Review of some organizational forms and models of care for the elderly people in the world
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Public Health Department, Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University, Ukraine
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Submission date: 2024-04-11
Final revision date: 2024-10-31
Acceptance date: 2025-05-12
Publication date: 2025-07-30
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Olha Burak
Public Health Department, Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University, Ukraine
Wiadomości Lekarskie 2025;(7):1426-1432
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The aim: Studying the peculiarities of organizational forms and models of care to elderly people in different countries of the world. The results of such analysis will be useful for the development and improvement of organizational forms and models of care to elderly people in Ukraine.
Materials and methods: research was based on methodology of systematic approach. First of all, we used bibliosemantic method for data collection, after methods of synthesis, induction and deduction were used for information analysis and conclusions formation. Scientific publications related to various organizational forms and models of providing care to the elderly in the world were analyzed in scientometric databases, in particular PubMed and Google Scholar. For scientific search we used key words: “care for elderly”, “population aging”, “healthcare for elderly organization”, “healthcare system in the world”, “healthcare for the elderly challenges”. Publications in English published since 2018 were taken into account.
Conclusions: The results of scientific publications analysis of organizational forms and care providing models to the elderly people in different countries of the world show none of the described models is perfect. The development of long-term comprehensive care for the elderly, high-quality and affordable, is a priority of public health care all over the world. The results of our analysis will be useful for the development and improvement of organizational forms and models of care to elderly people in Ukraine.