Health Sciences Research Unit: Nursing (UICISA: E), Nursing School of Coimbra (ESEnfC), 3000-076 Coimbra, Portugal.
Nursing Research, Innovation and Development Centre of Lisbon (CIDNUR), Nursing School of Lisbon, 1600-190 Lisbon, Portugal.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Aug 31;19(17):10859. doi: 10.3390/ijerph191710859.
The knowledge of long-term informal care is particularly interesting for social and health measures related to ageing. This study aims to analyze how Portugal differs from Denmark regarding long-term informal care, specifically referring to personal care received by older people. A cross-sectional study was developed in Portugal and Denmark through the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) in 2015, with a total of 2891 participants. Descriptive statistics and logistic regressions were performed. The findings suggest a significant association for older people from Portugal who receive long-term informal care from non-household caregivers and household caregivers. Moreover, as they age and are from Portugal, their availability to receive long-term informal care from non-household caregivers increases. Furthermore, older people in Portugal are more likely to receive long-term informal care from a household caregiver. It is important to take a closer look at long-term informal care in both countries and think about healthy ageing policies in the current context of the ageing population. This study provides knowledge about disaggregated health data on ageing in the European region, helping to fill research gaps related to older people.
长期非正规护理知识对于与老龄化相关的社会和卫生措施尤为有趣。本研究旨在分析葡萄牙与丹麦在长期非正规护理方面的差异，特别是在老年人接受的个人护理方面。本研究通过欧洲健康、老龄化和退休调查（SHARE）于 2015 年在葡萄牙和丹麦进行了一项横断面研究，共有 2891 名参与者。进行了描述性统计和逻辑回归分析。研究结果表明，来自葡萄牙的接受非家庭照顾者和家庭照顾者长期非正规护理的老年人存在显著关联。此外，随着年龄的增长和来自葡萄牙，他们接受非家庭照顾者长期非正规护理的可能性增加。此外，葡萄牙的老年人更有可能接受家庭照顾者的长期非正规护理。有必要仔细研究这两个国家的长期非正规护理，并在当前人口老龄化的背景下思考健康老龄化政策。本研究提供了有关欧洲地区老龄化的分类健康数据的知识，有助于填补与老年人相关的研究空白。
