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| Home care for the urban chronically ill elderly in the People's Republic of China | | Author(s) | Anne J Davis, Ida Martinson, Lan-Chun Gan |
| Journal title | International Journal of Aging and Human Development, vol 41, no 4, 1995 |
| Pages | pp 345-358 |
| Keywords | Family care ; Chronic illness ; Urban areas ; China. |
| Annotation | This study documents the type of home care provided, severity of illness, and dependency in activities of daily living for 75 chronically ill men and women and their carers in three cities in China. Findings reveal that women serve as caregivers in most cases, and are often spouses with health problems of their own. For caregiver spouses or younger family members who go out to work, there is also a great burden. If alternatives to home care, such as nursing homes, were available, 54% of these caregivers would be willing to institutionalise their elderly relative. All caregivers express the need for more assistance in providing home care. This study raises questions regarding the role of the family, the state, and specifically the health care system in caring for the elderly chronically ill in view of their increasing population. |
| Accession Number | CPA-970731207 A |
| Classmark | P6:SJ: CI: RK: 7DC |
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