The last year of life in Europe
Regional variations in functional status and sources of support
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11200920 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Karsten Hank (0000-0003-1844-7612, University of Cologne, corresponding author), Hendrik Jürges (0000-0001-7517-5516, University of Mannheim) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 1041-1054 |
| Publication date | 2010-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ageing and Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0144-686X • E-ISSN: 1469-1779 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0144686x10000280 |
| OpenAlex | W2162984096 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 39 |
This article aims to provide an initial account of the life circumstances of older people in 11 continental European countries during the year prior to their deaths. It focuses on regional variations in functional limitations and sources of support. Using logistic regression we analyse data from 523 end-of-life interviews in 2006–07, collected for the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (Wave 2) about the respondents who had died since the baseline data collection in 2004–05. The prevalence of functional limitations was found to be fairly consistent across Northern, Central and Southern Europe. Significant regional differences existed, however, with regard to the deceased respondents' main sources of support and the locations of their deaths. Northern Europeans were the least likely to receive help from their family only and the most likely to be supported by non-kin. They also exhibited the highest risk of dying in a nursing home. In Mediterranean countries, a pattern of exclusive family support and dying at home prevailed. The findings support the notion of a ‘mixed responsibility’ of families and welfare states as providers of support for older people in the last year of life
Family support · Geography · Logistic regression · Next of kin · Political science · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Welfare · Demography · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Health disparities and outcomes · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Medicine · Gerontology
Survey Methods in Multinational, Multiregional, and Multicultural Contexts
Patterns of Functional Decline at the End of Life
Broken Limits to Life Expectancy
Health Trends in the Elderly Population
Functional Status and the Use of Formal Home Care in the Year before Death
Predictors of Disability in the Final Year of Life
The Structure of Physical Health Status
Patterns of Religious Practice and Belief in the Last Year of Life
The last 3 months of life
The social connectedness of older Europeans
Determinants of the living arrangements of older people in Europe Déterminants des modes de vie des personnes âgées en Europe
Socio-economic status differences in older people's use of informal and formal help
Welfare states do not crowd out the family
Social class differences in health and care in the year before death
Morbidity and disability in older persons in the years prior to death
The quality of life in the year before death
Socioeconomic inequalities in morbidity among the elderly; a European overview
Family Ties in Western Europe
Intergenerational Help and Care in Europe
Marital status and health among the elderly
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,25 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2020 (7) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |