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Does home care for dependent elderly people improve their mental health?

Barnay, Thomas, Juin, Sandrine·2016·Journal of Health Economics

Abstract

While theoretical models on long-term care decisions assume that the health production function of dependent elderly depends positively on the care received, it has not received much attention in the empirical literature. We estimate the effects of both informal and formal home care on the mental health of elderly individuals in France needing help with daily activities. We adjust for the endogeneity of care with instrumental variables, using characteristics of adult children and geographical disparities in access to public long-term care coverage. The results show that informal care reduces the risk of depression of dependent elderly and that formal care increases their general mental health.

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Authors
Barnay, T., & Juin, S.
Affiliations
  • Université Paris-Est Créteil (FR)
  • Institut national d'études démographiques (FR)
Corresponding author
Juin, Sandrine
Venue
Journal of Health Economics
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2016-01
Volume
45
Pages
149-160
ISSN
0167-6296 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1832597124
Cited by
89
References
45
Citations by year
2026: 7 · 2025: 14 · 2024: 22 · 2023: 12 · 2022: 8 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 7 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 1
FWCI
2.50
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Health Economics (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • HAL (submittedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
  • Archined (submittedVersion)
Funders
Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR-10-LABX-0089)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Aging, Health, and Disability
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
Keywords
home care, dependent elderly, mental health, depression, informal care, formal care, long-term care, activities of daily living, adult children, geographic disparities
MeSH terms
Activities of Daily Living, Aged, France, Health Surveys, Home Care Services, Humans, Mental Health

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