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Book Chapter: Family caregiving and impact on caregiver mental health: a study in Shanghai
Title | Family caregiving and impact on caregiver mental health: a study in Shanghai |
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Authors | |
Keywords | Long-term care Shanghai China Informal caregiving Depressive symptoms of caregiver |
Issue Date | 2012 |
Publisher | Springer Science+Business Media, LLC |
Citation | Family caregiving and impact on caregiver mental health: a study in Shanghai. In Chen, SY and Powell, JL (Eds.), Aging in China: Implications to social policy of a changing economic state, p. 187-208. NY: Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, 2012 How to Cite? |
Abstract | This chapter analyzes the aging population and related policy in present-day
China by pointing out that long-term care needs are growing but China still lacks a
national long-term care policy. The case of Shanghai is reviewed, with an observation
that there was a missing element in the long-term care model—family caregivers. An
empirical study on family caregiving and impact on caregivers’ mental health is
described. Findings show that about one-fi fth of the caregivers were at risk of depressive
symptoms, a signifi cant number, which deserves policy responses. A national
level long-term care policy is suggested so as to clarify the defi nition of long-term care
and policy objectives. Moreover, there is a need to integrate needs of family caregivers
into the long-term care policy and service model. Financial needs, health needs, and
knowledge/skills needs are recommended to be taken into consideration for policy and
service development purposes. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/161027 |
ISBN | |
Series/Report no. | International Perspectives on Aging: v. 2 |
DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Lou, VWQ | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Gui, SX | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2012-08-16T06:32:53Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2012-08-16T06:32:53Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2012 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Family caregiving and impact on caregiver mental health: a study in Shanghai. In Chen, SY and Powell, JL (Eds.), Aging in China: Implications to social policy of a changing economic state, p. 187-208. NY: Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, 2012 | en_US |
dc.identifier.isbn | 9781441983503 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/161027 | - |
dc.description.abstract | This chapter analyzes the aging population and related policy in present-day China by pointing out that long-term care needs are growing but China still lacks a national long-term care policy. The case of Shanghai is reviewed, with an observation that there was a missing element in the long-term care model—family caregivers. An empirical study on family caregiving and impact on caregivers’ mental health is described. Findings show that about one-fi fth of the caregivers were at risk of depressive symptoms, a signifi cant number, which deserves policy responses. A national level long-term care policy is suggested so as to clarify the defi nition of long-term care and policy objectives. Moreover, there is a need to integrate needs of family caregivers into the long-term care policy and service model. Financial needs, health needs, and knowledge/skills needs are recommended to be taken into consideration for policy and service development purposes. | - |
dc.language | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | Springer Science+Business Media, LLC | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartof | Aging in China: Implications to social policy of a changing economic state | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | International Perspectives on Aging: v. 2 | - |
dc.subject | Long-term care | - |
dc.subject | Shanghai | - |
dc.subject | China | - |
dc.subject | Informal caregiving | - |
dc.subject | Depressive symptoms of caregiver | - |
dc.title | Family caregiving and impact on caregiver mental health: a study in Shanghai | en_US |
dc.type | Book_Chapter | en_US |
dc.identifier.email | Lou, VWQ: wlou@hku.hk | en_US |
dc.identifier.authority | Lou, VWQ=rp00607 | en_US |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 204369 | en_US |
dc.identifier.spage | 187 | en_US |
dc.identifier.epage | 208 | en_US |
dc.publisher.place | New York | - |