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The effect of long-term care insurance on healthcare utilization of middle-aged and older adults: evidence from China health and retirement longitudinal study

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2023
Background As global ageing continues to increase and many countries face challenges from the growing demand for long-term care. Drawing on the experiences of developed countries, developing countries have explored their own suitable long-term care ...
Songhao Yang, Dandan Guo, Shengxian Bi, Yingchun Chen   +3 more
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Associations between long-term care-service use and service- or care-need level progression: a nationwide cohort study using the Japanese Long-Term Care Insurance Claims database

BMC Health Services Research, 2023
Background The effectiveness of the long-term care service in Japan has been unclear, and most of the relevant studies of this service have been limited to a single region and relatively small samples, necessitating large-scale studies.
Kohei Hasegawa, Teruomi Tsukahara, Tetsuo Nomiyama   +2 more
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Long-Term Care in Latin America and the Caribbean: Theory and Policy Considerations

Economía, 2019
This paper discusses theoretical and practical issues related to long-term care (LTC) services in Latin America. Demand for these services will rise as the region undergoes a swift demographic transition from its currently young population to a rapidly ...
Martín Caruso Bloeck, Pablo Ibarrarán, Sebastian Galiani   +2 more
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Determining eligibility for long-term care - lessons from Germany

International Journal of Integrated Care, 2011
Objectives: This paper addresses recent steps for reforming the eligibility criteria of the German long-term care insurance that have been initiated to overcome shortcomings in the current system.Methods: Based on findings of a survey of international ...
Andreas Buescher, Klaus Wingenfeld, Doris Schaeffer   +2 more
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Long-term care needs and hospitalization costs with long-term care insurance: a mixed-sectional study

Frontiers in Public Health
BackgroundWith the rapid aging of the population, the health needs of the older adult have increased significantly, resulting in the frequent occurrence of the “social hospitalization” problem, which has led to a rapid increase in hospitalization costs ...
Tiantian Che, Jia Li, Jun Li, Xiaobo Chen, Zangyi Liao   +4 more
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Traces of Long-Term Care Insurance in the Literature: A Bibliometric Review

Sosyal Siyaset Konferansları Dergisi
Nowadays, factors such as the ageing of the population and the prolongation of life expectancy make it mandatory to create effective social policies by considering the health and care needs of societies.
Yusuf Can Çalışır
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Factors associated with willingness to enter long-term care facilities among older adults in Chengdu, China. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2018
OBJECTIVE:To describe Chinese older adults' willingness to enter long-term care facilities and to examine individual factors associated with the willingness of using this growing model of long-term care in China. METHODS:A cross-sectional study involving
Ziyue Huang, Qingyue Liu, Hongdao Meng, Danping Liu, Debra Dobbs, Kathryn Hyer, Kyaien O Conner   +6 more
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Supporting Survivor‐Centered Care Through Digital Health Integration

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Survivors of childhood cancer face barriers to receiving guideline‐based, long‐term follow‐up care. Two digital tools, Passport for Care (PFC) and Cancer SurvivorLink (SurvivorLink), address complementary gaps by enabling tailored survivorship care plan (SCP) generation, updating, storage, and sharing.
Jordan G. Marchak, Rebecca Williamson‐Lewis, Michael O'Connor, Michael Palgon, Yu‐Ra Kim, Michael Schuckenbrock, Paula Edwards, Abraham Mendoza, Anthony Adams, Brian Arriaga‐Solis, Justin Parker, Harry Tinoco‐Giraldo, Jason King, C. Michael Fordis, Karen E. Effinger, Maria Monica Gramatges   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Why are people with dementia overlooked in long-term care insurance policy in Guangzhou, China?

BMC Health Services Research
Background and objectives There is a growing demand for dementia care to be funded by long-term care insurance (LTCI). However, evidence indicates that people with dementia are overlooked in China’s LTCI policy and empirical research on this issue is ...
Bei Ye, Yingxin Xu, Wing Kit Chan, Zhongyan Zhang, Sophia Lobanov-Rostovsky, Natasha Curry, Eric John Brunner, Jing Liao   +7 more
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The financing sustainability of long-term care insurance: an example from Nanning, China

Frontiers in Public Health
ObjectiveWith accelerated population aging in China, older adult services and long-term care for people with disabilities are becoming serious problems.
Butong Chen, Butong Chen, Xuhao Zhu, Xuhao Zhu, Huiyu Wang, Lijie Zong, Junqi Feng, Sijing Tu, Sijing Tu, Qianqiang Wang   +9 more
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