[Homecare arrangements: examining the use of support services in relation to socioeconomic status].

ABSTRACT:

Background

National and international findings indicate that homecare arrangements are influenced by socioeconomic factors. Demographic and social developments justify the assumption of an increasing number of people in need of care from resource-pour groups and therefore a continuously increasing importance of home-based long-term care.

Objective

It is examined whether income and education of people in need of care and their caregivers are related to the use of support services in homecare arrangements.

Material and methods

Quantitative secondary data analysis of a survey among members of the social association VdK (Sozialverband VdK). The statistical evaluation includes descriptive analyses as well as the investigation of correlations between socioeconomic character

SUBMITTER: Englert N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10163119 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature