Factors related to agreement on the demands for long-term care services between the disabled elderly and their child-supporters in urban area of China

Abstract

  We clarified the factors related to the rate of agreement with the demands for long-term care services between the disabled elderly aged 60 or over and their child-supporters living in an urban area of China. The factors related to the rate of agreement were explored by using “intergenerational solidarity model”. The results showed that the elderly and their children had a low rate (44.3%) of agreement with the demands for long-term care services. Regarding “association solidarity” and “affectual solidarity”, each of the elderly who had higher frequency of communication and lower familiarity with their children, had a significantly higher rate of agreement. The children who had higher familiarity with the elderly had a significantly higher rate of agreement. Regarding “consensual solidarity”, the elderly who correctly recognized their children’s consciousness of caregiver socialization, had a significantly higher rate of agreement than those who did not. The children who correctly recognized their parents (the elderly) sense of resistance to service use, had a significantly higher rate of agreement than those who did not.