About Dignity in Aging
Dignity in Aging
About this Collection
The rapid projected increase in aging of the global population is anticipated to be accompanied by proportionate increases in chronic noncommunicable diseases, disability, and dependency. To reduce the impact of this, a paradigm shift to more inclusive rights-based and dignity-based care is essential. This augmentation of the traditional biomedical model of health care is essential to achieve optimization of periods of good health, social engagement, and productivity with aging.
The United Nations’ Decade of Healthy Aging (2021 – 2030) is a global collaboration, aligned with the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals’ central pledge to ensure that no one is left behind. Creating age-friendly environments, combatting ageism, integrated and long-term care for older persons are the “Decade Action Areas” which focus on dignity, autonomy and respect in the lives of older persons and their families.
In this context, we invite you to share your wealth of knowledge, experience, and expertise to highlight the role of dignity in your chosen field by contributing to this Collection.
Your work may be submitted as relevant original research articles, brief reports, policy briefs, reviews, clinical case studies, case series, or opinion pieces, related but not limited to:
Keywords: dignity; social determinants of health; political determinants of health; older persons; geriatric healthcare; human rights; elder abuse; ageism; aging; gerontology
This Collection is part of the Gateway on the Sociology of Health, dedicated to open research on the social, economic and cultural aspects of health, illness and treatment.
Any questions about this Collection? Please email research@f1000.com
The United Nations’ Decade of Healthy Aging (2021 – 2030) is a global collaboration, aligned with the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals’ central pledge to ensure that no one is left behind. Creating age-friendly environments, combatting ageism, integrated and long-term care for older persons are the “Decade Action Areas” which focus on dignity, autonomy and respect in the lives of older persons and their families.
In this context, we invite you to share your wealth of knowledge, experience, and expertise to highlight the role of dignity in your chosen field by contributing to this Collection.
Your work may be submitted as relevant original research articles, brief reports, policy briefs, reviews, clinical case studies, case series, or opinion pieces, related but not limited to:
- Dignity based healthcare interventions in older persons living with mental health conditions
- Various dimensions of dignity in healthy aging
- Violations of human rights and marginalization of older persons during COVID-19
- Dignity in dementia and end-of-life care
- Intersections of dignity, human rights in older persons and elder abuse
- Dignity and liberty in older persons living in correctional and prison settings
- Dignity in institutionalized care and nursing home facilities
- Dignity and preventive strategies in healthcare of older persons
- International and national legal frameworks and conventions to uphold dignity and rights in older persons
- Dignity Therapy and its implications
- Dignity and human rights: why policy makers, politicians, and economists should care about them as key determinants of health?
Keywords: dignity; social determinants of health; political determinants of health; older persons; geriatric healthcare; human rights; elder abuse; ageism; aging; gerontology
This Collection is part of the Gateway on the Sociology of Health, dedicated to open research on the social, economic and cultural aspects of health, illness and treatment.
Any questions about this Collection? Please email research@f1000.com
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Kiran Rabheru
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