Determinants of home care utilization among the Swedish old: nationwide register-based study.

ABSTRACT: Since the 1990s, Sweden has implemented aging-in-place policies increasing the share of older adults dependent on home care instead of residing in care homes. At the same time previous research has highlighted that individuals receive home care at a higher age than before. Consequently, services are provided for a shorter time before death, increasing reliance on family and kin as caregivers. Previous studies addressing how homecare is distributed rely primarily on small surveys and are often limited to specific regions. This study aims to ascertain how home care services are distributed regarding individual-level factors such as health status, living arrangements, availability of family, education, and socioeconomic position. To provide estimates that can be generalized to Sweden as a who

SUBMITTER: Brandstrom A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9424454 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature