Can Informal Care Be a Substitute for Formal Care? Evidence from Older People with Disabilities in Beijing, China.

Jiaoli Cai, Nan Jiang, Peter C Coyte

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The Relationship Between Depressive Symptoms and Self-Neglect in Chinese Older Adults Living Alone: A Latent Profile Analysis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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Age-specific associations between intergenerational support from children and depression in middle-aged and elderly Chinese: results from the China health and retirement longitudinal study.Frontiers in psychology · 2025
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Jiaoli CaiSchool of Economics and Management, Beijing Jiaotong University, No. 3 Shangyuancun, Haidian District, Beijing 100044, China.ORCID 0000-0002-8515-2577

Nan JiangSchool of Economics and Management, Beijing Jiaotong University, No. 3 Shangyuancun, Haidian District, Beijing 100044, China.

Peter C CoyteInstitute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Health Sciences Building, 155 College Street, Suite 425, Toronto, ON M5T 3M6, Canada.

Funding

Beijing Social Science Foundation 19SRC019

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe demand for long-term care is increasing as the elderly population continues to grow, prompting a critical examination of care modalities.

methodsThis study employs data from the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey (CLHLS) to assess the relationship between informal and formal care for older people with disabilities in Beijing. The analysis employs the Probit model and incorporates the application of instrumental variable techniques and propensity score matching to ensure robustness in the results.

resultsThe findings highlight the important role of informal care.

conclusionsPolicymakers should incorporate support policies for informal care into the overall design of the system, provide support to informal caregivers, and reduce their burden. Our research conclusions provide empirical reference for cities with similar characteristics to Beijing.

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Beijingelder careformal careinformal careinstrumental variableslong-term careolder people with disabilities

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PMID39765935

DOI10.3390/healthcare12242508

PMCPMC11728084

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