Years of the research: 2015
Country: Hungary
Language: Hungarian
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Abstract:
The study examines the possibilities for social innovation in long-term care for the elderly. The analysis is based on the Hungarian focus group and experts interviews conducted in the frame of research for the MOPACT project work package No. 8. The focus group interviews were held in 2015 in Budapest and Nyíregyháza, examined three questions. 1. What are the main difficulties in long-term care? 2. What innovations would you consider the most important? 3. Who should participate in the change process? Austrian, German, Italian, Estonian, Portuguese and Romanian researchers also participated in the MOPACT work group dealing with long-term care, thus the study is part of an international comparison.
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Type of research: international
Sample:
2 Hungarian expert interviews and 2 Hungarian focus groups (including 8 participants/focus group; different stakeholders - representatives of long-term care: carers’ associations, local/regional administration, relevant NGOs/local associations and service providers) in comparison with the expert interviews and focus groups of the other countries in the working group.
Findings/outcome/conclusion/research questions:
In Hungary in the absence of the integration of professional considerations and experiences gained in practice into a regulation, innovation in long-term care for the elderly comes up against barriers. Recognition of expertise, the life career model, encouragement of quality work, motivation of specialists, the integration into long-term care of services based on infocommunication and adaptation of the environment to meet the needs of the elderly would significantly assist renewal of the system and greater prestige for the profession. The comparison showed that there are many new ideas and model programs, but there is a lack of actors providing central guidance for innovation. However, the realisation of innovation possibilities at local or regional level is also an important part of social innovation. Results based on the comparison of expert interviews with the focus on Germany and Hungary showed that while in Hungary social innovation in long-term care needs the change of the whole system in Germany it requires “only” reform.
Publication/reports: Széman Zsuzsa - Tróbert Anett Mária: A szociális innováció lehetőségei a tartós idősgondozásban. Esély, 2017:6 (Hungarian)
Financed by: European Commission / Seventh Framework Programme
Contact person: szeman.zsuzsanna@public.semmelweis-univ.hu
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