Aging, diversity, and health: the Brazilian and the Canadian context

Acta Paulista de Enfermagem

Lisiane Manganelli Girardi Paskulin²  Marinês Aires¹  Ana Valéria Goncalves¹  Carla Cristiane Becker Kottwitz¹  Eliane Pinheiro De Morais¹  Mario Augusto Brondani¹ 

[1] ,Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulPorto Alegre RS ,Brazil

关键词: Cultural diversity;    Demographic aging;    Elderly;    Health Care (Public health);    Cross-cultural comparison;    Diversidade cultural;    Envelhecimento da população;    Idoso;    Atenção à saúde;    Comparação transcultural;    Diversidad cultural;    Envejecimiento de la población;    Anciano;    Atención a la salud;    Comparación transcultural;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0103-21002011000600021

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Aging is a universal and yet diverse phenomenon. This paper presents a review on the topic of diversity in the context of the aging populations in Brazil and Canada. The diversity of the aging population in both countries is discussed in terms of gender, ethnicity, age groups and living conditions while considering the impact on the health care systems. Understanding and reflecting on the Brazilian and Canadian realities reinforces the need for respecting these diversities when developing and implementing local health policies and interventions. There are some similarities regarding gender, but marked differences in immigration patterns, education and living arrangements. The heterogeneity in the aging process within each country and between them carries different expectations and generates social consequences that manifest themselves in differences in health situations, resulting in new challenges to health services and the formulation of public policies for this age group in both countries.

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