Aleksandra Piłat

Demographic and social changes lead to the increasing numbers of people requiring care and the decreasing number of potential caregivers. This phenomenon is particularly difficult in Poland. Due to the lack of system solutions, but also Polish culture, care is organized primarily in the private sphere. For that reasons it is necessary to provide support for informal carers of the elderly. The purpose of this article is to diagnose the situation of family carers; types of support, and major problems that are associated with care. Article is based on qualitative research conducted among persons performing care on dependent seniors. Based on obtain information types of support and the types of care were distinguished, as well as problems resulting from the role played by the examined person.

The purpose of the paper is to identify and explore social determinants of health in women as compared to men. We used data from The Collaborative Research on Ageing in Europe (COURAGE in Europe) study. The study population consisted of 1,317 men and 1,921 women. The independent measure was Self-Rated Health (SRH) and the World Health Organisation Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 (WHODAS 2.0), which incorporates both condition of health and disability. To find determinants of WHODAS 2.0. linear regression model was performed and in the case of SRH the proportional odds model was used. Analysis showed that women’s SRH was significantly related to age, level of education. household income, type of occupation and family background. There was a similar relation observed amongst the male results. The analysis of the results indicates that socio-economic status is one of the main determinants of peoples’ health. This relation was observed for both women and men. As analysis shows, the level of financial situation during childhood changes SRH especially among women. For men’s health a more important variable was mother’s occupation. 

Przygotowanie do wydania elektronicznego finansowane w ramach umowy 637/P-DUN/2019 ze środków Ministerstwa Nauki i Szkolnictwa Wyższego przeznaczonych na działalność upowszechniającą naukę.