Gender Differences in the Health Status of Elderly People

Marius Nechita ()
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Marius Nechita: Universitatea Tehnică din Cluj-Napoca, Romania

No 16, Proceedings of Harvard Square Symposium, The Holistic Society: Multi–Disciplinary Perspectives, Volume 3 from Research Association for Interdisciplinary Studies

Abstract: Even though there are particularities within every age group which can be applied to the entire population, the seniours constitute the population’s most heterogeneous segment and their functioning differs more from one person to another in comparison with the case of other age groups, due to the different aging rhythm, genetic heritage, psycho–spiritual profile, life experience, familial and socio-cultural context that the person lives in, and the events experienced in one’s life. The existing studies point out that there is a great variability and individuality in what concerns the experiencing of the aging process and, implicitly, regarding the experiencing of the various needs and their satisfaction. Therefore, this paper attempts to focus on the elderly and explore the health care status based on gender.

Keywords: community development; old age; family; community; social assistance; religion; society (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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Published in Proceedings of Harvard Square Symposium, The Holistic Society: Multi–Disciplinary Perspectives, Volume 3, Year 2017, pages 234-250

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