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Business, Finance
Lili Kang, Guangchuan Zhao
Summary: This study explores the relationship between income and unmet need for personal assistance with daily activities, particularly focusing on the public long-term care insurance (LTCI) system. The findings suggest that household income significantly contributes to unmet need, and older adults with low income have higher levels of unmet needs. Policy experiments in China show that financial support can be provided through LTCI financing arrangements with low individual contributions and high reimbursement rates.
FINANCE RESEARCH LETTERS
(2022)
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Geriatrics & Gerontology
Joseph E. Gaugler, Lauren L. Mitchell
Summary: This article examines the state of family involvement in residential long-term care (RLTC) and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on family involvement.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION
(2022)
Article
Rheumatology
Zoha Zahid Fazal, Parikshit Sen, Mrudula Joshi, Naveen Ravichandran, James B. Lilleker, Vishwesh Agarwal, Sinan Kardes, Minchul Kim, Jessica Day, Ashima Makol, Marcin Milchert, Tamer Gheita, Babur Salim, Tsvetelina Velikova, Abraham Edgar Gracia-Ramos, Ioannis Parodis, Elena Nikiphorou, Ai Lyn Tan, Tulika Chatterjee, Lorenzo Cavagna, Miguel A. Saavedra, Samuel Katsuyuki Shinjo, Nelly Ziade, Albert Selva-O'Callaghan, Arvind Nune, Johannes Knitza, Masataka Kuwana, Carlos-Enrique Toro Gutierrez, Carlo Vinicio Caballero-Uribe, Dzifa Dey, Oliver Distler, Hector Chinoy, Vikas Agarwal, Rohit Aggarwal, Latika Gupta
Summary: Vaccine hesitancy is a major obstacle to achieving herd immunity against COVID-19. Equitable vaccine uptake is crucial for managing the pandemic. Despite the absence of live-attenuated vaccines, short-term adverse events have raised concerns about potential long-term effects. The COVAD-2 survey aims to collect patient-reported data on the long-term safety and tolerability of COVID-19 vaccines in immune modulation.
RHEUMATOLOGY INTERNATIONAL
(2022)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Meghan Jenkins Morales, Stephanie A. Robert
Summary: This study examines the association between different care arrangements across the long-term care continuum and experiencing unmet care need consequences. The findings indicate that older adults receiving paid community care are more likely to experience unmet care needs compared to those receiving residential care or unpaid community care. These results emphasize the need to improve and expand paid care arrangements to meet the growing needs of older adults in the community.
JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES B-PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Demography
Paula C. Albuquerque
Summary: There are differences in social long-term care needs and unmet needs among southern European countries. Portugal stands out with higher care needs and a higher risk of unmet needs, especially for women. Greece and Portugal rely more on informal care, resulting in fewer unmet needs for people with ADL limitations. Italy and Spain show similar patterns in needs and unmet needs, but the probability of receiving informal care is lower in Spain.
JOURNAL OF THE ECONOMICS OF AGEING
(2022)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Sviatlana Engerstam, Abukar Warsame, Mats Wilhelmsson
Summary: This study analyzes the long-term dynamics of new residential supply in Sweden's three largest cities from 1990 to 2020 and examines how market fundamentals affect new construction and housing conversions. The results show that structural changes are driven by fundamental demand factors, with a displacement effect primarily observed in the rental market. Population and income growth are fundamental variables that impact new construction.
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Amanda Brass, Andrew P. Shoubridge, Nicolas Larby, Levi Elms, Sarah K. Sims, Erin Flynn, Caroline Miller, Maria Crotty, Lito E. Papanicolas, Steve L. Wesselingh, Lidia Morawska, Scott C. Bell, Steven L. Taylor, Geraint B. Rogers
Summary: This study reports the use of CO2-based ventilation assessment to identify potential 'super-spreader' zones within an aged care facility and evaluate the effectiveness of rapidly implemented, inexpensive risk reduction measures.
