Rory Meyers College of Nursing and NYU Aging Incubator, 5894New York University, NY, USA.
Department of Gerontology, 14708University of Massachusetts Boston, MA, USA.
Res Aging. 2021 Mar-Apr;43(3-4):123-126. doi: 10.1177/0164027521990829. Epub 2021 Feb 3.
This special issue covers several important topics related to long-term care (LTC) systems and policy development in China. It provides a good contextual background on the development of the LTC system in China as well as the needs and preferences of LTC from family and older adults' perspectives. In addition, this issue covers the topic of evaluation of a recently developed long-term care nursing insurance and provides an example of family caregiving for persons with dementia within the Chinese context. The authors in this special issue also provided insights into the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on older adults' life and LTC quality, and explored potential strategies to handle the challenges during and post-pandemic.
本期特刊涵盖了与中国长期护理（LTC）系统和政策发展相关的几个重要主题。它提供了一个很好的背景知识，介绍了中国 LTC 系统的发展情况，以及家庭和老年人对 LTC 的需求和偏好。此外，本期特刊还涵盖了最近开发的长期护理护理保险评估的主题，并提供了一个在中国背景下针对痴呆症患者的家庭护理的例子。本期特刊的作者还深入探讨了 COVID-19 大流行对老年人生活和 LTC 质量的影响，并探索了在大流行期间和之后应对挑战的潜在策略。
