Informal Care and Subjective Well-Being among Older Adults in Selected European Countries

IF 16.4 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2023-02-07 DOI:10.1007/s12126-023-09521-0

Anita Abramowska-Kmon, Wojciech Łątkowski, Maja Rynko

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Abstract

A person’s health status is one of the strongest determinants of well-being. The negative impact of poor health on subjective well-being may be moderated by providing care to individuals in need. In this paper, we investigate the relationships between receiving informal care and the amount of care received and subjective well-being among people aged 65 or older in selected European countries. Our analysis of data from the 6th wave of the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) showed that receiving regular informal care was associated with higher subjective well-being among older people in Northern European countries, and with lower subjective well-being among older males in Southern European countries. Moreover, we found that the perception of the amount of help received affected the subjective well-being of older people, as those who reported that the support they received was either insufficient or met their needs had lower subjective well-being than those who were not in need of care. Our results also showed that receiving formal care was negatively related with subjective well-being among older adults in Northern Europe and Central and Eastern Europe. In the context of population ageing and the growing need for care, social policies that support both sides of the caregiving relationship could enhance subjective quality of life.

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欧洲部分国家老年人的非正式护理与主观幸福感

一个人的健康状况是幸福感的最强决定因素之一。向有需要的人提供护理可能会减轻健康状况不佳对主观幸福感的负面影响。在本文中，我们调查了部分欧洲国家 65 岁或以上人群中接受非正规护理、接受护理的数量与主观幸福感之间的关系。我们对第六次欧洲健康、老龄和退休调查（SHARE）数据的分析表明，在北欧国家，定期接受非正规护理与老年人较高的主观幸福感相关，而在南欧国家，接受非正规护理与老年男性较低的主观幸福感相关。此外，我们还发现，对所获帮助程度的感知也会影响老年人的主观幸福感，因为与不需要照顾的老年人相比，那些表示所获支持不够或不能满足其需求的老年人的主观幸福感较低。我们的研究结果还显示，在北欧和中东欧的老年人中，接受正规护理与主观幸福感呈负相关。在人口老龄化和护理需求日益增长的背景下，支持护理关系双方的社会政策可以提高主观生活质量。

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Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

CiteScore

31.40

自引率

1.10%

发文量

312

审稿时长

2 months

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