Yaşlı sağlığının sosyal belirleyicileri

Toplumda kırılgan gruplardan biri de özellikle de sosyal ve ekonomik yoksunluk içinde olan yaşlılardır. Cinsiyet, yaş, ırk, etnisite, eğitim, sosyoekonomik durum, yaşam standartları, yaşanılan yer, fakirlik, yalnızlık, sosyal izolasyon, sosyal dışlanma yaşlı sağlığının önemli sosyal belirleyicileridir. Sağlığın sosyal belirleyicileri, sağlık eşitsizliklerini ortaya çıkaran faktörlerdir. Sosyal faktörlerin sağlığa etkisinin anlaşılması ve bunlara karşı eylemler, yaşlılar için hayatidir. Bu makalede, yaşlı sağlığını etkileyen sosyal belirleyicilerin önemi hakkında literatür gözden geçirilmiştir

Social determinants of health among older people

One of the vulnerable group in community is the elderly people who particularly suffer from social and economic deprivation. Gender, age, race, ethnicity, education, socioeconomic status, living standards, geographic location, poverty, loneliness, social isolation and social exclusion are important social determinants of health among older people. Social determinants are powerful predictors of health inequities and disparities. Understanding the effects of social factors on health and actions on the social determinants of health for elderly people are vital. This article reviews literature on the importance of social determinants in shaping health of elderly people

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ISSN: 1016-9113
Yayın Aralığı: Yılda 4 Sayı
Başlangıç: 1962
Yayıncı: Ersin HACIOĞLU

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