health status of the Roma.

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• COVID -19 pandemic, surveys on elderly about vaccination. National and European perspectives

  14-17

  Katarzyna Bałandynowicz-Panfil

  Șerban Olah

  Győző Pék

  Adrienn Kaszás

  Balázs Őrsi

  Views:

  143

  A summary of Symposium titled COVID-19 pandemic, surveys on elderly about vaccination reserved in this abstract.
  The severe cases of COVID-19 in Europe. A comparative analysis using SHARE data base
  The paper focuses on the severe cases of COVID-19 in Europe and the predictors of these cases. The author used the secondary analysis of a large data base (SHARE) of persons aged 50 or more from the EU countries and the Switzerland. The data have been collected in the summer of 2020. In the first part the focus is on the theoretical starting point of the analysis. In the second part the main outputs are presented.
  How to convince the undecided - communication with the elderly and attitudes towards vaccination COVID-19 in Poland
  The pandemic has had its toll on the socio-economic life of most people. Governments and international organizations face new challenges in a situation of uncertainty. Social campaigns are designed to encourage as many people as possible to join the vaccination plan. Achieving population resilience requires a significant commitment of organizational, financial and communication resources.
  Older people constitute a priority group in the vaccination system in Poland. However, despite the measures taken, there remains a significant share of seniors who remain reluctant to vaccination. The government is taking further pro-turnout measures targeted at the elderly. The shortcomings of the existing strategies should be eliminated for the benefit of society.
  The aim is to summarize the research conducted in the field of the needs and possibilities of communication with the elderly, attitudes towards vaccinations and sources of influence on making purchasing decisions of seniors.
  Vaccination attitudes – international project in Central and Eastern Europe
  The beginnings of the project date back to 2020. The uncertainty that became commonplace in the times of the pandemic indicated new areas of previously unknown dependencies. Stress, uncertainty, attitudes towards the threat, protective behaviour, and soon also attitudes towards vaccination seemed the most important at that time. Examining the existing dependencies would allow a better understanding of the phenomenon of social responses to the pandemic and would support governmental and non-governmental, national and international actions that would be an important tool in the fight against the negative consequences of a spreading COVID-19.
  Scientists from Central and Eastern European countries representing different disciplines (sociology, economics, communication, statistics, psychology and psychiatry) joined forces in a common international project investigating the relationship between attitudes towards vaccines and the level of perceived mental health, uncertainty, socio-demographic variables and the level of religiosity. Core aims of the project were to analyse the model of predictors concerning demographic, psychological, and social factors influencing the intention to vaccinate against COVID-19 and to provide the information to prepare and implement more effective and efficient health messaging strategies and campaigns targeting groups reluctant to COVID-19 vaccination in Eastern and Central European countries.
  The project involved the development of a common research tool - a questionnaire, parallel research in four countries of Central and Eastern Europe (Poland, Romania, Slovenia, Hungary), more than 2000 respondents (unvaccined adults) and joint development of the results of the analysis, using the potential of all involved partners.
  The project is still developed to next stages of investigation. Results will be published in high quality journals in years 2022 and 2023.

  Partners involved represent: University of Gdańsk (Poland), University of Oradea (Romania), University of Ljubljana (Slovenia), University of Debrecen (Hungary).
  More information: k.balandynowicz@ug.edu.pl.
  Survey on unvaccinated Hungarian elderly people during the COVID-19 pandemic
  During the pandemic, we performed a comparative study of the Hungarian unvaccinated people, focusing on psychological and demographic aspects in our questionnaire. The survey data collection lasted from 27 August to 13 October 2021. Participants were over 18 years of age who have not yet received any vaccination against the COVID-19 virus.
  The method used is an on-line questionnaire survey.
  The survey is not for political but for scientific purposes, and we hope that its results will contribute to a more professional management of the COVID-19 epidemic. The survey of Hungarian team was conducted in collaboration with Polish, Slovenian and Romanian university researchers.
  The test dimensions are as follows:
  Well-being at the time of pandemic (happiness, health.)
  Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS21)
  Vaccination Attitudes Examination Scale (VAX)
  Sources of information about vaccination
  Religiosity level
  Demographics (metrics)
  The presentation focuses on the most important aspects of the first analysis of the Hungarian results. The study involved 478 people: 113 men, 363 women, and 2 people identified as “other”. It is worth highlighting from the first processing of the data that a large number of unvaccinated people do not believe that they are at risk of getting the COVID-19 virus. In our sample 42% of the unvaccinated are very sure that the vaccine will not work, and 30.6% are afraid that they will become infected because of the vaccine. They do not usually feel safe after vaccinations, they are afraid of the undiscovered consequences, and they trust more in their natural immunity. 61.8% definitely do not want a vaccine for themselves, nor in the future. 67.3% want to wait to see how vaccines work in other people. During processing, we could identify the ones with a definite anti-vaccination attitude. They were also analyzed on the basis of their political affiliation, religiosity, and place of residence. Regarding the DASS-21 depression subscale, the young age group scored significantly higher than the elderly. According to the DASS-21 stress subscale, the value belonging to young people is significantly higher than that of older people. On the Vaccination Attitudes Examination (VAX) Scale’s concerns about financial profiteering subscale, seniors scored significantly higher. Interpreting our results in the context of parallel international studies is also part of our objectives. Our results provide an opportunity to serve important aspects for the communication strategies with unvaccinated elderly.

