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| An estimate of long-term care needs and identification of risk factors for institutionalization among Hong Kong Chinese aged 70 years and over | | Author(s) | J Woo, S C Ho, A L M Yu |
| Journal title | Journals of Gerontology: Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, vol 55A, no 2, February 2000 |
| Pages | pp M64-M69 |
| Keywords | Chinese people ; Admission [care homes] ; At risk ; Needs [elderly] ; Long term ; Hong Kong. |
| Annotation | A 3-year study on the long-term care needs of some 2,000 over 70s in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China obtained information by questionnaire regarding their social, functional, physical and mental health status, and place of residence. A repeat interview was carried out at 36 months. The institutionalisation rate per year is estimated at 0.7% for the 70-79 age group, and 1.5% for the 80+ age group. Using corresponding figures projected by the Hong Kong Census, the corresponding number of places required will be 24,150 and 42,000 respectively for the two age groups by 2005, whereas the number of government subsidised places projected as being available is unlikely to exceed 40,000 for the whole population. Age, being a woman, being single, not having a formal education, cognitive impairment, physical dependency, and the presence of depressive symptoms were factors predisposing institutionalisation. The shortfall in institutional places is likely to be met by the private sector. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-000825202 A |
| Classmark | TKL: KW:QKH: CA3: IK: 4Q: 7DR |
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