Home Health Care Needs and Willingness to Pay for Home Health Care Among the Empty-nest Elderly in Shanghai, China

Background: As the number of empty-nest elderly rises in the city of Shanghai, ensuring their timely use of health care is a public health concern. The purpose of the study was to examine the home health care needs among the empty-nest elderly living in Shanghai. Methods: A questionnaire was adminis...

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Main Authors: Li-Juan Liu, Yun-Feng Fu, Li Qu, Yue Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taiwan Society of Geriatric Emergency and Critical Medicine (TSGECM) 2014-03-01
Series:International Journal of Gerontology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1873959813000148