The Effect of Long-Term Care Choice on the Mortality of Disabled Elderly
The increasing volume of disabled elderly gives rise to long-term care pressure for the whole society.It has significant health impacts to choose an appropriate type of long-term care which matches the elderly's needs.Using the longitudinal survey data of the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey(CLHLS)from 2008 to 2018,this paper fits the Cox model to explore the impact of different types of long-term care on the mortality of the disabled elderly.We find that:(1)Compared with informal care,formal care can significantly reduce the mortality of the mildly disabled elderly.And the effect is especially significant for the female,spouseless,and educated disabled elderly.(2)Among formal cares,the mortality-reducing effect is higher for institutional care,as compared to community care.As for informal cares,the mortality-reducing effect is higher for spousal care compared to the care provided by children.This paper highlights the importance of the long-term care mode for the disabled elderly,and it provides empirical evidence and policy suggestion for establishing a multi-level long-term care system in China.
Disabled ElderlyLong-Term Care ModeMortality RiskCox Proportional Hazard Model
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