Social support and care needs of the disabled elderly population: An empirical study based on survey data from Beijing, China

Hao, Xiaoning; Gu, Jing; Ying, Xiangji; Bo, Tao; Fu, Wei

doi:10.5582/bst.2017.01234

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“…Tomioka et al [24] found that the more social participation (i.e., volunteer groups, hobby groups) involved, the healthier functional ability older adults could have. Similarly, Hao et al [25] found that elderly with disability had more communication with others, were less likely to have ADL limitations among older Chinese adults.Researchers have claimed that apart from health and medical conditions, the interactions between different correlates (i.e., health problems, individual factors, and engagement in activities) also contribute to the development of functional limitations among older adults [26]. Despite the fact that studies investigating multiple factors (including demographic and social capital) individually related to functional ability are of relevance, a comprehensive appreciation of the correlates associated with the performance of daily activities of life is of great importance to devise specific and appropriate strategies aimed to reduce the presence of functional decline in older adults.…”

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Relationship between Individual Social Capital and Functional Ability among Older People in Anhui Province, China

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Wang

Shao

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This study aimed to explore the relationship between individual social capital and functional ability, with a focus on whether there is an interactive relationship that exists among social capital related to functional ability among older people in Anhui province, China. We conducted a cross-sectional study with a multi-stage stratified cluster random sampling method from July to September 2017. Data were collected through questionnaire including demographic characteristics, individual social capital status, and functional capability status. Binary logistic regression analysis model and classification and regression tree model (CART) were utilized. Overall, this study included 1810 elderly people, 43% of whom had functional disability. After the adjustment, subjects with lower social participation (AOR = 1.60; 95% CI: 1.26–2.03) and lower social connection (AOR = 1.74; 95% CI: 1.34–2.25) had an increased risk of functional disability. However, social support (AOR = 0.73; 95% CI: 0.57–0.94) was inversely related to functional ability. We also observed interactive relationship of social capital associated with functional ability, which indicated that special attention and efforts should be paid to older adults with less educational attainment, with multimorbidity, with advanced age, and with lower level of social participation, cohesion for the purpose of maintaining sound functional ability. Our findings may be of salient relevance for devising more targeted and effective interventions to prevent the onset of functional limitations among community-dwelling older adults.

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Relationship between Individual Social Capital and Functional Ability among Older People in Anhui Province, China

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Shao

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“…31 However, female offspring are more attentive than male offspring with regard to care ability and mental comfort for the older people. 32 As such, there is a need to find out the appropriate type of caregivers for the functionally impaired older people, in order to face the competing demands of quality elder care.…”

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Who is taking care of the Chinese functionally impaired older people? The characteristics of family caregivers from China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study

Zhou

Yang

2020

Australas J Ageing

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Population ageing in China has led to millions of functionally impaired older people requiring physical care. 1 Disability is defined as an umbrella term for impairments, activity limitations and participation restrictions by the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF). 2 China is well-known to have the largest number of partially and completely functionally impaired older people in the world. 1 It is suggested that from 2015 to 2020, the number of functionally impaired older people in China will increase from 24.44 million to 38.49 million, with an average annual increase of 10%. 3 As the disability rates increase with age, it is likely that population ageing will bring rapid increases in the number of functionally impaired persons. 4 Furthermore, the total number of functionally impaired older people in China will reach to a peak number of 43.0 million in 2054, with 16.0 million completely dependent. 5 Since the beginning of the 21st century, China has responded positively to the increasing demand of social care services for the functionally impaired older people. China's national strategy proposed for the 12th Five-Year Program (2011 was to establish a social care service system 'with home-based care as the foundation, backed up by community-based services and supported by institutional care'. 6 The 13th Five-Year National Plan (2016-2020) on Ageing aims to provide an up-to-date understanding of the evolving aged care landscape in China and develop an efficient and sustainable approach to aged care. 7 In the national plan for developing the aged care and pension service system,

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“…China's large ageing population has become an important public health problem 11 . According to the results of China's national population census in 2016, people over 60 years of age account for 13.26% of the total population 12 . The total number of elderly people is approaching 200 million 13 .…”

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The outcome and burden of Chinese patients with neurodegenerative diseases: A 10‐year clinical feature study

Li²,

Lin

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Int J Clin Pract

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Background As the Chinese population continues to age, the incidence of neurodegenerative diseases (NDDs) has increased dramatically, which results in heavy medical and economic burden for families and society. Objective The objective of this study was to evaluate NDDs in a southern Chinese hospital over a 10‐year period and examine trends in demographics, outcome, length of stay (LOS) and cost. Methods Retrospective medical records of patients from January 2010 to December 2019 were collected, including 7231 patients with NDDs (as case group) and 9663 patients without any NDDs (as control group). The information of social demographic data, admission source, reasons for admission, outcomes, LOS, and cost were extracted and analysed. Result The average hospitalisation age of the patients with NDDs is over 65 years (peak age 70‐89 years). Compared with the control group, the case group had a longer LOS and a higher cost and the numbers of patients with NDDs increased yearly from 2010 to 2019. The LOS shortened while the cost increased. Clinical features affected LOS and cost. Patients suffering from infection, abnormal blood pressure and the imbalance of water‐electrolyte homoeostasis as main reasons for admission were decreased; however, heart disease, cerebrovascular accident and mental diseases were significantly increased, the overall change trend of fracture/trauma remained stable. The rate of discharge to home care and mortality declined; discharge to other medical or community facilities increased over 10 years. Conclusion The majority of NDDs patients tended to be older. During the last 10 years from 2010 to 2019, the numbers of NDDs patients increased yearly, the trend of LOS became shortening and the cost gradually increasing. The main reasons of admission and outcomes of hospital showed different trends.

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Social support and care needs of the disabled elderly population: An empirical study based on survey data from Beijing, China

Cited by 19 publications

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Relationship between Individual Social Capital and Functional Ability among Older People in Anhui Province, China

Relationship between Individual Social Capital and Functional Ability among Older People in Anhui Province, China

Who is taking care of the Chinese functionally impaired older people? The characteristics of family caregivers from China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study

The outcome and burden of Chinese patients with neurodegenerative diseases: A 10‐year clinical feature study

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