Pinquart Martin, Sörensen Silvia
Institut fur Psychologie, Friedrich Schiller-Universität Jena, Germany.
Int J Aging Hum Dev. 2002;54(4):291-314. doi: 10.2190/1FVT-24T3-Y1V3-57A5.
Based on the complementary model of support use, we investigated older adults' preferences for short-term and long-term future care needs in a U.S. and a German sample (65+ years). A greater preference for the exclusive use of informal support and for mixed support (a combination of informal and formal support) was found with regard to short-term care needs whereas a greater preference for the exclusive use of formal support was reported for long-term care needs. German seniors were more likely than U.S. seniors to report a preference for informal support. U.S. seniors, however, were more likely than German seniors to prefer mixed support. Being male, and having more contact with relatives predicted stronger preferences for informal and mixed support. In addition, age, the number of adult children, previous receipt of support, education, and income were associated with preferences for future support.
基于支持使用的互补模型，我们在美国和德国的样本（65岁及以上）中调查了老年人对短期和长期未来护理需求的偏好。对于短期护理需求，发现更多人倾向于仅使用非正式支持以及混合支持（非正式和正式支持相结合），而对于长期护理需求，则更多人倾向于仅使用正式支持。德国老年人比美国老年人更有可能表示偏好非正式支持。然而，美国老年人比德国老年人更倾向于混合支持。男性以及与亲属有更多联系预示着对非正式和混合支持有更强的偏好。此外，年龄、成年子女数量、以前接受的支持、教育程度和收入与对未来支持的偏好有关。
