New Trends in Health Status and Care Needs Among Older Adults
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Health Care Sciences".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2027 | Viewed by 534
Editors
Interests: health and health care trajectories in later life; digital divide in old age; social support in old age; social and cultural contexts of aging
Interests: aging in place; home- and community-based services (HCBS); cognitive and mental health trajectories in later life; social determinants of health; health disparities and equity; multidimensional vulnerability and resilience among older adults
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Population aging is a defining demographic shift of the 21st century, accompanied by profound changes in health status and the nature of care needs among older adults. Recent evidence highlights evolving patterns in chronic conditions, functional trajectories, mental health, and the use of formal and informal health care services across diverse settings. These trends are shaped not only by biological and lifestyle factors but also by social, cultural, technological, and policy environments that influence aging trajectories and care ecosystems.
The Special Issue “New Trends in Health Status and Care Needs Among Older Adults” aims to bring together cutting-edge research that examines emerging patterns and determinants of health and care needs in later life. We welcome original research, reviews, and perspectives that explore health trajectories, care utilization, unmet needs, and the roles of social and cultural contexts, technological innovations, and policies. Comparative and longitudinal studies that inform public health practice and policy are particularly encouraged.
We look forward to your contributions to this important and timely issue.
Dr. BoRin Kim
Dr. Esther Shin
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- health status trajectories in later life
- care needs and health care utilization
- social and cultural contexts of aging
- unmet health and care needs
- health inequities in older adults
- digital divide and aging
- comparative aging research
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