Long-term care insurance

Exposure

4 papers8 findings

  • 3 independent labs in 3 countries
  • Funders: National Office for Philosophy and Social Sciences and 5 more
  • Humans4

Outcomes

8

Urban-rural disparity in health-related quality of life

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1 study
  1. Long-term care insurance increases urban-rural disparity in health-related quality of life in humans.

    “inadvertently exacerbates the urban-rural disparity in HRQoL of older adults”

    Humans

    Evaluating the impact of long-term care insurance reform on health-related quality of life and inequality among older adults in China: A quasi-experimental analysis

    Economics and human biology31 May 2025

Health-related quality of life

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1 study
  1. Long-term care insurance improves health-related quality of life in humans (1.5%-2%).

    “LTCI increases the HRQoL of older adults aged 60 and older by 1.5%-2%”

    Humans

    Evaluating the impact of long-term care insurance reform on health-related quality of life and inequality among older adults in China: A quasi-experimental analysis

    Economics and human biology31 May 2025

Scenario memory score

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1 study
  1. Long-term care insurance improves scenario memory score in humans (+0.870 points).

    “Moreover, there was an improvement of 0.181 and 0.870 points in mental status and scenario memory scores, respectively.”

    Humans

    The impact of long-term care insurance pilot on the mental health of older adults: Quasi-experimental evidence from China

    SSM - population health16 Feb 2024

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Mental status score

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1 study
  1. Long-term care insurance improves mental status score in humans (+0.181 points).

    “Moreover, there was an improvement of 0.181 and 0.870 points in mental status and scenario memory scores, respectively.”

    Humans

    The impact of long-term care insurance pilot on the mental health of older adults: Quasi-experimental evidence from China

    SSM - population health16 Feb 2024

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CES-D score

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1 study
  1. Long-term care insurance decreases CES-D score in humans (-1.059 points).

    “long-term care insurance reduced Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) scores among older adults by 1.059 points.”

    Humans

    The impact of long-term care insurance pilot on the mental health of older adults: Quasi-experimental evidence from China

    SSM - population health16 Feb 2024

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Physical ability

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1 study
  1. Long-term care insurance improves physical ability in humans (dropped by 2.5 points vs 25.0 points).

    “The ADL scores of the LTCI group dropped by 2.5 points on average, while the ADL scores of those did not participated in LTCI dropped by 25.0 points.”

    Humansdisabled older adults2017 to 2021n = 12,930

    Effect of long-term care insurance in a pilot city of China: Health benefits among 12,930 disabled older adults

    Archives of gerontology and geriatrics3 Feb 2024

Survival time

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1 study
  1. Long-term care insurance extends lifespan survival time in humans (+33.74 days (95% CI 13.501 to 53.970)).

    “extended the survival time by 33.74 days (95 % CI, 13.501 to 53.970)”

    Humansdisabled older adults2017 to 2021n = 12,930

    Effect of long-term care insurance in a pilot city of China: Health benefits among 12,930 disabled older adults

    Archives of gerontology and geriatrics3 Feb 2024

Mortality

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1 study
  1. Long-term care insurance decreases mortality in humans (-5.10% (95% CI -9.30% to -0.90%)).

    “LTCI implementation significantly reduced mortality by 5.10 % (95 % CI, -9.30 % to -0.90 %)”

    Humansdisabled older adults2017 to 2021n = 12,930

    Effect of long-term care insurance in a pilot city of China: Health benefits among 12,930 disabled older adults

    Archives of gerontology and geriatrics3 Feb 2024

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