Willingness for community-based and institutional eldercare among older adults: a cross-sectional study in Zhejiang, China.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate the proportion of willingness for community-based and institutional care and their correlating factors among older adults in Zhejiang Province, China.

Design

Cross-sectional study.

Setting

The Sixth National Health Service Survey, carried out in Zhejiang, China.

Participants

7300 eligible older adults aged 60 years or older.

Main outcomes measures

Willingness for community-based and institutional eldercare.

Results

The average age of the participants was 69.0±7.3 years. 50.9% of the participants were males, and 49.1% were females. 19.2% came from urban areas and 80.8% were from rural areas. The percentage of willingness for community-based and institutional eldercare was 2.7% and 3.8%, respectively. The corresponding figur

SUBMITTER: Wang H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9020288 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature