Long-term care needs and the risk of household poverty across Europe: a comparative secondary data study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Population ageing and rising poverty are two of the most pressing issues today, even in Western European nations, growing as a result of the recent global economic crisis and the COVID-19 containment measures. This study explores the relationship between long-term care (LTC) needs and risk of poverty at household level in eight European countries, representing the different European care regimes.

Methods

The main international databases were scoured for study variables, categorized according to the following conceptual areas: home care, residential care, health expenditure, service coverage, cash benefits, private services, population, family, education, employment, poverty, disability and care recipients, and life expectancy. We initially identified 104 variables re

SUBMITTER: Casanova G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10811889 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature