Author:
Carrillo-Alvarez Elena,Rodríguez-Monforte Míriam,Fernández-Jané Carles,Solà-Madurell Mireia,Kozakiewicz Mariusz,Głowacka Mariola,Leclère Mariel,Nimani Endrit,Hoxha Adnan,Hirvonen Armi,Järvinen Sari,van der Velde Miriam,van Scherpenseel Meike,Lopes António Alves,Santos Hugo,Guimarães Isabel,Handgraaf Marietta,Grüneberg Christian
Abstract
AbstractAs societies age, the development of resources and strategies that foster healthy ageing from the beginning of life become increasingly important. Social and healthcare professionals are key agents in this process; therefore, their training needs to be in agreement with societal needs. We performed a scoping review on professional competences for social and health workers to adequately promote healthy ageing throughout life, using the framework described by Arksey and O’Malley and the Joanna Briggs Institute Guidelines. A stakeholder consultation was held in each of the participating countries, in which 79 experts took part. Results show that current literature has been excessively focused on the older age and that more attention on how to work with younger population groups is needed. Likewise, not all disciplines have equally reflected on their role before this challenge and interprofessional approaches, despite showing promise, have not been sufficiently described. Based on our results, health and social professionals working to promote healthy ageing across the lifespan will need sound competences regarding person-centred communication, professional communication, technology applications, physiological and pathophysiological aspects of ageing, social and environmental aspects, cultural diversity, programs and policies, ethics, general and basic skills, context and self-management-related skills, health promotion and disease prevention skills, educational and research skills, leadership skills, technological skills and clinical reasoning. Further research should contribute to establishing which competences are more relevant to each discipline and at what level they should be taught, as well as how they can be best implemented to effectively transform health and social care systems.
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
Geriatrics and Gerontology,Health (social science)
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