The effect of China’s Integrated Medical and Social Care Policy on functional dependency and care deficits in older adults: a nationwide quasi-experimental study

Join us on the 14 October for a Quasi-Experimental Methods Interest Group webinar

Date: 14 October 2025

Time: 12:00 to 13.00 BST, you can check your local time here.

Link: Register to join on Zoom

In alliance with WHO’s Integrated Care for Older People framework, China implemented the Integrated Medical and Social Care Policy (IMSCP) in several cities in 2016. This study aims to evaluate whether and to what extent the IMSCP has achieved its primary objectives of reducing functional dependency and addressing care needs in Chinese older adults aged 65 years and older.

Agenda:

• Introduction to the Global Observatory of Long-Term care and welcome (Adelina Comas-Herrera, Care Policy and Evaluation Centre, LSE, UK).
• Introduction to the GOLTC Interest Group (Javiera Cartagena-Farias, CPEC at LSE)
• The effect of China’s Integrated Medical and Social Care Policy on functional dependency and care deficits in older adults: a nationwide quasi-experimental study (Wenjian Zhou, Center for Health Developments, Peking University, China)
• Discussion: Derek King (Care Policy and Evaluation Centre at LSE)

The paper that will be discussed has been published as:

The effect of China’s Integrated Medical and Social Care Policy on functional dependency and care deficits in older adults: a nationwide quasi-experimental study Zhou, Wenjian et al. The Lancet Healthy Longevity, Volume 6, Issue 4, 100697 https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanhl/article/PIIS2666-7568(25)00016-9/fulltext