Aging is an irreversible natural process; we as humans develop many age-related disadvantages impacting many aspects of our life. Aging is not a negative process, but the ever-increasing band of the aging population creates a different socioeconomic and healthcare cost-associated risk that may hinder the sustainable development goals of any country and the world in general. Thus, the primary purpose of this book is to cover all aspects of the aging population. Each chapter in this book will give its readers a comprehensive understanding of how an aging population affects public programs such as pension plans, social welfare aids, healthcare costs, asset loss, and labor income, including chapters focusing on the demographic distribution of age-related diseases and injuries that increase healthcare cost, current social psychological reforms, and scientific research work adopted continent wise towards sustaining the aging population.

Therefore, this book is helpful for students, teachers, and practitioners studying/working in the broad areas of social sciences, economics, and scientific research advancements in aging. This book serves as a bridge toward planning and developing new policies and practices.


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Chapter 1. Continent wise Intersectional Analysis on Ageing.- Chapter 2. Leading Causes of Death and Disability Among the Global Ageing Community.- Chapter 3. The Societal Impact and Feasibility of Psychosocial Interventions on the Quality of Life of the Elderly.- Chapter 4. The Economic Impact of Ageing on Healthcare.- Chapter 5. Future Investment Needs for the Ageing Community.- Chapter 6.  Variabilities in Ageing Trends: Questions and Concluding Remarks.- Appendix: Continent wise World Population Data Sheet.


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Aging is an irreversible natural process; we as humans develop many age-related disadvantages impacting many aspects of our life. Aging is not a negative process, but the ever-increasing band of the aging population creates a different socioeconomic and healthcare cost-associated risk that may hinder the sustainable development goals of any country and the world in general. Thus, the primary purpose of this book is to cover all aspects of the aging population. Each chapter in this book will give its readers a comprehensive understanding of how an aging population affects public programs such as pension plans, social welfare aids, healthcare costs, asset loss, and labor income, including chapters focusing on the demographic distribution of age-related diseases and injuries that increase healthcare cost, current social psychological reforms, and scientific research work adopted continent wise towards sustaining the aging population.

Therefore, this book is helpful for students, teachers, and practitioners studying/working in the broad areas of social sciences, economics, and scientific research advancements in aging. This book serves as a bridge toward planning and developing new policies and practices.


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Explains aging concepts with relevance to global and regional population Identifies age-related risk factors and diseases with greatest liabilities Includes chapters on healthcare burden to facilitate implementation of SDG
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ISBN
9789819957743
Publisert
2024-11-30
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Springer Verlag, Singapore
Høyde
235 mm
Bredde
155 mm
Aldersnivå
Upper undergraduate, P, 06
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Product language
Engelsk
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Dr. Polly Lama is an anatomist and a researcher with a Ph.D degree in molecular matrix biology in cartilage diseases from the University of Bristol, United Kingdom. Dr. Lama served as a post-doctorate scientist at McGill University, Canada, before joining Sikkim Manipal University (SMU), and is currently an associate professor, quality assurance in-charge, and an executive coordinator at SMU. Dr. Polly has authored numerous high-impact publications, and a few to name are in Cell Death and Discovery, Nature, Bone and Joint Surgery, Artificial intelligence in medical data, Nature, and the Journal of Anatomy. Notably, Dr. Lama has received more than 22 national and international awards for her contribution to teaching and research in her area of expertise. She is the peer reviewer and editorial member of Springer Nature BMC Musculoskeletal Diseases, Experimental Molecular Medicine, Nature, Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, and Dr. TMA Pai Research Grants are among the few tomention.