Health Care for Old Adults

Dear Colleagues,

The world’s population is aging faster than in recent decades. Age is associated with increases in chronic diseases, morbidity, frailty, disabilities, and dependence, resulting in a greater use of health services and health care costs. This results in increased demand for care, primarily from the informal system, with the main caregivers often being women. Institutionalization is sometimes perceived as a failure of care. To respond to this issue, a multidisciplinary involvement and approach is needed at all levels of care. In recent years, the amount of scientific research and policy development has grown, addressing subjects such as digital health, which represents a driver of change towards new care models including eHealth, mHealth, telemedicine, telehealth, and many more.

This Special Issue seeks papers on new research on the phenomenon of care in the elderly, new health care systems, nursing homes, informal care, frailty, dependence, and epidemiological surveys concerning the problems faced by older people, with the final goal to improve the health and care of older people. We also welcome high-quality systematic reviews related to these matters. I would be delighted if this Special Issue serves as a trigger for elaborate policies and to innovate solutions to increase the health care level of older people and their caregivers.

Prof. Dr. Juan Manuel Carmona-Torres
Prof. Dr. Ana Isabel Cobo-Cuenca
Dr. José Alberto Laredo-Aguilera
Prof. Dr. Diana Patricia Pozuelo-Carrascosa
Guest Editors

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