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Economic burden of informal care attributable to stroke among those aged 65 years or older in China

Stroke is a leading cause of disability in China, frequently resulting in the need for informal care. No information, however, is available on costs of informal care associated with stroke, required to understand the true cost of stroke in China. Using the 2011 China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study, we identified 4447 respondents aged ≥65 years suitable for analyses, including 184 stroke survivors. We estimated the economic burden of informal care associated with stroke using a two-part model. The monthly number of hours of informal caregiving associated with stroke was 29.2 h/stroke survivor, and the average annual cost of informal care associated with stroke was 10,612 RMB per stroke survivor. The findings stress the necessity of proper interventions to prevent stroke and will be useful for estimating the economic burden of stroke.

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Type of Reference
Jour
Type of Work
Journal article
Publisher
Sage Journals
ISBN/ISSN
1747-4930
Publication Year
2017
Issue Number
2
Journal Titles
International Journal of Stroke
Volume Number
12
Start Page
205
End Page
207