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Children's Residential Proximity, Spousal Presence and Dementia Risk
Lin, Zhuoer; Yin, Xuecheng; Levy, Becca R.; Yuan, Yue; … - 2024
Cognitive impairment poses considerable challenges among older adults, with the protective role of family support becoming increasingly crucial. This study examines the role of children's residential proximity and spousal presence with dementia risk in cognitively impaired older adults. We...
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Birth in Hard Times When You Belong To Minorities
Bertoli, Paola; Grembi, Veronica; Nguyen, The Linh Bao - 2020
Combining a unique dataset of birth records with municipal-level real estate infor- mation, we assess the impact of the 2008 recession on the health of immigrant newborns in Italy. Health at birth (e.g., low birth weight) of immigrants deteriorated more than health at birth of Italians. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012320282
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And Thou Shalt Honor: children’s caregiving, work and religion
Mazzotta, Fernanda; Bettio, Francesca; Zigante, Valentina - 2018
In this paper we take a fresh look at the magnitude of the trade-off between caring informally for a parent and paid work. We adopt a simultaneous approach with a primary focus on how hours of care are influenced by hours of work rather than the other way round. We also investigate the role that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011818043
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Re-examining Supplier-induced Demand in Health Care: Comparisons Among Patients Affiliated and Not Affiliated with Healthcare Professionals in China
Si, Yafei; Zhou, Zhongliang; Su, Min; Hu, Han; Yang, Zesen - 2020
Doing "more" in healthcare can be a major threat to the delivery of high-quality health care. This study used coarsened … between patients affiliated with healthcare professionals and their counterpart patients not affiliated with healthcare … professionals. Using the China Labor-force Dynamics Survey (CLDS) in 2014, we identified 806 patients affiliated with healthcare …
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Quality and Accountability of Large Language Models (LLMs) in Healthcare in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMIC): A Simulated Patient Study using ChatGPT
Si, Yafei; Yang, Yuyi; Wang, Xi; An, Ruopeng; Zu, Jiaqi; … - 2024
to infectious ones. These results highlight the need for cautious AI integration in healthcare systems to ensure quality …
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Pension and Health Services Utilization: Evidence from Social Pension Expansion in China
Chen, Shanquan; Chen, Xi; Law, Stephen; Lucas, Henry; … - 2020
located in the range 55-95 CNY (7.1-12.3 EUR or 8.0-13.8 USD). Our study enriches the literature on pension and healthcare …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012312627
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Cognitive Impairment and Prevalence of Memory-Related Diagnoses among U.S. Older Adults
Qian, Yuting; Chen, Xi; Tang, Diwen; Kelley, Amy S.; … - 2021
Cognitive impairment creates significant challenges to health and well-being of the fast-growing aging population. Early recognition of cognitive impairment may confer important advantages, allowing for diagnosis and appropriate treatment, education, psychosocial support, and improved...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012424897
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Geographic Variation in Inpatient Care Utilization, Outcomes and Costs for Dementia Patients in China
Lin, Zhuoer; Ba, Fang; Allore, Heather; Liu, Gordon G.; … - 2022
world, imposing increasing burdens on the public health and healthcare systems. Despite improved access to health services …, inadequate and uneven dementia management remains common. We document the provincial-level geographic patterns in healthcare … disparities in disease burden and healthcare provision to promote equitable allocation of resources for dementia care throughout …
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Occupational Differences in the Effects of Retirement on Hospitalizations for Mental Illness among Female Workers: Evidence from Administrative Data in China
Wang, Tianyu; Sun, Ruochen; Sindelar, Jody L.; Chen, Xi - 2024
Retirement, a major transition in the life course, may affect many aspects of retirees' well-being, including health and health care utilization. Leveraging differential statutory retirement age (SRA) by occupation for China's urban female workers, we provide some of the first evidence on the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014458108
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The impact of COVID-19 on health workers: A health labor market perspective to improve response
Bustamante Izquierdo, Juana Paola; Cometto, Giorgio; … - 2024
This paper uses a health labor market lens to examine the impact of COVID-19 on health workers, as well as relevant policy levers. It compiles a collection of literature using a standardized measurement framework to determine the impact of COVID-19 on health workers. It examines the relevant...
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