ArticleBMJ open2021
Gender difference in unmet need for assistance with activities of daily living among disabled seniors in China : a cross-sectional study.
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- Analysis and Strategies to Improve Living Conditions of Elderly Living Alone in China: A Healthcare Context.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Gender differences in caregiver attitudes and unmet needs for activities of daily living (ADL) assistance among older adults with disabilities.BMC geriatrics · 2023Article
- Association of demographics, cardiovascular indicators and disability characteristics with 7-year coronary heart disease incident in persons with disabilities.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Predicting unmet activities of daily living needs among the oldest old with disabilities in China: a machine learning approach.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectivesThis study explores the gender difference in unmet need for assistance with activities of daily living among older adults with disabilities in China.
designLogistic regression analysis was employed to examine the gender difference and identify influential factors among disabled male and female seniors.
setting23 provinces throughout China.
participantsA total of 1700 disabled seniors were included in the analysis.
resultsOf 1700 respondents, 619 (36.4%) were disabled male seniors. Overall, the possibility of unmet need for activity of daily living assistance among disabled female seniors was significantly lower than that among male group (OR 0.728; 95% CI 0.559 to 0.948) than males. Family care resources, economic status and loneliness were influential factors among disabled seniors regardless of genders. Furthermore, disabled female seniors from rural area (p=0.011), whose primary caregiver was willing to take care of them (p=0.022), whose community could provide daily life service (p=0.002) were more likely to have unmet need. Meanwhile, disabled female seniors whose community could provide medical service(p=0.001) were less likely to report unmet need.
conclusionsThe study showed that disabled male seniors were more likely to experience unmet need compared with female ones. Reducing unmet need for assistance with activities of daily living among disabled seniors and existing gender disparities therefore requires not only universal strategy, but also targeted policies which should be made or modified for disabled seniors of different genders.
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