Community-Dwelling Older Adults’ Intended Use of Different Types of Long-Term Care in China and Its Associated Factors Based on the Andersen Behavioral Model

Run-Ping Che () and Mei-Chun Cheung
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Run-Ping Che: Department of Social Work, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR, China
Mei-Chun Cheung: Department of Social Work, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR, China

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 18, 1-16

Abstract: In light of the increased demand for long-term care services in China, there is an ongoing discussion on what factors contribute to older adults’ intended use of long-term care services. This study empirically recruited 239 community-dwelling older adults aged ≥60 years in China and explored factors influencing their intended use of four types of long-term care (basic life care, basic medical care, rehabilitation care, and psychological care) based on the Andersen behavioral model (i.e., predisposing characteristics, enabling resources, and need factors). The results showed that older adults were most likely to use psychological care. Age (as the predisposing characteristic) was the significant predictor of the intended use of four types of care. Regarding the intended use of basic life care, the enabling resources of marital status, household composition, income, as well as need factors of preference for the care setting, were influential. Moreover, income and need factors of self-rated physical health status were only two variables associated with the intended use of basic medical care. Concerning the intended use of rehabilitation care, household composition, income, self-rated physical health status, and preference for the care setting were significant predictors. The intended use of psychological care was influenced by enabling resources of marital status, household composition, and need factors of self-rated physical health status, preference for the care setting, and preference for the caregiver. These results can promote the sensitivity of policymakers and caregivers to the community-dwelling older adults’ intended use of long-term care and contribute to the delivery of appropriate care services by public policy.

Keywords: Andersen behavioral model; long-term care; community-dwelling older adults; associated factors; China (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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