Factors Affecting in Providing Active Aging Services in Iran

Subject Areas : medical documents

zeinab gholipour ¹ (Ph.D student, Department of Health Services Management, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Tehran, Iran)
Mahmood Mahmoodi Majd Abadi Farahani ² (Professor, Department of Health Services Management, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran)
Leila Riahi ³ (Assistant Professor, Department of Health Services Management, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Ira)
kamran hajinabi ⁴ (Assistant Professor, Department of Health Services Management, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran)

Received: 2019-06-26 Accepted : 2019-09-27 Published : 2019-07-23

Keywords: elderly services management logical Empowerment Dimensions, Psychological Well - Being, elderly services, Active aging, Health Care Workers,

Abstract :

Introduction: It is very important that as many as possible, elderly people remain independent and active so that they can actively participate in the community. Today, delivering quality management services for elderly people has attracted the attention of the countries. The purpose of this study was to determine the effective factors on provide active aging services.Methods: The method of this study descriptive-cross sectional research and combination (qualitative and quantitative) method. The statistical population of this study is involved the 287 elderly managers in organizations related to the provision of active aging services. The research tool was questionnaire wich was developed by researcher. Quantitative assessment was done using content validity ratio (CVR) and content validity index (CVI). Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, one sample t-test and SPSS software.Results: According to the findings of this study, the State Pension (Non-Contributory) payment for elderly people (p=0/001, t=32/14), long-term care insurance (p=0/001, t=27/23), mobile care services (p=0/001, t=27/71), discount card of recreational sports centers(p=0/001, t=21/41), shipping discounts (p=0/001, t=18/37), health check-ups and outpatient care services (p=0/001, t= 26/47), elderly's hospitals and specialist clinics (p=0/001, t= 22/61) and  plan of study in university (p=0/001, t=17/23), are effective in providing active aging services.Conclusion: The active aging service quality will be better and will get good results in this way in long-term, if the government and other organizations focus on improving the effective components of aging services and try to solve Barriers and problems.

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https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2018.00123.

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1- Singh B, Kiran U. Recreational activities for senior citizens. IOSR J Human Soc Sci, 2014; 19(4): 24-30.

2- Amir Sadraei A, Soleimani H. Elderly in Iran and its implications. Journal of Health System Research; 2012:1(2). [In Persian]

3- Sazlina S. Health screening for older people—what are the current recommendations? Malaysian family physician: the official journal of the Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia, 2015; 10(1): 2.

4- Alizadeh M, fakhrzadeh H, Sharifi F, Mohamadiazar M, Nazari N. Analytical performance of administrations in charge of ageing program in Iran. Iranian Journal of Diabetes and Lipid Disorders, 2013; 13(1): 74-81. [In Persian]

5- Nasiri M, Foroughan M, Rashedi V, Shahbazi MR. The Impact of Rehabilitation Module of Iran Welfare Organization Among Older Adults. Salmand: Iranian Journal of Ageing, 2016; 11(1): 110-7. [In Persian]

6- Ranjbar N. Good aging; a review of the concepts of aging. Tehran: Tarhe naqd; 2018. [In Persian]

7- Aguila E, Lopez-Ortega M, Gutierrez Robledo LM. Non-contributory pension programs and frailty of older adults: Evidence from Mexico. PloS one, 2018; 13(11): e0206792.

8- Arifin EN, Braun KL, Hogervorst E. Three pillars of active ageing in Indonesia. Asian Population Studies, 2012; 8(2): 207-30.

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http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5946166?pdf=render

http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5946166

https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2018.00123.

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