Forti E M, Johnson J A, Graber D R
Department of Health Administration and Policy, Charleston, SC, USA.
J Health Hum Serv Adm. 2000 Fall;23(2):203-13.
This article delineates the current and future trends related to aging in the United States. The demographic and economic forces outlined are ones that will clearly challenge health services leaders and policy-makers in the coming decades. Various policy interventions and strategies currently underway to address the needs of the aging population are described. Shifts in caregiving patterns, the delivery of long-term care services, economics, choices in living arrangements, and managed care programs for the elderly are a few of the issues presented in this article. Health and human services for the elderly will undergo a profound change as the health system continues to adapt itself to the demands of an aging society.
本文阐述了美国与老龄化相关的当前及未来趋势。所概述的人口和经济力量将在未来几十年给卫生服务领导者和政策制定者带来明显挑战。文中描述了当前为满足老龄人口需求而实施的各种政策干预措施和战略。护理模式的转变、长期护理服务的提供、经济状况、居住安排的选择以及针对老年人的管理式护理计划等，都是本文所呈现的部分问题。随着卫生系统持续适应老龄化社会的需求，老年人的健康和人类服务将经历深刻变革。
