ArticleQuality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation2024
The effects of community-based home health care on the physical and mental health of older adults with chronic diseases.
Article in Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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- Association of home-and community-based services with health-related quality of life among Chinese older adults.BMC public health · 2025Article
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Abstract
purposeThis study aimed to explore the effects of community-based home health care (HHC) on the physical and mental health of older adults with chronic diseases in China.
methodsThe study data were retrieved from the 2018 wave of the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey. Ordinary least squares regression model was used to assess the effects of community-based HHC on the health. Entropy balancing was used to test the robustness of the regression results.
resultsA total of 5571 older adults with chronic diseases were included. The results showed that older adults who had received community-based HHC reported significantly better self-rated health (coefficient = 0.051, 95%CI [0.004, 0.098]), less physical discomfort (coefficient = - 0.021, 95%CI [- 0.042, - 0.001]), lower depression scores (coefficient = - 0.263, 95%CI [- 0.490, - 0.037]), and lower anxiety scores (coefficient = - 0.233, 95%CI [- 0.379, - 0.088]) compared with those who had not received community-based HHC. Overall, community-based HHC conferred greater positive effects on the health of rural older adults, older adults with multiple chronic diseases, and older adults with low incomes.
conclusionCommunity-based HHC was beneficial for improving self-rated health and reducing physical discomfort, depression, and anxiety in older adults with chronic diseases, thus improving their quality of life. It is important to promote its development nationwide in China.
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