Seminar no. 1299
11 December 2024 Time 13:30 – 14:30 hrs.
Speaker: Dr. Truc Ngoc Hoang Dang
Background: Population aging is escalating globally, intensifying the demand for long-term care (LTC), primarily met by informal caregivers, notably spouses. Evidence from developed countries suggests potential adverse effects on caregivers’ well-being. Yet, research on this topic is scarce in developing nations.We investigate the effect of informal caregiving on older spousal caregivers’ health and well-being in Vietnam, a rapidly aging country with an early stage of LTC system development. Methods: Utilizing the national survey on aging in Vietnam with propensity score matching estimations to mitigate potential endogenous problems of the decision to provide care between caregivers and non-caregivers. Results: Findings showed that caregiving increased poor psychological well-being, life dissatisfaction, and functional limitations by 7.3%, 9.7%, and 8.6%, respectively. The effects of caregiving vary by demographic characteristics. For example, caregivers who are female, employed, highly educated, or living in urban areas tend to bear more of the burden than other groups. Conclusions: We are the first to examine spousal caregiving in Vietnam, where spousal caregivers bear the predominant burden of long-term care requirements for older adults. This highlights the urgency of addressing its negative impacts and suggests several potential policy interventions.
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