Spotlight on Scotland: Assets and Opportunities for Aging Research in a Shifting Sociopolitical Landscape
Spotlight on Scotland: Assets and Opportunities for Aging Research in a Shifting Sociopolitical Landscape
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DOI：
10.1093/geront/gnw058
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发表时间：
2016-12-01
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5.7
通讯作者：
Wilinska, Monika
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作者：
Robertson, Jane M.;Bowes, Alison;Wilinska, Monika
苏格兰是一个小国，但在老龄化研究的关键领域处于领先地位。随着拥有卫生和社会服务权力的权力下放政府的成立，该国见证了为创新研究提供独特机会的实践和政策发展。凭借国际公认的多学科研究人员小组，苏格兰能够利用一系列独特的老龄化研究机会：全面了解的人口带来了人口数据和联系的机会，以了解人们与健康、社会护理和其他公共服务的互动；技术和远程护理研究是一个独特的领域，苏格兰因利用技术以相对较低的财务成本开发有效、高质量和广泛接受的服务而受到国际认可。该论文还考虑了苏格兰对老年人的免费个人护理和国家痴呆症战略。评估免费个人护理影响的潜力将为其他全球卫生和社会护理系统提供有价值的信息。探索国家痴呆症战略的影响是另一个独特的研究领域，可以增进对生活质量和服务发展的理解。该文件的结论是，虽然苏格兰受益于进步公共政策和创新老龄化研究的独特机会，这将为全球人口老龄化前沿提供宝贵的经验教训，但必须承认和解决与人口老龄化和日益增加的文化多样性相关的挑战，以确保实现人人平等和社会正义的愿景。
Scotland is a small nation, yet it leads the field in key areas of aging research. With the creation of a devolved government with authority over health and social services, the country has witnessed practice and policy developments that offer distinctive opportunities for innovative research. With multidisciplinary groups of internationally recognized researchers, Scotland is able to take advantage of a unique set of opportunities for aging research: a well-profiled population brings opportunities in population data and linkage to understand people's interactions with health, social care, and other public services; while research on technology and telecare is a distinctive area where Scotland is recognized internationally for using technology to develop effective, high-quality and well-accepted services at relatively low financial cost. The paper also considers free personal care for older people and the national dementia strategy in Scotland. The potential to evaluate the impact of free personal care will provide valuable information for other global health and social care systems. Exploring the impact of the national dementia strategy is another unique area of research that can advance understanding in relation to quality of life and the development of services. The paper concludes that, while Scotland benefits from unique opportunities for progressive public policy and innovative aging research that will provide valuable lessons at the forefront of a globally aging population, the challenges associated with an aging population and increasing cultural diversity must be acknowledged and addressed to ensure that the vision of equality and social justice for all is realized.