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| Risk factors and family support for limitations in ADL among older people in urban China | | Author(s) | Yi Liu, Keming Yang |
| Journal title | Hallym International Journal of Aging, vol 11, no 1, 2009 |
| Pages | pp 13-32 |
| Source | http://baywood.com |
| Keywords | Self care capacity ; Mobility ; At risk ; Family care ; Urban areas ; Social surveys ; Korea. |
| Annotation | Caring for older people has become a particularly demanding task for China, not merely because of the increasing percentage of them but also because of the migration of the younger generations for employment, changing living arrangements, and lagging provision of supportive services. As much of the burden remains on the shoulders of family members, the aim was to discover who the primary caregiver is in the family for a particular activity of daily living (ADL). To set up the background, the authors examined the prevalence of ADL needs among older people living in urban areas and analysed the effects of some risk factors on the probability of requiring help. The data come from the urban sample of Survey for the Support System for the Elderly in China (SSSE), supplemented by those from the Survey of the Aged Population in China (SAP). Results from cross-tabulation and logistic regression analyses show that instrumental ADL needs are much more prevalent than basic ADL needs, that age and health conditions are highly significant risk factors, and that a spouse is the primary caregiver across all activities. Future research therefore needs to focus on instrumental ADL needs, and the support by spouse must be taken into account before that by adult children is considered. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-090806207 A |
| Classmark | CA: C4: CA3: P6:SJ: RK: 3F: 7DK |
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