Article: Factors affecting long-term care use in Hong Kong
| Title | Factors affecting long-term care use in Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lou, VWQ Chui, EWT Leung, AYM Tang, KL Chi, I Leung Wong, EKS Kwan, CW |
| Issue Date | 2011 |
| Publisher | Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Press. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.hkmj.org.hk |
| Citation | Hong Kong Medical Journal, 2011, v. 17 n. 3, suppl. 3, p. 8-12 [How to Cite?] |
| Abstract | Key Messages: 1. Psychological factors play the most significant role in contributing to long-term care choices. Older people’s positive attitude towards community care services (CCS) and strong structural solidarity of the family are two key factors. 2. Stronger family structural solidarity is associated with the use of CCS, whereas family structural solidarity tends to be confined to nuclear families rather than intergenerational families, which implies that spouse and children caregivers have different needs. Caregiver support services targeting the elderly couple’s families and children as caregivers should be differentiated and more specifically targeted. 3. In general, CCS serve frail elders with acute rehabilitation needs, who are more likely to be cared for by family members and/or domestic helpers, whereas residential care services serve frail elders with a higher level of cognitive impairment. |
| Description | Author Chinese names: 樓瑋群, 徐永德, 梁綺雯, 鄧廣良, 齊銥, 梁王珏城, 關志威 |
| ISSN | 1024-2708 2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.054 |
| dc.contributor.author | Lou, VWQ |
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| dc.contributor.author | Chui, EWT |
| dc.contributor.author | Leung, AYM |
| dc.contributor.author | Tang, KL |
| dc.contributor.author | Chi, I |
| dc.contributor.author | Leung Wong, EKS |
| dc.contributor.author | Kwan, CW |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2011-07-27T02:33:28Z |
| dc.date.available | 2011-07-27T02:33:28Z |
| dc.date.issued | 2011 |
| dc.description.abstract | Key Messages: 1. Psychological factors play the most significant role in contributing to long-term care choices. Older people’s positive attitude towards community care services (CCS) and strong structural solidarity of the family are two key factors. 2. Stronger family structural solidarity is associated with the use of CCS, whereas family structural solidarity tends to be confined to nuclear families rather than intergenerational families, which implies that spouse and children caregivers have different needs. Caregiver support services targeting the elderly couple’s families and children as caregivers should be differentiated and more specifically targeted. 3. In general, CCS serve frail elders with acute rehabilitation needs, who are more likely to be cared for by family members and/or domestic helpers, whereas residential care services serve frail elders with a higher level of cognitive impairment. |
| dc.description.nature | published_or_final_version |
| dc.description | Author Chinese names: 樓瑋群, 徐永德, 梁綺雯, 鄧廣良, 齊銥, 梁王珏城, 關志威 |
| dc.identifier.citation | Hong Kong Medical Journal, 2011, v. 17 n. 3, suppl. 3, p. 8-12 [How to Cite?] |
| dc.identifier.epage | 12 |
| dc.identifier.hkuros | 187034 |
| dc.identifier.hkuros | 204366 |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1024-2708 2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.054 |
| dc.identifier.issue | 3, suppl. 3 |
| dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-84873246050 |
| dc.identifier.spage | 8 |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/136707 |
| dc.identifier.volume | 17 |
| dc.language | eng |
| dc.publisher | Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Press. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.hkmj.org.hk |
| dc.relation.ispartof | Hong Kong Medical Journal |
| dc.rights | Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License |
| dc.rights | Hong Kong Medical Journal. Copyright © Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Press. |
| dc.title | Factors affecting long-term care use in Hong Kong |
| dc.type | Article |
Author Affiliations
- The University of Hong Kong