Ageing and Long-Term Informal Care: The Reality of Two Countries in Europe: Denmark and Portugal.

ABSTRACT: The knowledge of long-term informal care is particularly interesting for social and health measures related to ageing. This study aims to analyze how Portugal differs from Denmark regarding long-term informal care, specifically referring to personal care received by older people. A cross-sectional study was developed in Portugal and Denmark through the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) in 2015, with a total of 2891 participants. Descriptive statistics and logistic regressions were performed. The findings suggest a significant association for older people from Portugal who receive long-term informal care from non-household caregivers and household caregivers. Moreover, as they age and are from Portugal, their availability to receive long-term informal care from non-h

SUBMITTER: Maia AC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9518465 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature