What determines informal care need among community-dwelling older adults in China? Results from a longitudinal study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

With an intensified aging population and an associated upsurge of informal care need in China, there is an ongoing discussion around what factors influence this need among older adults. Most existing studies are cross-sectional and do not focus on older people living in the community. Conversely, this study empirically explores the factors that affect informal care need of Chinese community-dwelling older individuals based on longitudinal data.

Methods

This study constructed panel data using the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Research Study (CHARLS) from 2011 to 2018 for analysis. Generalized linear mixed models were used to analyze the factors affecting reception of informal care, and linear mixed models were used to analyze the factors affecting inform

SUBMITTER: Zhang L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11241955 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature