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Disabled older people's use of health and social care services and their unmet care needs in six European countries
| Title: | Disabled older people's use of health and social care services and their unmet care needs in six European countries |
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| Authors: | Halina Doroszkiewicz, Christopher Kofahl, Barbro Krevers, Kevin McKee, Giovanni Lamura, Judith Triantafillou, Hanneli Döhner, Barbara Bień |
| Source: | The European Journal of Public Health. 23:1032-1038 |
| Publisher Information: | Oxford University Press (OUP), 2013. |
| Publication Year: | 2013 |
| Subject Terms: | Old age assistance - statistics & numerical data, Male, Persons with Disabilities, Social Work, Programy zdrowotne narodowe - wykorzystanie, Health services needs and demand - statistics & numerical data, Social work - statistics & numerical data, Dostępność opieki zdrowotnej - statystyka i dane liczbowe, National health programs - utilization, Opiekunowie - wykorzystanie, Health Services Accessibility, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Germany, Humans, Pomoc społeczna osobom w wieku podeszłym - statystyka i dane liczbowe, Badania przekrojowe, Delivery of health care - utilization, 10. No inequality, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Sweden, Health Services Needs and Demand, Zapotrzebowanie i popyt na usługi zdrowotne - statystyka i dane liczbowe, Greece, Osoby niepełnosprawne - statystyka i dane liczbowe, 1. No poverty, Badania ankietowe opieki zdrowotnej, Health care surveys, Middle Aged, Ocena potrzeb, United Kingdom, 3. Good health, Needs assessment, System opieki zdrowotnej - wykorzystanie, Cross-Sectional Studies, Italy, Disabled persons - statistics & numerical data, Health Care Surveys, Praca socjalna - statystyka i dane liczbowe, Cross-sectional studies, Caregivers - utilization, Health services accessibility - statistics & numerical data, Female, Poland, Delivery of Health Care |
| Description: | The national health and social care systems in Europe remain poorly integrated with regard to the care needs of older persons. The present study examined the range of health and social care services used by older people and their unmet care needs, across six European countries.Family carers of older people were recruited in six countries via a standard protocol. Those providing care for disabled older people (n = 2629) provided data on the older person's service use over a 6-month period, and their current unmet care needs. An inventory of 21 services common to all six countries was developed. Analyses considered the relationship between older people's service use and unmet care needs across countries.Older people in Greece, Italy and Poland used mostly health-oriented services, used fewer services overall and also demonstrated a higher level of unmet care needs when compared with the other countries. Older people in the United Kingdom, Germany and Sweden used a more balanced profile of socio-medical services. A negative relationship was found between the number of different services used and the number of different areas of unmet care needs across countries.Unmet care needs in older people are particularly high in European countries where social service use is low, and where there is a lack of balance in the use of health and social care services. An expansion of social care services in these countries might be the most effective strategy for reducing unmet needs in disabled older people. |
| Document Type: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| ISSN: | 1464-360X 1101-1262 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/eurpub/cks190 |
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| Accession Number: | edsair.doi.dedup.....c2ffcdfb2abd20c2fd23e0166f09b03e |
| Database: | OpenAIRE |
| ISSN: | 1464360X 11011262 |
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| DOI: | 10.1093/eurpub/cks190 |