Martikainen, Pekka, Moustgaard, Heta, Murphy, Michael J., Einiö, Elina K., Koskinen, Seppo, Martelin, Tuija and Noro, Anja (2009) Gender, living arrangements and social circumstances as determinants of entry into and exit from long-term institutional care at older ages: a six-year follow-up study of older Finns. The Gerontologist, 49 (1). pp. 34-45. ISSN 0016-9013
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Purpose: Due to population ageing, the need for long-term institutional care is increasing. We study the potentially modifiable sociodemographic factors that affect the rate of entry into and exit from long-term care. Design and Methods: A 40% sample from the population registration data of Finns aged 65 and older living in private households at the end of 1997 (n = 280,722) was followed for first entry into (n = 35,926) and subsequent exit—due to death or return to the community—from long-term institutional care until the end of 2003. Results: Being female, old, living alone, and of low socioeconomic status increased the risk for entering long-term care. Exit was affected by the same factors, but the associations were weaker and, with the exception of age, in the opposite direction. Women's higher risk for entry was due to older age and greater likelihood of living alone. The effects of living arrangements and socioeconomic factors on entry were stronger among men and were attenuated after adjustment for each other and for health status. The mean duration of care was 1,064 days among women and 686 among men. Implications: Gender, age, living arrangements, and socioeconomic status are major determinants of institutional residence. Women and certain other population groups, e.g., those living alone, are likely to spend a longer time in institutional care because of higher rates of entry and lower rates of exit. These results have implications for the financing of long-term care and for targeting of interventions aimed at delaying it.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Official URL: | http://gerontologist.oxfordjournals.org/ |
| Additional Information: | © 2009 The Author |
| Divisions: | Social Policy LSE Health |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology |
| Date Deposited: | 23 Jul 2010 15:36 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Dec 2024 23:32 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/28760 |
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