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Pamela Irwin, Deanne Taylor, Janice M. Keefe
Summary: This study analyzed policies related to the quality of life of long-term care residents in four Canadian provinces. It identified three key policy levers: situations, structures, and trajectories. The findings showed that certain policies prioritize safety and security, while others focus on resident-centered quality of life. These findings can inform resource utilization and improve long-term care in Canada.
Article
Economics
Bertrand Achou
Summary: This study finds that increasing housing liquidity has limited impact on increasing demand for Long-Term Care Insurance (LTCI), even with a significant increase in housing liquidity, only modest increases in LTCI demand are generated, and the impact on demand for life annuities is also limited. Additionally, traditional bequest motives cannot effectively explain the low uptake of reverse mortgages, indicating that other factors may influence the low uptake of reverse mortgages.
JOURNAL OF PUBLIC ECONOMICS
(2021)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Megan Davies, Franziska Zuniga, Hilde Verbeek, Sandra Staudacher
Summary: Poor nutrition is a common problem in long-term residential care, and person-centred mealtimes have been identified as a potential solution. However, the implementation of person-centred care in mealtime settings is limited by organizational and policy constraints. This study explored the opportunities for person-centred care during mealtimes in different settings and identified factors that either successfully achieved or missed these opportunities.
Article
Economics
Heather A. Cooke, Jennifer Baumbusch
Summary: This study critically examined the nature of peer incivility and bullying in residential care aides' workplace relationships using critical ethnography. While bullying experiences were rare, peer incivility was pervasive in this predominantly female workforce. Key themes of 'gendered work environment' and 'seeking informal power and control' reflected how residential care aides experienced and explained their uncivil encounters.
WORK EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIETY
(2022)
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Health Care Sciences & Services
Sungchul Park, Jim P. P. Stimpson
Summary: This study examined unmet need for medical care among fee-for-service (FFS) Medicare beneficiaries and found that there were differences in unmet need between different levels of care need, with the highest rates of unmet need observed among the non-elderly disabled population. The findings suggest the importance of targeted policy interventions to address unmet need among non-elderly disabled FFS Medicare beneficiaries, particularly in terms of improving affordability of care.
JOURNAL OF GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Oncology
Martina E. Schmidt, Siri Goldschmidt, Silke Hermann, Karen Steindorf
Summary: Significant efforts have been made in cancer treatment, leading to improved survival rates. However, research and care for long-term problems and late effects in cancer survivors are inadequate. This study found that while cancer survivors' overall health-related quality of life and physical function were comparable or better than the general population, emotional and cognitive function were worse, particularly among women. Commonly reported problems with moderate burden included loss of physical performance, fatigue, sexual problems, sleep problems, and anxiety. Survivors often rated the support they received as poor, especially for non-threatening medical issues or issues without effective medication or treatment. Factors such as older age, female gender, history of chemotherapy, and overweight/obesity were associated with higher burdens. These findings highlight the need for increased awareness and targeted care for the long-term and late effects experienced by cancer survivors.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER
(2022)
Article
Nursing
Laura Booi, Judith Sixsmith, Habib Chaudhury, Deborah O'Connor, Melanie Young, Andrew Sixsmith
Summary: This study highlights the challenges faced by care aides in LTRC settings and the societal ageism, gendered nature of care work, and the tension between relational connections and economic profit. It emphasizes the importance of supporting care aides in their essential role in providing high-quality care, with suggestions including improved training, autonomy, and reducing stigma.
JOURNAL OF ADVANCED NURSING
(2021)
Review
Nursing
Kathrin Schmuedderich, Joern Kiwitt, Rebecca Palm, Martina Roes, Bernhard Holle
Summary: This study aims to identify and summarize the key elements, outcomes, and challenges of nurse-led care models in residential long-term care. The findings suggest that these models have the potential to improve resident, staff, and process-related outcomes, but more evaluation studies are needed.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NURSING
(2023)
