Olaroiu Marinela, Alexa Ioana Dana, van den Heuvel Wim J A
Foundation Research and Advice in Care for Elderly (RACE), Heggerweg 2a, 6176 RB Spaubeek, Netherlands.
Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Grigore T. Popa", 16 University Street, 700115 Iasi, Romania.
Curr Gerontol Geriatr Res. 2017;2017:7574040. doi: 10.1155/2017/7574040. Epub 2017 Sep 25.
Ageing of societies causes serious political concerns on well-being of old citizens and care for the (frail) old. These concerns increased with the economic crisis of 2008. In European countries policy measures were taken to deal with the consequences of this crisis. This study explores the possible effects of these measures on life satisfaction of older citizens.
Life satisfaction was assessed through international surveys in 2007 and 2013 and changes in societal conditions, using eight indicators on demography, welfare, and health, are assessed in 31 European countries in 2006 and in 2014. Data are standardised and based on official, national surveys and statistics.
The former found that U-shape relationship between age and life satisfaction disappeared after the crisis. Negative changes in social protection and care arrangements, taken after the economic crisis, are related to low life satisfaction in old citizens.
Various societal conditions deteriorated in 2014 as compared to 2006. Policy measures, taken due to the 2008 economic crisis, have changed societal conditions and affected life satisfaction of older citizens negatively. In countries with a rudimentary structure of health and welfare provisions old citizens could not cope with the imposed policy measures.
社会老龄化引发了对老年公民福祉以及（体弱）老年人照料问题的严重政治关切。这些关切随着2008年的经济危机而加剧。欧洲国家采取了政策措施来应对这场危机的后果。本研究探讨了这些措施对老年公民生活满意度可能产生的影响。
通过2007年和2013年的国际调查评估生活满意度，并利用2006年和2014年31个欧洲国家的人口统计学、福利和健康方面的八项指标评估社会状况的变化。数据经过标准化处理，基于官方的全国性调查和统计数据。
前者发现危机后年龄与生活满意度之间的U型关系消失了。经济危机后社会保护和照料安排的负面变化与老年公民的低生活满意度有关。
与2006年相比，2014年各种社会状况有所恶化。由于2008年经济危机而采取的政策措施改变了社会状况，并对老年公民的生活满意度产生了负面影响。在健康和福利供应体系不完善的国家，老年公民无法应对所实施的政策措施。
