Health limitations, regional care infrastructure and wellbeing in later life: a multilevel analysis of 96 European regions
| dc.contributor.author | Schmitz, Alina | |
| dc.contributor.author | Brandt, Martina | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-08-11T07:14:21Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-08-11T07:14:21Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2022-07-18 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Background: In light of rapid population ageing across Europe, maintaining a high level of wellbeing in old age is a priority for social policy. Research on macro-level influences on wellbeing in the older population is rare, especially regarding heterogeneous effects within different groups, such as persons with and without health limitations. Objective: The purpose of this study is to shed light on the following questions: Is the regional availability of care infrastructure crucial for the wellbeing in later life? If so, does the relevance of care infrastructure differ depending on an individual’s health status? Methods: Data were drawn from wave 6 of the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) matched with data on the number of long-term care (LTC) beds on the regional level. We estimated multilevel regression models, including a cross-level interaction between individual health needs and regional LTC beds. Results: Our analyses show that the number of LTC beds is related to the wellbeing, as measured by overall life satisfaction, in the population aged 50 + years. The association is more pronounced for individuals with health limitations who might be in need of such infrastructure. Conclusions: Communities and local governments should ensure the necessary infrastructure for older individuals in need of care and help across different regions. The availability of formal care services may be perceived a “safety net” and thus improve wellbeing, but future studies need to investigate the underlying mechanisms. | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2003/42059 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://dx.doi.org/10.17877/DE290R-23892 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | de |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | Social indicators research;164(2) | |
| dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | de |
| dc.subject | Life satisfaction | en |
| dc.subject | Long-term care beds | en |
| dc.subject | Macro-level influences | en |
| dc.subject | SHARE | en |
| dc.subject | Old age | en |
| dc.subject | NUTS-2 | en |
| dc.subject.ddc | 300 | |
| dc.subject.rswk | Zufriedenheit | de |
| dc.subject.rswk | Bevölkerungsentwicklung | de |
| dc.subject.rswk | Alter | de |
| dc.subject.rswk | Wohlbefinden | de |
| dc.subject.rswk | Medizinische Versorgung | de |
| dc.subject.rswk | Pflege | de |
| dc.title | Health limitations, regional care infrastructure and wellbeing in later life: a multilevel analysis of 96 European regions | en |
| dc.type | Text | de |
| dc.type.publicationtype | ResearchArticle | de |
| dcterms.accessRights | open access | |
| eldorado.secondarypublication | true | de |
| eldorado.secondarypublication.primarycitation | Schmitz, A., Brandt, M. Health Limitations, Regional Care Infrastructure and Wellbeing in Later Life: A Multilevel Analysis of 96 European Regions. Soc Indic Res 164, 693–709 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-022-02967-w | de |
| eldorado.secondarypublication.primaryidentifier | https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-022-02967-w | de |