Informal and formal care among single-living elderly in Europe
Informal and formal care among single-living elderly in Europe
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DOI：
10.1002/hec.1275
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发表时间：
2008-03-01
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影响因子：
2.1
通讯作者：
Lundborg, P.
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作者：
Bolin, K.;Lindgren, B.;Lundborg, P.
本研究的目的是分析（1）子女或孙辈向年迈父母提供的非正式护理和正式护理是替代还是补充，以及（2）这种关系在欧洲是否存在差异。这些分析是基于新开发的SHARE（欧洲健康、老龄化和退休调查）数据库的横截面数据。我们发现（1）非正式和正式的家庭护理是替代品，而非正式护理是医生和医院访问的补充，（2）在某些情况下，这些关系根据欧洲南北梯度而不同。工具变量的方法和结果强调会计的非正式护理的内分泌的重要性。版权所有（C）2007约翰威利父子有限公司
The aims of this study were to analyse (1) whether informal care, provided by children or grandchildren to their elderly parents, and formal care are substitutes or complements, and (2) whether this relationship differs across Europe. The analyses Were based on cross-sectional data from the newly developed SHARE (Survey of Health, Ageing, and Retirement in Europe) database. We found (1) that informal and formal home care are substitutes, while informal care is a complement to doctor and hospital visits, and (2) that these relationships in some cases differ according to a European north-south gradient. Instrumental variable methods were used and the results highlight the importance of accounting for the endogeneity of informal care. Copyright (C) 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.