Does Receiving Informal Care Lead to Better Health Outcomes? Evidence From China Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey

Bibliographic Data

ID21461004
AuthorsYixiao Wang (0000-0003-2932-4386, King's College London), Wei Yang (0000-0001-7249-4386, King's College London, corresponding author)
Year2022
Volume44
Issue7-8
Pages510-518
Publication date2022-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueResearch on Aging (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0164-0275 • E-ISSN: 1552-7573
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/01640275211052834
PMID34772286
OpenAlexW3214464965
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited27

Population aging has become a global challenge. Drawing data from Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey 2008, 2011, and 2014, this study examines the effect of informal care receipt on functional limitations and depressive symptoms among older people in China using lagged fixed effects model. Our findings suggest that receiving informal care is significantly associated with a slower functional decline. We also find that this effect varies across different income groups. The protective effect of informal care is more pronounced among older people with higher income compared to those with lower income. We do not observe any significant associations between receiving informal care and depressive symptoms of older people. This study highlights a pressing need for the Chinese government to establish a comprehensive long-term care system

China · Cognition · Depressive symptoms · Economics · Environmental health · Longevity · Longitudinal data · Longitudinal study · Political science · Population · Population ageing · Psychiatry · Receipt · Survey data collection · Demography · Health disparities and outcomes · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Medicine · Psychology · Social Policy and Reform Studies · Gerontology

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