Integrated Information System for The Older People With A Comprehensive Care Delivery Approach

Abstract

Nowadays, the number of older people is quickly on the rise due to increased social welfare, improved health and economic indices, and increased life expectancy [1-3]. Aging is the most important anthropological phenomenon of the late 20th century and the beginning of the 21st century [1]. According to the definition of the World Health Organization, anyone with the age above 60 years is considered to be elderly [1,2]. According to statistics by the United Nations in 2015, about 900 million people (12% of the world’s population) are elderlies, and it has been estimated to rise to 1.4 billion and 2.1 billion in years 2030 and 2050, respectively (26%) [3,4]. The progressive increase in the aging population imposes many health, economic and social problems on societies [5].