Affiliation:
1. School of Public Health, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
2. School of Public Health, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou 311399, China
Abstract
Few studies have analyzed the acceptance of home/community-based medical and elderly care services in China. Therefore, we conducted a cross-sectional study to describe the acceptance of five services among people aged ≥ 45 years in the China mainland, and their influencing factors. The data were obtained from the database China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study 2018. For each service, a binary logistics regression was adopted. A total of 9719 people were included, of whom 20.12% received services. The numbers of recipients (acceptance rates) of the five services, namely, comprehensive aged care services, regular physical examinations, onsite visits, health management, and entertainment, were 107 (1.10%), 1640 (16.87%), 323 (3.32%), 156 (1.61%), and 245 (2.52%), respectively. About 4% of people had received two or more services. The elderly aged 65–74 and those who were satisfied with the local medical services had higher acceptance of services. Urban hukou having health insurance, two or more chronic diseases, provincial economic welfare, and social welfare were positively associated with the acceptance of regular physical examination services. It is suggested that the government should gradually improve satisfaction with local medical services, and pay more attention to the needs of elderly people aged 65–74 for all kinds of home/community-based medical and elderly care services.
Funder
Soft Science Research Program of Zhejiang Province
General Project of the Department of Education of Zhejiang Province
Medical and Health Technology Plan Project of Zhejiang Province
Basic Scientific Research Funds of Department of Education of Zhejiang Province
Hangzhou High Level Talent Special Support Project
Subject
Health Information Management,Health Informatics,Health Policy,Leadership and Management
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