2019/08/09 by Melanie Messer, Messer, Melanie
Economics, Econometrics and Finance · Health Professions · #610 Medical sciences #Armut #Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes #Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life #Health and Medical Studies #Medicine #Multimorbidität #Patientenpartizipation #aged #home care #häusliche Pflege #multimorbidity #patient participation #poverty #ältere Menschen
paper · doi:10.3205/000274
openalex publication_date 2019/08/09 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/19
The results indicate how older people in need of care impose self-restrictions due to their poverty, which are harmful to health and limit the quality of life. Furthermore, the described strategies can pose a significant risk to the medical safety of patients. This has implications for the nursing and social care, but also for the medical treatment of the affected patients. The existing support systems seem to be only partially prepared for dealing with such situations. In view of a trend towards an older population structure, future research should put more emphasis on the user-friendly adaptation of the social and health systems. Strategies to prevent and deal with poverty in older people in need of care, easy access to social support systems, as well as the preparation of the health professions for the associated tasks seem to be particularly indicated.