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Informal care and health care use of older adults.

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Van Houtven, CH; Norton, EC
Published in: J Health Econ
November 2004

Informal care by adult children is a common form of long-term care for older adults and can reduce medical expenditures if it substitutes for formal care. We address how informal care by all children affects formal care, which is critically important given demographic trends and the many policies proposed to promote informal care. We examine the 1998 Health and Retirement Survey (HRS) and 1995 Asset and Health Dynamics Among the Oldest-Old Panel Survey (AHEAD) using two-part utilization models. Instrumental variables (IV) estimation controls for the simultaneity of informal and formal care. Informal care reduces home health care use and delays nursing home entry.

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J Health Econ

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0167-6296

Publication Date

November 2004

Volume

23

Issue

6

Start / End Page

1159 / 1180

Location

Netherlands

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Nursing Homes
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Homes for the Aged
  • Home Nursing
  • Home Care Services
  • Health Services for the Aged
  • Health Policy & Services
  • Health Policy
 

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Van Houtven, C. H., & Norton, E. C. (2004). Informal care and health care use of older adults. J Health Econ, 23(6), 1159–1180. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhealeco.2004.04.008
Van Houtven, Courtney Harold, and Edward C. Norton. “Informal care and health care use of older adults.J Health Econ 23, no. 6 (November 2004): 1159–80. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhealeco.2004.04.008.
Van Houtven CH, Norton EC. Informal care and health care use of older adults. J Health Econ. 2004 Nov;23(6):1159–80.
Van Houtven, Courtney Harold, and Edward C. Norton. “Informal care and health care use of older adults.J Health Econ, vol. 23, no. 6, Nov. 2004, pp. 1159–80. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.jhealeco.2004.04.008.
Van Houtven CH, Norton EC. Informal care and health care use of older adults. J Health Econ. 2004 Nov;23(6):1159–1180.
Journal cover image

Published In

J Health Econ

DOI

ISSN

0167-6296

Publication Date

November 2004

Volume

23

Issue

6

Start / End Page

1159 / 1180

Location

Netherlands

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Nursing Homes
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Homes for the Aged
  • Home Nursing
  • Home Care Services
  • Health Services for the Aged
  • Health Policy & Services
  • Health Policy