King's College London

TY - JOUR

T1 - Does Receiving Informal Care Lead to Better Health Outcomes? Evidence From China Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey

AU - Wang, Yixiao

AU - Yang, Wei

N1 - Funding Information: The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This research is funded by King’s-China Scholarship Council Programme. Publisher Copyright: © The Author(s) 2021.

PY - 2021

Y1 - 2021

N2 - Population aging has become a global challenge. Drawing data from Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey 2008, 2011, and 2014, this study examines the effect of informal care receipt on functional limitations and depressive symptoms among older people in China using lagged fixed effects model. Our findings suggest that receiving informal care is significantly associated with a slower functional decline. We also find that this effect varies across different income groups. The protective effect of informal care is more pronounced among older people with higher income compared to those with lower income. We do not observe any significant associations between receiving informal care and depressive symptoms of older people. This study highlights a pressing need for the Chinese government to establish a comprehensive long-term care system.

AB - Population aging has become a global challenge. Drawing data from Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey 2008, 2011, and 2014, this study examines the effect of informal care receipt on functional limitations and depressive symptoms among older people in China using lagged fixed effects model. Our findings suggest that receiving informal care is significantly associated with a slower functional decline. We also find that this effect varies across different income groups. The protective effect of informal care is more pronounced among older people with higher income compared to those with lower income. We do not observe any significant associations between receiving informal care and depressive symptoms of older people. This study highlights a pressing need for the Chinese government to establish a comprehensive long-term care system.

KW - China

KW - depressive symptoms

KW - functional limitations

KW - informal care receipt

KW - older people

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85119269294&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1177/01640275211052834

DO - 10.1177/01640275211052834

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:85119269294

JO - RESEARCH ON AGING

JF - RESEARCH ON AGING

SN - 0164-0275

ER -