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29 Aug 2024

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China

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Forecasting Informal care needs of the urban-rural older adults in China based on microsimulation model

Zhang, L., Shen, S., Zhang, W. et al. Forecasting Informal care needs of the urban-rural older adults in China based on microsimulation model. BMC Public Health 24, 2352 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-19747-5

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28 Aug 2024

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Ghana

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Geographical location as a determinant of caregiver burden: a rural-urban analysis of the informal caregiving, health, and healthcare survey in Ghana

Agyemang-Duah, W., Rosenberg, M.W. Geographical location as a determinant of caregiver burden: a rural-urban analysis of the informal caregiving, health, and healthcare survey in Ghana. BMC Prim. Care 25, 317 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-024-02562-7

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06 Aug 2024

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Catalonia (Spain)
Spain

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Unravelling hidden inequities in a universal public long-term care system

Vidiella-Martin, J., Hernández-Pizarro, H., García-Gómez, P., and López-Casasnovas, G. (2024) Unravelling hidden inequities in a universal public long-term care system, The Journal of the Economics of Ageing, Volume 29.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeoa.2024.100527.

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31 Jul 2024

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New Zealand

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Financial Health and Wellbeing of Unpaid Caregivers

Hayman, K., Kerse, N., Teh, R., Wiles, J., Hikaka, J., and Miskelly, P. (2024) Financial Health and Wellbeing of Unpaid Caregivers. Report prepared for the Ageinf Well National Science Challenge. July.

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12 Jul 2024

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China

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What determines informal care need among community-dwelling older adults in China? Results from a longitudinal study

Zhang, L., Shen, S., Zhang, W. et al. (2024) What determines informal care need among community-dwelling older adults in China? Results from a longitudinal study. BMC Geriatr 24, 597. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-024-04843-3

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14 May 2024

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Germany

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Long-run consequences of informal elderly care and implications of public long-term care insurance

Thorben Korfhage, Björn Fischer-Weckemann, Long-run consequences of informal elderly care and implications of public long-term care insurance, Journal of Health Economics, Volume 96, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhealeco.2024.102884.

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12 May 2024

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Europe

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Informal and formal long-term care utilization and unmet needs in Europe: examining socioeconomic disparities and the role of social policies for older adults

Szenkurök, V., Weber, D. & Bilger, M. Informal and formal long-term care utilization and unmet needs in Europe: examining socioeconomic disparities and the role of social policies for older adults. Int J Health Econ Manag. (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10754-024-09378-z

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26 Dec 2023

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UK

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Assessing the impact of caregiving for older parents on caregivers’ health: Initial health status and trajectories of physical and mental health among midlife caregivers for parents and parents-in-law in Britain

Zueras, P. & Grundy, E. (2023) Assessing the impact of caregiving for older parents on caregivers’ health: Initial health status and trajectories of physical and mental health among midlife caregivers for parents and parents-in-law in Britain, Social Science & Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.116537.

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20 Dec 2023

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England (UK)
UK

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The Economic Cost of Unpaid Care to the Public Finances: Inequalities in Welfare Benefits, Forgone Earnings-related Tax Revenue, and Health Service Utilisation.

Cartagena-Farias J, Brimblecombe N. The Economic Cost of Unpaid Care to the Public Finances: Inequalities in Welfare Benefits, Forgone Earnings-related Tax Revenue, and Health Service Utilisation. Social Policy and Society. 2023:1-15. doi:10.1017/S1474746423000477

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27 Nov 2023

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Europe

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Country Differences in Long-Term Care Institutions: Towards a Care Regime Typology

Using Latent Profile Analyses to identify different typologies of care regimes. van Damme, Maike & Spijker, Jeroen, 2023. “Country Differences in Long-Term Care Institutions: Towards a Care Regime Typology,” OSF Preprints xcjaq, Center for Open Science. https://doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/xcjaq

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21 Sep 2023

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South Africa

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Funding Elder Care in South Africa Report

