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01-12-2004 | Report
European Association for Population Studies Working Group on Demographic Change and Care of Older People/Institut National D’Études Démographiques: European networks and projects
Published in: European Journal of Ageing | Issue 1/2004
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A workshop was conducted by the European Association for Population Studies (EAPS) Working Group on Demographic Change and Care of Older People/Institut National D’Études Démographiques (INED) on ‘Demographic and Social Change: Implications for Support and Well-Being of Older People in Europe’, organised by Emily Grundy, Patrick Festy and Cecilia Tomassini and held at INED in Paris on 1–3 September 2004. At a previous meeting of EAPS in Warsaw in 2003, organised by the Working Group on Demographic Change and Care of Older People, it was discovered that there were numerous groups throughout Europe conducting research in this area. Consequently the aim of the workshop was to bring together those groups identified at the meeting and to learn more about their research. In addition to some individual research presentations, a special meeting was held to exchange information about the various European networks and research projects investigating demographic change and support for older persons. The aim of the meeting was to (a) exchange information on the work being currently carried out in Europe on various aspects of social support for older people, (b) discuss data sets used and/or data collected, (c) disseminate research findings and (d) discuss future directions. Presentations were made by the following groups (presented in alphabetical order; Table 1):
Table 1
Summary of European networks/projects concerning various aspects of support for older persons in Europe
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Funder
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Data (existing or collected)
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Countries
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Time period
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Website
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ActivAge
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EU Fifth Framework Research Programme
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Analysis of policy documents, expert interviews, use of existing data, panel-led consultation
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Austria, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Poland, Switzerland, United Kingdom
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January 2003–December 2005
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CLESA
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EU Fifth Framework Research Programme
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Creation of harmonised database from 6 ongoing longitudinal studies
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Czech Republic, Finland, Italy, Israel, The Netherlands, Lithuania, Poland, Spain, Sweden
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February 2001–April 2004
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DIALOG
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EU Fifth Framework Research Programme
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Collection of cross-sectional survey data
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Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Italy, Germany, Lithuania, The Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, Switzerland
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January 2003–December 2005
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ESAW
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EU Fifth Framework Research Programme
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Collection of cross-sectional survey data
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Austria, Italy, Luxemburg, The Netherlands, Sweden, United Kingdom
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January 2002–December 2003
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EUROFAMCARE
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EU Fifth Framework Research Programme
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Review of national-level sources on family carers and policies, collection of cross-sectional survey data on family carers
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Italy, Germany, Greece, Poland, Sweden, United Kingdom
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January 2003–December 2005
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European Study of Long-Term Care Expenditure
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European Commission
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Use of existing data from national household surveys, censuses, and official data on health and social services
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Italy, Germany, Spain, United Kingdom
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January 2002–January 2003
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Euro-REVES
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EU Health Monitoring Programme
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Use of existing data from national health surveys
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Denmark, France, Italy, The Netherlands, Spain, UK
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Long–standing
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FAMSUP
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European Science Foundation Scientific Network
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FAMSUP database comprised of data from nationally representative surveys, censuses, and official publications provided by FAMSUP members
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Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, United Kingdom, United States,
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January 2002–December 2004
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FELICIE
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EU Fifth Framework Research Programme
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Based on existing data from national and European-level censuses, registers, vital statistics and surveys
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Belgium, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Portugal, United Kingdom
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January 2003–December 2005
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OASIS
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EU Fifth Framework Research Programme
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Collection of cross-sectional survey data
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Germany, Israel, Norway, Spain, United Kingdom
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Febrary 2000–January 2003
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SHARE
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EU Fifth Framework Research Programme
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Collection of household survey data
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Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, The Netherlands, Spain, Sweden Switzerland
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January 2002–December 2004
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AMANDA
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EU Fifth Framework Research Programme
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Analysis of SHARE data
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Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, The Netherlands, Spain, Sweden Switzerland
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January 2003–December 2005
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