Socio Economic deprivation related to effect of presence of Dependant older people: strategies for Innovative Policies in Europe.

Project Information

SEreDIPE

Grant agreement ID: 888102

DOI

10.3030/888102

Project closed

EC signature date 15 April 2020

Start date 16 March 2021

End date 15 March 2023

Funded under

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Total cost

€ 160 932,48

EU contribution

€ 160 932,48

Coordinated by

UNIVERSITAT DE VALENCIA
Spain

Periodic Reporting for period 1 - SEreDIPE (Socio Economic deprivation related to effect of presence of Dependant older people: strategies for Innovative Policies in Europe.)

Reporting period: 2021-03-16 to 2023-03-15

Summary of the context and overall objectives of the project

The Socio-Economic deprivation related to the Effect of the Presence of dependant older people: Strategies for Innovative Policies in Europe (SEreDIPE) project looks to analyse the impact of the Long term care (LTC) needs of older people on the socio-economic conditions of their family units, aiming to understand in deep the complex relationship between LTC care needs and the risk of Socio-Economic (SE) deprivation of families. In many countries, one or more family members are often called upon to contribute to the long-term care of their dependent family members, either by providing informal care or by covering - in whole or in part - the cost's formal care provided at home. Informal carers, often women, have to reduce or leave their working life to care for their relatives. Furthermore, informal carers reduce their social life due to spending hours on caring and the reduced availability of money to spend on leisure activities.
SEreDIPE connects two critical social issues in this era: the ageing population and material and social deprivation risk. Both problems are two current European challenges.
Population ageing is one of the most significant changes nowadays. According to the WHO, by 2050, the proportion of the world's population over 60 years will reach 22% of people, with the number over 80 to triple. The international economic crisis has emphasised Europe's poverty and socio-economic deprivation risks in the last two decades. Global health and welfare systems are strongly affected by these growing needs that threaten their sustainability. The challenge arises for policymakers to address the increase in dependent older people, even considering the socio-economic impact on the families. Moreover, the changes in demographic and social patterns may lead to decreased informal care, which in most systems is the most critical potential support to older adults in a situation of dependency. Home care is the principal pillar to promote social innovation in LTC because living at home supports the quality of life of older people, improving the efficiency of care provision.
Objectives of this Marie Skłodowska Curie Action (MSCA) have been to (a)To describe state of the art about the issue in terms of literature and existing policies; (b)To analyse the statistical correlation between the risk of families' SE deprivation and the LTC needs in eight European countries selected to be representative of the four existing care regimes in Europe. (c)To identify factors at the macro level to support appropriate and innovative policies to contrast the SE deprivation related to LTC needs. (d)To collect policy recommendations to support effective and innovative policies in Europe.

Work performed from the beginning of the project to the end of the period covered by the report and main results achieved so far

SEreDIPE proposes a comparative study of eight countries (Italy, Spain, Germany, Austria, Finland, Netherlands, Poland and Romania) representing Europe's four different care regimes. Three WPs conducted the study.
To define the state of the art, WP1 comprises literature and policy reviews. The scoping review shows the literature's interest in the causal relationship between LTC needs and SED, although there are several gaps. The policy review indicates how the cash benefits remain the main spread policy in Europe focused on Informal care indemnity more than accurate recognition of informal care.
Wp1 yielded: 1 international conference presentation, 2 international peer-review journal publications, 1 publication of a pre-print paper, and 1 publication in a specialised Italian online journal.
WP2 performs data analysis to detect a statistical correlation between LTC needs and household poverty risk in the studied countries to identify related characterising factors. The quantitative analysis confirms the existing statistical correlation between LTC needs and household poverty risk in Europe, underlining how public offer services, including residential care, and policies remain the material deprivation key strategies to support families in contrast to the adverse effects due to LTC needs and providing informal care. Several products result from WP2: 4 oral presentations at international conferences, 2 scientific papers published in a peer-review international Journal, 1 publication of a pre-print paper.
WP3 proposes a qualitative study based on expert interviews and stakeholder focus groups, aiming to discuss the previous SEreDIPE parts' results and collect recommendations for innovative policies in European countries. 61 International participants representing the studied countries contributed to the data collection. The results focused on the need to improve the coordination and integration of services and policies to better respond to social conditions created by LTC. The recognition of informal care as a focal part of the LTC path remains a central point in promoting health and social care innovation. The WP3 results are summarised in two forthcoming papers for international peer review journals and two international scientific conferences planned in the summer of 2023.
The fellow carried out different dissemination and exploitation activities: 6 dissemination workshops in the partner's institutions,4 open seminars at the University of Valencia, 1 webinar in Italian.
The fellow participated in European Parliament Seminar "Social welfare policies in the European Union: Innovation and Sustainability through interdisciplinary research”. The exploitation activities of SEreDIPE include the production of 4 newsletters, 21 news and 55 posts on the Polibienestar's website and Social media. A final publication of the SEreDIPE project summarises the activities and results of this Marie Curie fellowship.

Progress beyond the state of the art and expected potential impact (including the socio-economic impact and the wider societal implications of the project so far)

The SEreDIPE allowed the debate on the socio-economic effects for European families due to the long-term assistance needs of non-self-sufficient people to be opened at various levels (literature, experts, stakeholders and policymakers). Thus, the debate led to an innovative interdisciplinary approach to studying and responding to social and health needs. In this framework, experts, literature and policymakers are called to focus on integrative and coordinated strategies to propose future studies and policies. The SEreDIPE activities have enabled the building of a specialised international network of nine institutional partners. In addition to participating in the ongoing research and debate, they have set up further collaborations for future studies or inter-institutional agreements.
Five secondment visits for a total of 113 days in 2022 were carried out by the fellow in Germany, Austria, Finland, Poland and Brussels in institutions and partners composing the SEreDIPE network.
The secondments allowed the data collection for WP3 and formed the international network of the individual scholarship holder, offering an opportunity for discussion, dissemination and identification of future opportunities for collaboration. Two months after the end of SEreDIPE, the fellow collaborated with one or more partners on realised two new proposals the European calls for proposals valorising the expertise gained by SEreDIPE.

Newsletter n.4 closing activities 4 April 2023

Dissemination workshop -open section in Valencia 20 october 2022

example of exploitation activity by Polibienestar social media page

Italian Focus Group, online, 3 February 2022