The impact of different care dependencies on people's willingness to provide informal care: a discrete choice experiment in Germany.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Informal care provided by family members, friends, or neighbors is a major pillar in the German long-term care system. As the number of care-dependent older adults grow, ensuring their future care still relies on the willingness of family members, friends, or neighbors to assume the role of an informal caregiver. This study aimed to investigate the impact on people's willingness to provide informal care to a close relative with predominately cognitive compared to physical impairments.

Methods

An online survey was distributed to the general population in Germany, which resulted in 260 participants. A discrete choice experiment was created to elicit and quantify people's preferences. A conditional logit model was used to investigate preferences and marginal willingn

SUBMITTER: de Jong L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10239163 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature