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The Willingness of the Elderly to Choose Nursing Care: Evidence From in China

With the accelerating aging of the population and the worsening psychological conditions of older people, the traditional mode of family support for the elderly in China does not always meet the physical and psychological needs of the elderly, and more social support modes for the elderly are needed...

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Autores principales: Wang, Chengcheng, Zhang, Fanyu, Pan, Chao, Guo, Shuyi, Gong, Xianghong, Yang, Dong
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8963335/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35360640
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.865276
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author Wang, Chengcheng
Zhang, Fanyu
Pan, Chao
Guo, Shuyi
Gong, Xianghong
Yang, Dong
author_facet Wang, Chengcheng
Zhang, Fanyu
Pan, Chao
Guo, Shuyi
Gong, Xianghong
Yang, Dong
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description With the accelerating aging of the population and the worsening psychological conditions of older people, the traditional mode of family support for the elderly in China does not always meet the physical and psychological needs of the elderly, and more social support modes for the elderly are needed. Based on 3,513 valid questionnaires on the long-term care and protection needs of Chinese residents, this paper uses a logit regression model to analyze the factors influencing the willingness of the elderly to choose nursing care. The results show that intergenerational family support for the elderly is a significant psychological driver on the willingness of the elderly to choose nursing care. Compared with the elderly living with family, empty nesters or older people living alone are more inclined to select nursing care when they have difficulties taking care of themselves. The physical health of the elderly affects their willingness to choose nursing care, and elderly individuals with more hospitalizations are less likely to select nursing care. In addition, elderly females who are relatively young, have a high level of education, have a high income, have a nursing home near the residence, and are already covered by medical insurance are more willing to choose nursing care. The results of this study are of great importance for improving the medical services and aging care services for the elderly and providing theoretical support for alleviating the psychological and social pressure brought by population aging.
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spelling pubmed-89633352022-03-30 The Willingness of the Elderly to Choose Nursing Care: Evidence From in China Wang, Chengcheng Zhang, Fanyu Pan, Chao Guo, Shuyi Gong, Xianghong Yang, Dong Front Psychol Psychology With the accelerating aging of the population and the worsening psychological conditions of older people, the traditional mode of family support for the elderly in China does not always meet the physical and psychological needs of the elderly, and more social support modes for the elderly are needed. Based on 3,513 valid questionnaires on the long-term care and protection needs of Chinese residents, this paper uses a logit regression model to analyze the factors influencing the willingness of the elderly to choose nursing care. The results show that intergenerational family support for the elderly is a significant psychological driver on the willingness of the elderly to choose nursing care. Compared with the elderly living with family, empty nesters or older people living alone are more inclined to select nursing care when they have difficulties taking care of themselves. The physical health of the elderly affects their willingness to choose nursing care, and elderly individuals with more hospitalizations are less likely to select nursing care. In addition, elderly females who are relatively young, have a high level of education, have a high income, have a nursing home near the residence, and are already covered by medical insurance are more willing to choose nursing care. The results of this study are of great importance for improving the medical services and aging care services for the elderly and providing theoretical support for alleviating the psychological and social pressure brought by population aging. Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-03-11 /pmc/articles/PMC8963335/ /pubmed/35360640 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.865276 Text en Copyright © 2022 Wang, Zhang, Pan, Guo, Gong and Yang. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
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Wang, Chengcheng
Zhang, Fanyu
Pan, Chao
Guo, Shuyi
Gong, Xianghong
Yang, Dong
The Willingness of the Elderly to Choose Nursing Care: Evidence From in China
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title_full The Willingness of the Elderly to Choose Nursing Care: Evidence From in China
title_fullStr The Willingness of the Elderly to Choose Nursing Care: Evidence From in China
title_full_unstemmed The Willingness of the Elderly to Choose Nursing Care: Evidence From in China
title_short The Willingness of the Elderly to Choose Nursing Care: Evidence From in China
title_sort willingness of the elderly to choose nursing care: evidence from in china
topic Psychology
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8963335/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35360640
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.865276
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