Household composition of the elderly in two rural villages in the People's Republic of China

1990 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 119-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melvyn C. Goldstein ◽  
Yachun Ku ◽  
Charlotte Ikels
Keyword(s):  
The Elderly ◽  
Household Composition ◽  
People’S Republic Of China ◽  
People's Republic Of China ◽  
Rural Villages ◽  
Republic Of China

Home Care for the Urban Chronically Ill Elderly in the People's Republic of China

1995 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
pp. 345-358 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne J. Davis ◽  
Ida Martinson ◽  
Lan-Chun Gan ◽  
Qiao Jin ◽  
Yi-Hua Liang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Home Care ◽  
Severity Of Illness ◽  
Chronically Ill ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
People’S Republic Of China ◽  
People's Republic Of China ◽  
Social Psychological ◽  
Republic Of China ◽  
Second Shift ◽  
Care Situation

This study examines the home care situation of seventy-five urban chronically ill men and women and their caregivers in three cities in the People's Republic of China. It documents the type of home care provided, the severity of illness, and the dependency in activities of daily living in order to appreciate the complexity of these care situations. The findings reveal that women serve as the caregivers in the majority of the cases and often they are elderly spouses with health problems of their own. The physical, social, psychological, and financial problems experienced by these patients create an enormous burden for the caregivers whether spouses or younger family members coming home from work to a second shift. If alternatives to home care, such as nursing homes, were available, 54 percent of these caregivers would be willing to institutionalize their elderly relative. All caregivers express the need for more assistance in providing home care. This study raises questions regarding the role of the family, the state, and specifically the health care system in caring for the elderly chronically ill in light of their increasing numbers in the population.

A Model of Eldercare in the People's Republic of China

1987 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 279-300 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip Olson
Keyword(s):  
Support Systems ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
People’S Republic Of China ◽  
Political Agenda ◽  
The Political ◽  
Traditional Values ◽  
People's Republic Of China ◽  
State Budget ◽  
Republic Of China ◽  
Social Support Systems

Rapid industrialization in the People's Republic of China (PRC) since the late 1970s offers a unique opportunity to explore the relation between the political economy and the social support systems for the growing proportion of the elderly. Four categories of aged are identified and assistance to the aged is provided through three support systems. Analysis reveals that the future of the elderly in the PRC will be greatly influenced by: 1) the political agenda, 2) the degree to which traditional values toward the aged are preserved, 3) the degree to which the eldercare support system continues to be built on the existing social structure, 4) the degree to which the eldercare program becomes institutionalized in the state budget, and 5) the degree to which the elderly continue to be integrated into society.

scholarly journals Report from the People's Republic of China

1988 ◽  
Vol 12 (10) ◽  
pp. 439-440
Author(s):  
J. H. Henderson
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Neurological Disorders ◽  
International Workshop ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
People’S Republic Of China ◽  
People's Republic Of China ◽  
Republic Of China ◽  
Beijing Institute ◽  
Medical University ◽  
And Training

An international workshop on Epidemiology of Mental and Neurological Disorders of the Elderly was held in the Medical University of Beijing in the People's Republic of China from 16–20 November 1987. The workshop was organised jointly by the Beijing Institute of Mental Health and the WHO Collaborating Centre for Research and Training in the Neurosciences, Milan, Italy.

scholarly journals Development and Performance of the Elderly Care System in the People’s Republic of China

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xu Yuebin
Keyword(s):  
Elderly Care ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
People’S Republic Of China ◽  
People's Republic Of China ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Republic Of China ◽  
Home Based ◽  
The Government ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Care System

This paper attempts to understand and provide policy recommendations on the development and performance of the emerging elderly care system in the People’s Republic of China. The three-tiered elderly system in the country consists of home-based care as the core support, community-based care as necessary support, and residential care as supplementary support. The main policies and progress of the system are explained, including insights on how the government encourages private sector involvement. A key recommendation of this paper is the need for better integration of residential and home- and community-based care as part of the elderly care system.

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