Report examining funding for care for older people in South Africa Moore, Elena; Kelly, Gabrielle (2023). Funding Elder Care in South Africa Report. University of Cape Town. Report. https://doi.org/10.25375/uct.24146772.v3  

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27 Jun 2023

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South Africa

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“This Government is Failing Me Too” South Africa Compounds Legacy of Apartheid for Older People

Sleap, B. (2023, August 7). “This government is failing me too.” Human Rights Watch. https://www.hrw.org/report/2023/06/27/government-failing-me-too/south-africa-compounds-legacy-apartheid-older-people

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13 Feb 2023

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South Africa

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Family care for older persons in South Africa: heterogeneity of the carer’s experience

Moore, E. (2023). Family care for older persons in South Africa: heterogeneity of the carer’s experience. International Journal of Care and Caring, 7(2), 265-286. Retrieved Nov 15, 2023, from https://doi.org/10.1332/239788221X16740630896657

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12 Nov 2022

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UK

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Inequalities in unpaid carer’s health, employment status and social isolation

Brimblecombe, N., & Cartagena Farias, J. (2022). Inequalities in unpaid carer’s health, employment status and social isolation. Health & Social Care in the Community, 30, e6564–e6576. https://doi.org/10.1111/hsc.14104

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10 Nov 2022

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South Africa

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The potential value of a geographic information system for public service planning for older people in the African region

Kelly, G., & Black, R. (2023). The potential value of a geographic information system for public service planning for older people in the African region. International Journal of Care and Caring, 7(2), 364-372. Retrieved Nov 15, 2023, from https://doi.org/10.1332/239788221X16655372907511

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27 Jul 2022

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Europe

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Gender differences in access to community-based care: a longitudinal analysis of widowhood and living arrangements

Ilinca, S., Rodrigues, R., Fors, S. et al. Gender differences in access to community-based care: a longitudinal analysis of widowhood and living arrangements. Eur J Ageing 19, 1339–1350 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10433-022-00717-y

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17 Aug 2021

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UK

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Unequal Conditions of Care and the Implications for Social Policies on Young Carers

Alexander, C. Unequal Conditions of Care and the Implications for Social Policies on Young Carers. Child Adolesc Soc Work J 38, 505–518 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10560-021-00781-w

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11 Mar 2021

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China

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Income-Related Inequalities in Informal Care: Evidence From the Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey in China

Yixiao Wang, Wei Yang, Mauricio Avendano, Income-Related Inequalities in Informal Care: Evidence From the Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey in China, The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, Volume 76, Issue 8, October 2021, Pages 1691–1696, https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbab043

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24 Aug 2020

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Europe

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Short- and Medium-Term Effects of Informal Eldercare on Labor Market Outcomes

Heger, D., & Korfhage, T. (2020). Short- and Medium-Term Effects of Informal Eldercare on Labor Market Outcomes. Feminist Economics, 26(4), 205–227. https://doi.org/10.1080/13545701.2020.1786594

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03 Jul 2020

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Denmark

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Barriers in access to dementia care in minority ethnic groups in Denmark: a qualitative study

Nielsen, T. R., Nielsen, D. S., & Waldemar, G. (2021). Barriers in access to dementia care in minority ethnic groups in Denmark: a qualitative study. Aging & Mental Health, 25(8), 1424–1432. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2020.1787336

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28 May 2018

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South Africa

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Long-term care for older people in South Africa: the enduring legacies of apartheid and HIV/AIDS

P.Lloyd-Sherlock (2018) Long-term care for older people in South Africa: the enduring legacies of apartheid and HIV/AIDS. Journal of Social Policy 48, 1, 147–167 doi:10.1017/S0047279418000326

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Latinamerica & Caribbean

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Inequalities in income security in later age in Latin America

Barrientos, A. (2021). Inequalities in income security in later age in Latin America. Pan American Journal of Public Health, 45. https://doi.org/10.26633/RPSP.2021.85

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