Document Type
Article
Publication Date
8-2018
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0202225
Abstract
Objective: To describe Chinese older adults’ willingness to enter long-term care facilities and to examine individual factors associated with the willingness of using this growing model of long-term care in China.
Methods: A cross-sectional study involving a random sample of 670 adults aged 60+ in the Hezuo community in Chengdu, China in 2016. Respondents were interviewed by trained staff on socio-demographics, health status, quality of life, social support, and willingness to enter long-term care facilities.
Results: Only 11.9% of the respondents were willing to enter long-term care facilities for meeting their medical and social service needs. Multivariable logistic regression analysis showed that willingness to enter long-term care facilities was associated with higher household income (OR = 4.55, 95% CI:1.72–12.00), insurance of Urban Resident Basic Medical Insurance (OR = 4.80, 95% CI:1.17–19.67) and unemployment (OR = 0.48, 95% CI:0.24–0.99). Among those who were willing to enter long-term care facilities, an overwhelming majority (81.2%) would prefer going to a facility within 30-minute walking distance from their current residence, 82.5% indicated the need of nursing care, and 90.0% expected a partnership between the long-term care facility and a large hospital.
Conclusions: A minority of older Chinese were willing to receive long-term care delivered at a facility within walking distance from their current residence. Recent policy aimed at increasing the supply of long-term care facilities may not be consistent with consumer preference for home and community-based care. Balancing investment between home and community-based care, and establishing long-term care insurance remain the top priorities for long-term care research and policy development in China.
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Citation / Publisher Attribution
PLoS ONE, v. 13, issue 8, art. e0202225
Scholar Commons Citation
Huang, Ziyue; Liu, Qingyue; Meng, Hongdao; Liu, Dangping; Dobbs, Debra; Hyer, Kathryn; and Conner, Kyaien O., "Factors Associated with Willingness to Enter Long-term Care Facilities among Older Adults in Chengdu, China" (2018). Aging Studies Faculty Publications. 17.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/gey_facpub/17
