Effects of family structure on risk of institutionalisation of disabled older people in Japan.

Autor: Tanihara S; Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, School of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan., Akashi C, Yamaguchi J, Une H
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Australasian journal on ageing [Australas J Ageing] 2014 Dec; Vol. 33 (4), pp. E12-7. Date of Electronic Publication: 2013 Sep 24.
DOI: 10.1111/ajag.12071
Abstrakt: Aim: To examine the relationship between family structure and the risk of institutionalisation of disabled older people.
Methods: The participants were 286 disabled older people aged 65 or older who were eligible to receive formal care services under the long-term care insurance system in a town in western Japan. Family structure was categorised as living alone, living only with a spouse, living with a son, living with a daughter and living other relatives. The risks of institutionalisation were estimated by logistic regression analyses.
Results: Participants living with a daughter had a significantly low odds ratio (OR) for institutionalisation (OR: 0.35, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.13-0.93) and those living alone had a significantly high OR (OR: 2.31, 95% CI: 1.02-5.20), when compared to participants living with a son (regarded as the reference). The ORs of participants living only with a spouse and living with other relatives were 1.50 (95% CI: 0.59-3.79) and 0.66 (95% CI: 0.15-2.82), respectively.
Conclusion: Living with a daughter could reduce the risk of institutionalisation for disabled older people.
(© 2013 ACOTA.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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