In this domain, evaluative and analytical activities focus on understanding and assessing the whole range of social, health, and care issues including mental health, or aging.
Evaluations of interventions and policies effectiveness aimed at addressing these issues may involve assessing the impact of healthcare programs, social welfare policies, or initiatives.
Analytical activities involve examining the underlying causes, consequences, and social dynamics related to these issues, utilizing qualitative and quantitative methods. We analyze the social determinants of health, inequalities, and disparities within populations to inform policy and intervention strategies.
Selected projects
- Intelligent Senior Care System (TL03000611)
- Detection system of elder abuse and neglect (VI04000088)
- Consequences of aging of the population for the need of long-term care – the possibility of projecting innovative ideas from abroad into Czech practice
- More efficient mobile hospice care in Czechia (TL02000101)
- Back to the wheel – Diagnostic and rehabilitative tool for persons after the brain damage (TJ02000036)
Subdomains
- Informal care for the elderly
- Palliative and hospice care
- Social and cultural aspects of death and dying
- Family issues, domestic violence, elderly abuse and neglect
- Nutrition, eating habits and disorders