Finns aged 65\u201384 generally enjoy a high level of well-being, according to preliminary results from the SoWell postal survey. The majority of respondents (78%) were satisfied with their current life and 85% accepted that the COVID-19 measures introduced to limit the social contacts of people over 70 were appropriate. Almost all respondents (93%) had some close relationship in their lives and the majority (95%) believed they could depend on help from others when they needed it. A large majority (82%) found their lives meaningful. Family, friends, nature and hobbies brought joy to most people.<\/p>\n
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But older people in Finland have some concerns as well. About half of the respondents had some health issue that affected their daily life. When asked about current or future concerns, many said they were concerned about their own health (58%) or even more so about the health of their close ones (72%). Inequality in Finland (41%) and in the world (43%) was another cause for concern. Access to older people\u2019s services and care has received much discussion in recent years. The majority of respondents felt confident they would have access to health care, but there was less confidence regarding access to old age services. Less than half (39%) were confident that older people would have access to home care services when they needed them. An even smaller proportion felt confident about access to good end-of-life care (32%) and round-the-clock care (21%).<\/p>\n
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Further analyses in the SoWell project will examine the associations between social well-being and \u2013age, gender, marital status, services, living environment, hobbies and functioning. In addition, we will be examining what kind of technology older people use and how they experience the changes brought about by technology in their daily lives and social relationships.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n The survey was conducted as part of the Aging and Social Well-Being (SoWell) project, which is concerned with older people\u2019s views on well-being and associated factors. A total of 3,088 Finnish people aged 65\u201384 responded to the survey, with a response rate of 62%. The data were collected between November 2020 and April 2021. Since 2018, the research has been funded by the P\u00e4ivikki and Sakari Sohlberg Foundation. More detailed results will be published in national and international scientific journals, and information on new publications and public seminars will also be announced on the project’s website at https:\/\/projects.tuni.fi\/sowell\/in-english\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Further information:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Kristina Tiainen, Senior Research Fellow<\/p>\n kristina.tiainen@tuni.fi<\/a><\/p>\n tel. +358 40 1901648<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Marja Jylh\u00e4, Professor of Gerontology<\/p>\n marja.jylha@tuni.fi<\/a><\/p>\n tel. +358 40 5881900<\/p>\n","protected":false,"raw":"Finns aged 65\u201384 generally enjoy a high level of well-being, according to preliminary results from the SoWell postal survey. The majority of respondents (78%) were satisfied with their current life and 85% accepted that the COVID-19 measures introduced to limit the social contacts of people over 70 were appropriate. Almost all respondents (93%) had some close relationship in their lives and the majority (95%) believed they could depend on help from others when they needed it. A large majority (82%) found their lives meaningful. Family, friends, nature and hobbies brought joy to most people.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nBut older people in Finland have some concerns as well. About half of the respondents had some health issue that affected their daily life. When asked about current or future concerns, many said they were concerned about their own health (58%) or even more so about the health of their close ones (72%). Inequality in Finland (41%) and in the world (43%) was another cause for concern. Access to older people\u2019s services and care has received much discussion in recent years. The majority of respondents felt confident they would have access to health care, but there was less confidence regarding access to old age services. Less than half (39%) were confident that older people would have access to home care services when they needed them. An even smaller proportion felt confident about access to good end-of-life care (32%) and round-the-clock care (21%).