Cai Jiaoli, Jiang Nan, Coyte Peter C
School of Economics and Management, Beijing Jiaotong University, No. 3 Shangyuancun, Haidian District, Beijing 100044, China.
Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Health Sciences Building, 155 College Street, Suite 425, Toronto, ON M5T 3M6, Canada.
Healthcare (Basel). 2024 Dec 11;12(24):2508. doi: 10.3390/healthcare12242508.
The demand for long-term care is increasing as the elderly population continues to grow, prompting a critical examination of care modalities.
This study employs data from the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey (CLHLS) to assess the relationship between informal and formal care for older people with disabilities in Beijing. The analysis employs the Probit model and incorporates the application of instrumental variable techniques and propensity score matching to ensure robustness in the results.
The findings highlight the important role of informal care.
Policymakers should incorporate support policies for informal care into the overall design of the system, provide support to informal caregivers, and reduce their burden. Our research conclusions provide empirical reference for cities with similar characteristics to Beijing.
随着老年人口持续增长，长期护理需求不断增加，这促使人们对护理模式进行批判性审视。
本研究采用中国健康与养老追踪调查（CLHLS）的数据，以评估北京残疾老年人的非正式护理和正式护理之间的关系。分析采用Probit模型，并运用工具变量技术和倾向得分匹配法以确保结果的稳健性。
研究结果凸显了非正式护理的重要作用。
政策制定者应将非正式护理支持政策纳入系统的整体设计中，为非正式护理者提供支持并减轻其负担。我们的研究结论为与北京具有相似特征的城市提供了实证参考。
