Gerontosociology

Advancing Gerontological Insights for a Healthier Tomorrow

Welcome, My Dear Visitor!

As a PhD student at Semmelweis University, my research focuses on the health-related attitudes, decisions, and health behaviors of the ageing population, with particular attention to the social and organizational dimensions of primary prevention. I created this website to provide a comprehensive overview of my research activities and their different directions.

On this site, I present the role and accessibility of Health Development Offices (HDOs), as well as their impact on the health behavior of older adults and the factors that influence the acceptance or rejection of preventive health services.

Another, methodologically oriented line of my research addresses the analysis of uncertainty and patterns underlying empirical data. Within this framework, I am developing and applying a novel metric, the Imprecision Entropy Indicator (IEI), which enables the quantitative assessment of informational uncertainty, concentration, and the structural characteristics of data patterns. This approach is applicable not only in the social sciences, but also in health sciences and decision-support contexts.

Uncertainty can be understood as the maximum amount of information carried by a given data pattern. The two- and three-dimensional spatial arrangement of data provides an information structure that can be analyzed through uncertainty per unit of concentration using the IEI indicator. When this measure is combined with average distance and directional components, it yields an entropy field, the analysis of which allows for a deeper understanding of the observed phenomenon.

The aim of this website is to present these conceptually distinct yet interrelated research directions within a unified interdisciplinary framework.

Thank you for visiting in my hompage and I look forward to collaborating with you to improve the health and well-being of our ageing population.

Peter Domjan

Semmelweis Universy

Doctoral College

PhD Candidate

  • 14th Congress of the Hungarian Society of Physiotherapists and 1st International Conference 14.09.2024

    On September 14, 2024, we represented the Health Sciences Department of the Semmelweis University Doctoral School with a presentation titled „The Role of Health Development Offices in Strengthening Fall Prevention for Elderly Health Preservation” in Pécs at the 14th Congress of the Hungarian Society of Physiotherapists and the 1st International Conference (MGYFT). The research was…

  • 26th National Outpatient Care Conference and 21st National Outpatient Healthcare Professionals’ Conference.

    On September 13, 2024, we represented the Újbuda Szent Kristóf Outpatient Centre and the Health Sciences Department of the Semmelweis University Doctoral College at the conference held in Balatonfüred, Hungary. Our presentation examined indicator-based financing of general practitioners in the context of health promotion and laboratory funding. The presentation is available at the following link: https://gerontosociology.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Haziorvos_indkatorrerndszer_2024_09_13.pptx

  • PhD Scientific Days 2024

    Semmelweis University, Basic Medical Science Center, is organizing the PhD Days from July 9 to 10, 2024, where we represented the Health Sciences Section of the Doctoral College of Semmelweis University with a presentation titled ‘Graph Theoretical Approach to Analyzing the Communication Networks of Health Development Offices: Influencing Positive Health Behaviors in Elderly Hungarian Population….

  • MESZK Egészségügyi Szakdolgozók V. Alapellátási Konferenciája (MESZK Health Care Professionals’ V. Primary Care Conference)

    2024 május 23-24 között Budapesten a MESZK Egészségügyi Szakdolgozók V. Alapelltási Konferenciáján a „A szakdolgozók szerepe az Egészségfejlesztési Irodák működtetésében és az idősek egészségprevenciójában” című előadással képviseltük a Semmelweis Egyetem Doktori Iskolájának Egészségtudományi Tagozatát. Domján Péter1, Arndt Brigitta2, Dr. Vingender István3 Semmelweis Egyetem 1 2 Doktori Iskola, Egészségtudományi Tagozat 3 Egészségtudományi Kar, Társadalomtudományi Tanszék Between May 23-24,…

  • XXVII. Tavaszi Szél Konferencia (XVII. Spring Wind Conference)

    2024. május 3-5 között került megrendezésre Budapesten az Óbudai Egyetemen a „XXVII. Tavaszi Szél Konferencia”, amelyen a „Az Egészségfejlesztési Irodák gerontoszociológiai jelentősége és országos lefedettsége Magyarországon” című előadással képviseltük a Semmelweis Egyetem Doktori Iskolájának Egészségtudományi Tagozatát. Domján Péter1, Angyal Viola2, Dr. Vingender István3 Semmelweis Egyetem 1 2 Doktori Iskola, Egészségtudományi Tagozat 3 Egészségtudományi Kar, Társadalomtudományi…

  • ORPHEUS 2024 Conference

    At the conference held in Tbilisi on April 18-20, 2024, we represented Semmelweis University with the following research poster: The Health Development Office as a Gerontosociological Innovator: National Coverage and Impact in Hungary Peter Domjan1, Viola Angyal2, Dr. Istvan Vingender3 Semmelweis University 1 2 Doctoral College, Health Sciences Division 3 Faculty of Health Sciences, Department…