\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nFurther analyses in the SoWell project will examine the associations between social well-being and \u2013age, gender, marital status, services, living environment, hobbies and functioning. In addition, we will be examining what kind of technology older people use and how they experience the changes brought about by technology in their daily lives and social relationships.\r\n\r\n\u00a0<\/strong>\r\n\r\nThe survey was conducted as part of the Aging and Social Well-Being (SoWell) project, which is concerned with older people\u2019s views on well-being and associated factors. A total of 3,088 Finnish people aged 65\u201384 responded to the survey, with a response rate of 62%. The data were collected between November 2020 and April 2021. Since 2018, the research has been funded by the P\u00e4ivikki and Sakari Sohlberg Foundation. More detailed results will be published in national and international scientific journals, and information on new publications and public seminars will also be announced on the project's website at https:\/\/projects.tuni.fi\/sowell\/in-english\/<\/a>.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\u00a0<\/strong>\r\n\r\nFurther information:<\/strong>\r\n\r\n\u00a0<\/strong>\r\n\r\nKristina Tiainen, Senior Research Fellow\r\n\r\nkristina.tiainen@tuni.fi<\/a>\r\n\r\ntel. +358 40 1901648\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nMarja Jylh\u00e4, Professor of Gerontology\r\n\r\nmarja.jylha@tuni.fi<\/a>\r\n\r\ntel. +358 40 5881900"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ik\u00e4\u00e4ntyvien 65\u201384-vuotiaiden suomalaisten hyvinvointi on yleisesti ottaen hyv\u00e4ll\u00e4 tasolla. T\u00e4m\u00e4 k\u00e4y ilmi uudesta SoWell-kyselytutkimuksesta. Alustavien tulosten mukaan valtaosa vastaajista (78 %) koki olevansa tyytyv\u00e4isi\u00e4 nykyiseen el\u00e4m\u00e4\u00e4ns\u00e4 ja 85 % oli my\u00f6s sit\u00e4 mielt\u00e4, ett\u00e4 yli 70-vuotiaille kohdennetut kehotukset v\u00e4ltt\u00e4\u00e4 sosiaalista…","protected":false,"raw":""},"author":9,"featured_media":8279,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_fi_post_content":"Ik\u00e4\u00e4ntyvien 65\u201384-vuotiaiden suomalaisten hyvinvointi on yleisesti ottaen hyv\u00e4ll\u00e4 tasolla. T\u00e4m\u00e4 k\u00e4y ilmi uudesta SoWell-kyselytutkimuksesta. Alustavien tulosten mukaan valtaosa vastaajista (78 %) koki olevansa tyytyv\u00e4isi\u00e4 nykyiseen el\u00e4m\u00e4\u00e4ns\u00e4 ja 85 % oli my\u00f6s sit\u00e4 mielt\u00e4, ett\u00e4 yli 70-vuotiaille kohdennetut kehotukset v\u00e4ltt\u00e4\u00e4 sosiaalista kanssak\u00e4ymist\u00e4 olivat asiallisia. L\u00e4hes kaikilla vastaajista (93 %) oli el\u00e4m\u00e4ss\u00e4\u00e4n l\u00e4heisi\u00e4 ihmissuhteita ja valtaosa (95 %) uskoi my\u00f6s saavansa apua muilta ihmisilt\u00e4 sit\u00e4 tarvitessaan. Enemmist\u00f6 vastaajista (82 %) koki el\u00e4m\u00e4ns\u00e4 mielekk\u00e4\u00e4n\u00e4 ja merkityksellisen\u00e4. Useimpien el\u00e4m\u00e4\u00e4n iloa toivat perhe, yst\u00e4v\u00e4t, luonto ja harrastukset.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nPositiivisista tuloksista huolimatta huolenaiheitakin l\u00f6ytyy. Noin puolet vastaajista koki jonkin terveysongelman haittaavan arkista el\u00e4m\u00e4\u00e4ns\u00e4. Kysytt\u00e4ess\u00e4 nykyisi\u00e4 tai tulevaisuuden huolenaiheita monet vastasivat kantavansa huolta omasta terveydest\u00e4\u00e4n (58 %), mutta viel\u00e4 useammat l\u00e4heisens\u00e4 (72 %) terveydest\u00e4. I\u00e4kk\u00e4it\u00e4 ei huoleta kuitenkaan vain oma ja l\u00e4heisten tilanne, vaan monet kokivat my\u00f6s eriarvoisuuden Suomessa (41 %) ja maailmalla (43 %) huolestuttavana. Viime vuosina on paljon puhuttu vanhuspalveluiden ja hoivapalveluiden saatavuudesta. Kyselyyn vastaajista valtaosa luotti saavansa kiireellist\u00e4 hoitoa ja hoitoa pitk\u00e4aikaissairauksiin, mutta luottamus vanhuspalveluihin oli v\u00e4h\u00e4isemp\u00e4\u00e4. V\u00e4hemmist\u00f6 (39 %) luotti i\u00e4kk\u00e4iden saavan tarvitessaan kotiin hoivapalveluita ja viel\u00e4 pienempi m\u00e4\u00e4r\u00e4 (32 %) hyv\u00e4\u00e4 el\u00e4m\u00e4n loppuvaiheen hoitoa ja ymp\u00e4rivuorokautista hoitoa (21 %).\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nTulosten mukaan 65\u201384-vuotiaat suomalaiset ovat hyvin heterogeeninen joukko ja aineiston jatkoanalyyseissa tarkastellaankin muun muassa i\u00e4n, sukupuolen, siviilis\u00e4\u00e4dyn, palveluiden, asuinymp\u00e4rist\u00f6n, harrastusten ja toimintakyvyn yhteyksi\u00e4 sosiaaliseen hyvinvointiin. Lis\u00e4ksi selvitet\u00e4\u00e4n, millaista teknologiaa ik\u00e4\u00e4ntyneill\u00e4 on k\u00e4yt\u00f6ss\u00e4\u00e4n ja miten he kokevat teknologian tuomat muutokset arjessaan ja sosiaalisissa suhteissaan.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nKyselytutkimus on osa Vanheneminen ja sosiaalinen hyvinvointi (SoWell) \u2013tutkimushanketta, jonka tarkoituksena on selvitt\u00e4\u00e4 ik\u00e4\u00e4ntyvien ihmisten n\u00e4kemyksi\u00e4 hyvinvoinnista ja siihen yhteydess\u00e4 olevista tekij\u00f6ist\u00e4. Kyselyyn vastasi yhteens\u00e4 3088 i\u00e4lt\u00e4\u00e4n 65\u201384-vuotiasta suomalaista vastausprosentin ollessa 62. Tietoa ker\u00e4ttiin vuoden 2020 marraskuun ja huhtikuun 2021 v\u00e4lisen\u00e4 aikana. Tutkimusta on rahoittanut vuodesta 2018 l\u00e4htien P\u00e4ivikki ja Sakari Sohlbergin s\u00e4\u00e4ti\u00f6. Tarkempia tuloksia tullaan julkaisemaan kotimaisissa ja kansainv\u00e4lisiss\u00e4 tiedelehdiss\u00e4 ja tietoa uusista julkaisuista sek\u00e4 tiedon julkistamiseen suunnatuista yleis\u00f6seminaareista ilmoitetaan my\u00f6s projektin kotisivulla (https:\/\/projects.tuni.fi\/sowell\/)<\/a>.\r\n\r\n\u00a0<\/strong>\r\n\r\nLis\u00e4tiedot:<\/strong>\r\n\r\nKristina Tiainen, yliopistotutkija\r\n\r\nkristina.tiainen@tuni.fi<\/a>\r\n\r\npuh. 0401901648\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nMarja Jylh\u00e4, gerontologian professori\r\n\r\nmarja.jylha@tuni.fi<\/a>\r\n\r\npuh 040 5881900","_fi_post_name":"ikaantyvat-suomalaiset-voivat-enimmakseen-hyvin-mutta-huolenaiheitakin-on","_fi_post_excerpt":"","_fi_post_title":"Ik\u00e4\u00e4ntyv\u00e4t suomalaiset voivat enimm\u00e4kseen hyvin, mutta huolenaiheitakin on","_en_post_content":"Finns aged 65\u201384 generally enjoy a high level of well-being, according to preliminary results from the SoWell postal survey. The majority of respondents (78%) were satisfied with their current life and 85% accepted that the COVID-19 measures introduced to limit the social contacts of people over 70 were appropriate. Almost all respondents (93%) had some close relationship in their lives and the majority (95%) believed they could depend on help from others when they needed it. A large majority (82%) found their lives meaningful. Family, friends, nature and hobbies brought joy to most people.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nBut older people in Finland have some concerns as well. About half of the respondents had some health issue that affected their daily life. When asked about current or future concerns, many said they were concerned about their own health (58%) or even more so about the health of their close ones (72%). Inequality in Finland (41%) and in the world (43%) was another cause for concern. Access to older people\u2019s services and care has received much discussion in recent years. The majority of respondents felt confident they would have access to health care, but there was less confidence regarding access to old age services. Less than half (39%) were confident that older people would have access to home care services when they needed them. An even smaller proportion felt confident about access to good end-of-life care (32%) and round-the-clock care (21%).\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nFurther analyses in the SoWell project will examine the associations between social well-being and \u2013age, gender, marital status, services, living environment, hobbies and functioning. In addition, we will be examining what kind of technology older people use and how they experience the changes brought about by technology in their daily lives and social relationships.\r\n\r\n\u00a0<\/strong>\r\n\r\nThe survey was conducted as part of the Aging and Social Well-Being (SoWell) project, which is concerned with older people\u2019s views on well-being and associated factors. 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