• Seventies - A dystropia about the Hungarian society

  46-65

  Dalma Tóth

  Views:

  90

  Introduction: Ageing society is an ever-raising issue, however, not so many movies use critics towards it. The movie Seventies had its debut in Hungary 2014. Its specificity is the lens that were used to show the deficits of the attitudes towards the elderly in Hungary.
  Aim: The aim of the paper is to explore the dystopian nature of the pseudo-documentary in order to show a picture of the possible deficits in Hungarian society with the help of the narratives of the artwork.
  Methodology: In this paper a social psychological approach is considered as the process of affective characterization of movie scenes which are analysed with content analysis.
  Theoretical background: There are two main aspects that are held in the analysis, the cognitive schema theory and the nature of dystopian content as a filter for the interpretative framework. Cognitive schema theory is used for perception and cognition of scenes, canonical set-ups, and interpretation-processes. In the analysis, the focus is on the memory objects, the mental models and the cognitive fields.
  Conclusion: The film experience includes a sort of awareness of the perceived scenes, thus the real world can be divided from imagination. Indeed, subjectivity and the shaping process of our reality are serving the demands of one’s aspects. Therefore, the film can be considered as a valuable starting point of a debate of the future of Hungarian society, highlighting the situation of elderly.

• Gerontological perspectives of Big Data analysis of mobile-based health data

  62-63

  Imre Töviskes

  Balázs Molnár

  Views:

  38

  The mass proliferation of smartphones with the features of general purpose computers is a major challenge for the iPhone in 2007. Medical use of these devices started in 2009 and today there are around 350,000 health apps in the world, are available, with hundreds of hundreds of millions of them, and they have more than 10 million users. Studies show that users are becoming more open to health apps and related mobile phone peripherals, use of assets (e.g. activity trackers).

• Social Impact Investing Opportunities in eHealth

  60-61

  Martin Zsarnoczky

  Fanni Zsarnocky-Dulházi

  Views:

  28

  In general, social impact investing may refer to providing capital to companies, organizations, and funds that are focused on solving critical societal or environmental problems. Social responsibility includes ideas that investors should balance profit-making with activities that benefit society as well because social impact investing focuses on positively impacting the society where it operates. Recently, large international companies reconsidering their motivation within their companies’ goal while their consumers purchase goods and services shifting their responsibility to profits and benefits. It seems small and medium-sized companies need also to develop ethics that guarantee the success of their activity with social responsibility issues. Therefore, for the most effectiveness of social impacts, the companies voluntarily have to operate under pressure from outside forces such as the conscious society.

• Barriers of Accessing Elderly Care Services in Bangladesh

  81

  Masud Rana

  Views:

  40

  Approximately one in ten persons in Bangladesh is over 60 years old and it is estimated that this figure will increase to 21.5% in 2050. This huge proportion of the population often faces barriers in terms of accessing elderly care services.

• How can telemental health help reduce the loneliness and isolation of the elderly?

  50-54

  Anikó Panna Tóth

  Views:

  82

  The goal of the paper is to draw attention to the importance of telemental health and how it can contribute to reducing the loneliness and isolation of the elderly, by reviewing the literature. The author briefly presents how the use of digital technology has contributed to the social and mental health care of the elderly during the coronavirus epidemic, and what changes have taken place. The study concludes with recommendations for the use of ICT by social workers and the development of telemental health services for the elderly.

