Functional disability and utilisation of long-term care in the older population in England: a dual trajectory analysis.

ABSTRACT: This study investigates the developmental trajectories of long-term care needs and utilisation in older people aged 65 years and over in England. The data came from the English Longitudinal Survey of Ageing (ELSA, waves 6-9, 2012-2018, N = 13,425). We conducted dual trajectory analyses to cluster people's trajectories of care needs (measured by functional disability) and utilisation into distinct groups. We conducted logistic regression analyses to identify the factors associated with trajectory memberships. We identified three trajectories of long-term needs (low, medium, and high) and three trajectories of care utilisation (low, medium, and high). Both care needs and care hours increased with age, but the speed of increase varied by trajectory. Females, minority ethnic groups, peo

SUBMITTER: Hu B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9729679 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature