Does informal care from adult children reduce nursing home admissions for the elderly?
Does informal care from adult children reduce nursing home admissions for the elderly?
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DOI：
10.5034/inquiryjrnl_39.3.279
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发表时间：
2002-09-01
影响因子：
1.7
通讯作者：
Johnson, RW
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作者：
Lo Sasso, AT;Johnson, RW
尽管政策的重要性，特别是随着社会老龄化，鲜为人知的是，非正式护理对疗养院入院的影响。本文联合模型定期帮助成年子女和随后的养老院护理的接收，使用的数据从资产和健康动态研究中最古老的老人（AHEAD）。研究结果表明，经常帮助儿童进行基本的个人护理，可使70岁及以上的美国残疾人在随后的两年内使用疗养院的可能性降低约60%。然而，我们发现，当帮助被更广泛地测量到包括家务和差事的帮助时，养老院的入院率并没有显著降低。
Despite the policy importance, particularly as society ages, little is known about the impact of informal care on nursing home admissions. This paper jointly models the receipt of regular help from adult children and subsequent nursing home care, using data from the Study of Asset and Health Dynamics Among the Oldest Old (AHEAD). Results indicate that frequent help from children with basic personal care reduces the likelihood of nursing home use over a subsequent two-year period by about 60% for disabled Americans age 70 and older. However, we found no significant reduction in nursing home admissions when help was measured more broadly to include assistance with chores and errands.