Open AccessSocial and medical aspects of elderly age: obesity and professional longevity
Author(s) -
Irina Leskova,
Наталия Валентиновна Мазурина,
Е. А. Трошина,
Дмитрий Николаевич Ермаков,
Елена Александровна Диденко,
Любовь Владимировна Адамская
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
ožirenie i metabolizm
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2306-5524
pISSN - 2071-8713
DOI - 10.14341/omet2017410-15
Subject(s) - life expectancy , pension , population ageing , population , government (linguistics) , scope (computer science) , gerontology , social security , retirement age , business , economic growth , political science , development economics , medicine , economics , environmental health , finance , market economy , linguistics , philosophy , computer science , programming language
The article raises the problem of the population aging and the expected significant increase in the proportion of the elderly population in Russian in the next 1015 years. Population aging will cause the need to attract additional financial resources for pensions to 1214% of GDP, which is approximately 1.5 1.6 times more than is provided for by the program of the Government of Russia aimed at improving the pension System in the period until 2025. The existing pension system and social security system only partially takes into account the aging process. Mechanisms for adapting the elderly to work have not yet been created, a well-thought-out state policy in this area has yet to be developed. In addition, the aging of the population leads to an increase in the older age groups of the risks of diseases with severe and catastrophic consequences, to prevent and reduce which is the number one task before the social policy of the state for this population group. The costs of medical care and care help are exorbitant in scope for the vast majority of retirees, so the elderly remain virtually defenseless against the risks of old age. It is emphasized that before medicine the task is not simply to increase life expectancy, but to prolong the labor activity of a citizen. The article suggests measures to improve the policy of interaction between state institutions and civil society in overcoming the negative consequences of aging and social adaptation of older persons.