Investigating the relationship between formal and informal care: An application using panel data for people living together.
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DOI: 10.1002/hec.3887
Abstract: There is limited evidence on the relationship between formal and informal care using panel data in a U.K. setting and focused specifically on people living together (co-residents). Using all 18 waves of the British Household… read more here.
Keywords: home; relationship formal; formal informal; informal care ... See more keywords
Labor supply and informal care responses to health shocks within couples: Evidence from the UK
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DOI: 10.1002/hec.4604
Abstract: Abstract Shocks to health have been shown to reduce labor supply for the individual affected. Less is known about household self‐insurance through a partner's response. Previous studies have presented inconclusive empirical evidence on the existence… read more here.
Keywords: labor supply; informal care; health; labor ... See more keywords
[Potential for informal care of the elderly in Germany : Results of a representative population-based survey].
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DOI: 10.1007/s00391-017-1181-y
Abstract: BACKGROUND It is well known that individuals in need for care prefer to live at home as long as they can. Due to demographic changes it is predicted that the need for long-term care will… read more here.
Keywords: population based; potential informal; informal care; need care ... See more keywords
The heterogeneous effects of the great recession on informal care to the elderly
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DOI: 10.1007/s10754-022-09325-w
Abstract: This paper studies the role of unobserved factors to measure the impact of the economic downturn on informal care availability to the elderly in Europe. We use the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in… read more here.
Keywords: great recession; unobserved heterogeneity; informal care; care ... See more keywords
The cyclicality of informal care.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2020.102306
Abstract: This paper measures the cyclicality of an important input into elderly health: informal care. Using independent survey measures of informal caregiving and care receipt over the past two decades, we find that informal care from… read more here.
Keywords: cyclicality informal; care; health; informal care ... See more keywords
The effect of subsidized childcare on the supply of informal care: Evidence from public kindergarten provision in the US.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2021.102458
Abstract: For informal caregivers in certain demographic groups, the tradeoff between childcare and informal care may be as significant as the tradeoff between informal care and labor supply. We shed light on this tradeoff empirically, by… read more here.
Keywords: supply; informal care; effect subsidized; care ... See more keywords
Qualitative exploration of the experiences of informal care-givers for dependent older adults in Mexico City
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DOI: 10.1017/s0144686x18000478
Abstract: Abstract Population ageing and increasing prevalence of chronic diseases and their consequences, changes in family structure and a decrease in the potential pool of family care, increase the need for formal long-term care for older… read more here.
Keywords: dependent older; givers dependent; care givers; informal care ... See more keywords
Is informal care sufficient to meet the long-term care needs of older people with disabilities in China? Evidence from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Survey
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DOI: 10.1017/s0144686x1900148x
Abstract: Abstract Rapid demographic shifts and socio-economic changes are fuelling concerns over the inadequate supply of informal care – the most common source of care-giving for older people in China. Unmet long-term care needs, which are… read more here.
Keywords: care; informal care; older people; term care ... See more keywords
Becoming an informal care-giver: the role of work status incongruence
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DOI: 10.1017/s0144686x21001987
Abstract: The ageing of the workforce suggests that many older adults will be combining work and care. While there is extensive evidence for the impact of informal care-giving on paid employment, there is less research on… read more here.
Keywords: informal care; care; work; work status ... See more keywords
Informal care-givers' attitudes towards medical assistance in dying for persons with dementia
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DOI: 10.1017/s0144686x22001234
Abstract: Medical assistance in dying (MAID) is legal in Canada but cannot be accessed through an advance request. Some data suggest that informal care-givers of persons with dementia support the legalisation of advance requests for MAID.… read more here.
Keywords: care givers; persons dementia; informal care; attitudes towards ... See more keywords
Informal care networks’ views of palliative care services: Help or hindrance?
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DOI: 10.1080/07481187.2017.1350216
Abstract: ABSTRACT Most people indicate their preference to die at home; however, in the developed world, most die in hospital. Dying at home requires complex factors to be in place in health services and informal networks… read more here.
Keywords: care networks; health; networks views; informal care ... See more keywords