• Carmen - How are we growing old in cyberspace?

  25-37

  Dalma Tóth

  Views:

  105

  Introduction: Cyberspace is a platform which determines us for many decades. Socialization takes place not only in school, workplace, or family, but also in social media which means that every age group is affected.
  Aim: The aim of the paper is to pop up questions in connection with growing old in cyberspace with the help of a work of art of Stromae.
  Methodology: The videoclip can be considered as a short content of the critical view of Twitter. In Hungary this platform hasn’t been so popular, however, it is a symbol of social media thus it can be interpreted to the tendencies that can be seen worldwide. The materials of the analysis are the pictorial representations of the videoclip, while the analytical tool is the theory and practice of social representations.
  Theoretical background: To analyze the work of art, theories in connection with socialization and social representation are used in order to have a deeper understanding of processes of consumer society while aging. Life events - birthdays, eating out and visiting cinema - are enhanced to see examples of possible individual failures and also the extension of these failures to society.
  Conclusion: The visual representation of pop music plays a socially responsible role that affects all age groups. Raising awareness about responsible use of social media should not only be limited to young people in the future but also extended to the elderly as vulnerable social groups of society.

• Családi (informális) gondozást segítő rendszerek Magyarországon

  34-48

  László Patyán

  Views:

  295

  The member states of the European Union have to face the challenge of demographic aging. Taking the demographic characteristics of the member states, there are no essential differences in either the current or in the expected future development of the proportion of elderly people. Ageing affects several areas of the welfare regimes, but it is usually the health and pension systems and personal services that are highlighted. This paper deals with a special area of personal services, the family (informal) care and the support of carers in Hungary. The study introduces definitions of the informal care, welfare policies on family caregivers, the systematization attempts of the care policy in the member states, it analyzes the recent past and currently perceived care policy processes and ideologies, and finally describes the specific situation in the former Communist countries through an example of a Hungarian care policy. The basic idea of the article is that although the demographic challenges are similar, but the service policy and the development of the institutional systems show significant differences in each country. In addition to the underdeveloped institutional service system in the different countries, the post-Communist countries lack the supporting tools of the caring family members.

• Social Impact Development Company Trends: from CSR to ESG

  53-54

  Martin Zsarnoczky

  Szergej Vinogradov

  Views:

  40

  The latest social processes impacting companies' cultural behaviour have been studied in order to help us clarify and value the social ecosystem that benefits people. Studies have analyzed the full suite of Corporate Social Responsibility, Sustainability, and Environment, Social, and Governance processes provided by the best companies' practices available. Corporate Social Responsibility is a common strategy of management where companies voluntarily take into consideration the environmental and social aspects as consequences of their activity. The idea of Corporate Social Responsibility started among big and international firms at the beginning and became a very popular management theory. Nowadays, small and medium-sized companies are in favour of using it as their daily routine. The management strategies, e.g. CSR, sustainability, ESG enables the companies to work more efficiently and stable.

• Beyond the limelight of Apo Whang-od: Exposing the face of social service delivery and access of older persons in the Philippines

  79-80

  Climson Balangue

  Views:

  49

  This study examined the access to social services for the elderly population in Tinglayan, Kalinga, Philippines, which is the home of Apo Whang-od, a globally renowned traditional tattoo artist. The case study explored the challenges and opportunities that elderly individuals encounter in accessing social services within geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas (GIDA) and how these dynamics have been influenced by the artist's popularity.

• Social well-being of the elderly in Hungary

  22-24

  Adriána Csinády

  Anita Szemán-Nagy

  Réka Farkas

  Zsuzsanna Almássy

  Views:

  69

  In our study, we intended to identify the components of social well-being in the elderly. An examination of the intrapsychic and the interpersonal aspect also played a role in our research. A number of areas were measured by a questionnaire, such as traits, social well-being, the amount of exercise and the range of daily activities.

• Az időskori szerencsejáték zavar

  11-22

  Győző Pék

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  149

  The aim of our study is to summarize and analyze the researches about elderly gambling. There are extensive studies about adolescents and adult gambling, we know demographic factors, motivation base and personality traits which contribute to the initiation and maintenance of problem. There are only a few studies dealing with elderly gambling and there is no study focusing gamblers above 65 in Hungary. Therefore in our study we can use articles from abroad. According to the results elderly gambling differs from adolescents and adult gambling regarding many aspects.

