The Impact of Disability on Intergenerational Care Needs of the Elderly in China

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ID13776154
AuthorsLan Bai (0000-0002-8859-1540, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China), Shuyan Gu (0000-0002-2362-1251, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China), Hai Gu (0000-0002-0400-7694, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China, corresponding author), Xinpeng Xu (0000-0002-8238-8701, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China), Xin-Peng Xu (0000-0002-5829-9960, Nanjing University), Nan Cui (0000-0003-0432-5841, Nanjing University), CUI Nan (Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China), Chao Li (0000-0002-7543-3973, Nanjing University), Decheng Li (Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China), Di Wu (0000-0002-1269-4260, Nanjing University), Wu Di (0009-0007-1390-8041, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China)
Year2021
Volume58
Pages469580211018283-469580211018283
Publication date2021-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueINQUIRY The Journal of Health Care Organization Provision and Financing (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0046-9580 • E-ISSN: 1945-7243
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/00469580211018283
PMID34027690
OpenAlexW3165148959
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited21

This paper discussed the influence of disability and the degree of disability on the intergenerational needs of the elderly in terms of time and economy. The data is from the CLHLS in 2018. And the study discussed from 3 dimensions: nursing time, economic support, and medical cost support provided by children. The results showed that disability had a significant impact on the care time and medical expenses provided by adult children (care time: β = 45.631, P P P < .01). The results of sub sample regression show that the intergenerational care needs of the elderly in China are restricted by objective factors and have not been met. These findings revealed the current situation of intergenerational support for the disabled in China, and emphasized that the government should establish and improve the social formal care, gradually reduce the burden of care for children with disabled elderly families, and improve the quality of life of the disabled elderly

China · Government (linguistics · Medical care · Medical expenses · Medical model of disability · Political science · Psychiatry · Quality of life (healthcare · Sample (material · Global Health Care Issues · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Medicine · Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies · Nursing · Psychology · Gerontology

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