Exploring the economic and social effects of care dependence in later life: protocol for the 10/66 research group INDEP study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In low or middle income countries chronic diseases are rapidly becoming the main cause of disease burden. However, the main focus of health policymakers has been on preventing death from cancer and heart disease, with very little attention to the growing problem of long-term needs for care (dependence). Numbers of dependent older people are set to quadruple by 2050. The economic impact of providing long-term care is likely to be substantial.

Methods/design

The study uses mixed methods and draws on and extends the population-based surveys conducted by the 10/66 Dementia Research Group. We focus on two countries in Latin America (Peru and Mexico), China and Nigeria. The surveys comprised baseline surveys of health, socioeconomic circumstances and care arrangements,

SUBMITTER: Mayston R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4124109 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature