COVID-19: Opportunities for interdisciplinary research to improve care for older people in Sweden
(2021) In Scandinavian Journal of Public Health 49. p.29-32- Abstract
- The emergence of COVID-19 has changed the world as we know it, arguably none more so than for older people. In Sweden, the majority of COVID-19-related fatalities have been among people aged ⩾70 years, many of whom were receiving health and social care services. The pandemic has illuminated aspects within the care continuum requiring evaluative research, such as decision-making processes, the structure and organisation of care, and interventions within the complex public-health system. This short communication highlights several key areas for future interdisciplinary and multi-sectorial collaboration to improve health and social care services in Sweden. It also underlines that a valid, reliable and experiential evidence base is the sine... (More)
- The emergence of COVID-19 has changed the world as we know it, arguably none more so than for older people. In Sweden, the majority of COVID-19-related fatalities have been among people aged ⩾70 years, many of whom were receiving health and social care services. The pandemic has illuminated aspects within the care continuum requiring evaluative research, such as decision-making processes, the structure and organisation of care, and interventions within the complex public-health system. This short communication highlights several key areas for future interdisciplinary and multi-sectorial collaboration to improve health and social care services in Sweden. It also underlines that a valid, reliable and experiential evidence base is the sine qua non for evaluative research and effective public-health systems. (Less)
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- Baxter, Rebecca ; Jemberie, Wossenseged LU ; Li, Xia ; Naseer, Mahwish LU ; Pauelsen, Mascha LU ; Shebehe, Jacques LU ; Viklund, Emilia LU ; Xin, Xia LU ; Zulka, Linn Elena LU and Badache, Andreea Corina LU
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- SAGE Publications
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- 10.1177/1403494820969544
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abstract = {{The emergence of COVID-19 has changed the world as we know it, arguably none more so than for older people. In Sweden, the majority of COVID-19-related fatalities have been among people aged ⩾70 years, many of whom were receiving health and social care services. The pandemic has illuminated aspects within the care continuum requiring evaluative research, such as decision-making processes, the structure and organisation of care, and interventions within the complex public-health system. This short communication highlights several key areas for future interdisciplinary and multi-sectorial collaboration to improve health and social care services in Sweden. It also underlines that a valid, reliable and experiential evidence base is the sine qua non for evaluative research and effective public-health systems.}},
author = {{Baxter, Rebecca and Jemberie, Wossenseged and Li, Xia and Naseer, Mahwish and Pauelsen, Mascha and Shebehe, Jacques and Viklund, Emilia and Xin, Xia and Zulka, Linn Elena and Badache, Andreea Corina}},
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series = {{Scandinavian Journal of Public Health}},
title = {{COVID-19: Opportunities for interdisciplinary research to improve care for older people in Sweden}},
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