• Befriending Services for the Elderly

  47-50

  Anikó Panna Tóth

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  74

  I would like to briefly introduce befriending services based on a literature review, focusing primarily on services provided to the elderly.

• Explore the Motivational Factors Driving Economic Engagement among the Elderly in Rural Area in Lao People's Democratic Republic

  76-78

  Xaypaseuth Soundala

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  43

  This exploratory study delves into the motivational factors driving economic engagement among the elderly in rural areas of Laos, a nation in Southeast Asia experiencing demographic shifts towards an aging population. With limited research on this topic in the context of rural Laos, this study aims to uncover the underlying motivations that influence elderly individuals to participate in economic activities. By understanding these factors, policymakers can design targeted interventions to promote economic inclusion and improve the well-being of the elderly population. However, the study also uncovers barriers and challenges faced by elderly individuals, such as limited access to resources, skills, and infrastructure. Recommendations are provided to address these challenges and enhance support systems.

• Prevention is the key - a multidimensional model for social well-being of the elderly

  15-16

  Zsuzsanna Almassy

  Anita Szemán-Nagy

  Réka Farkas

  Adriána Csinády

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  69

  Our research group identified a huge need for research on social well-being in the elderly population. In Hungary so far not much has been published in this topic, however, understanding the key elements of well-being is a growing area of research in gerontology all around the world, since it is crucial how we manage our lives in old age.

• Democratic values – discriminative practices regarding to the status of the elderly

  64-76.

  J. Hell

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  159

  The scientific study of gerontology in Hungary has a short history. Perhaps that is why the
  meaning of gerontology is erroneously restricted to the type belonging to biology and medical
  sciences by many. The present study argues that human and social science gerontology does
  have reasons for its existence. We outline the specific areas of research done by philosophy
  and ethics in connection with the situation of the existence of people, especially that of the
  elderly and describe what their mission consists of. We analyse the history of Western
  philosophical thinking and the moral ideas and values formed by this thinking in thousands of
  years. The basic principles of modern democratic societies are constituted by these ideas:
  liberty, equality, justice, brotherhood, human dignity and human rights. In practice these
  rights are often violated, for example the elderly people are discriminated against their age,
  which violates their equality and justice as well as human dignity. Their disadvantageous
  situation is obvious in the economy, politics, culture, education and relations between
  generations. The task of ethics is the principle criticism of these practices along the Western
  values thus contribution to the formation of human conditions. The demographic crisis of the
  continent is viewed by the EU as based on modern age policy, aids, projects and classical
  Western values.

• Not languishing but flourishing: The message of positive psychology on ageing

  1-2

  Ágota Kun

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  67

  Traditional psychology approaches the psychological functioning of ageing primarily in terms of problems and difficulties, focusing on the deterioration of abilities, the onset of mental disorders, inactivity and the decline of relationships. However, with the emergence of positive psychology, a different way of thinking emerged, along which the concept of positive ageing was born.

• A comparative analysis of the community-based care and program for the elderly in the Seychelles and Mauritius Islands

  71-75

  Vivienne Alexandra Sharri Lesperance

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  46

  The World Health Organization describes an elderly person as someone who is aged 60 years and older and further predicts that by 2030, the number of older people will rise by 1.4 billion (WHO, 2017). This phenomenon has not spared the Small Island Developing States (SIDS); according to the United Nations (2023), they anticipated growth from 6.5 to 14.0 million older persons between 2021 and 2050. Undoubtedly, these figures are indicative of significant growth in the aging population across the world, and this is merely the chronological age; needless to say, numerous physical, psychological, and environmental factors can impede longevity and healthy aging.

• Health challenges of the elderly: a comparative study of the need for health social workers in Nigeria and Bangladesh

  11-14

  Emmanuel Temitope Adaranijo

  Sarafat Hossain

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  104

  The established fact is that the population with the highest consumer of healthcare services is the elderly because of the increasing demand for adaptive health services accessible to the elderly. As the elderly continue to age, there is a decline in the health condition, developed societies have explored and employed several multidisciplinary approaches to the care of the elderly. The focus is on social work as a profession.