Care for the Elderly in Slovenia: A Combination of Informal and Formal Care

Abstract

Najveći udio skrbi za starije osobe koje žive u vlastitim domovima dolazi od neformalnih pružatelja: članova obitelji, prijatelja i susjeda. Uz razvoj usluga u zajednici kao što su zdravstvena skrb u zajednici, osobni sustav osiguranja za starije osobe ili gumb za paniku, kućnu njegu i slične usluge, neformalnu skrb podupiru formalni oblici skrbi u zajednici. Koristili smo podatke iz istraživanja SHARE (Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe - Istraživanje o zdravlju, starenju i umirovljenju u Europi) kako bismo procijenili broj osoba (starijih od 65 godina) koji primaju individualnu vrstu skrbi (nikakvu skrb, samo neformalnu skrb, samo formalnu skrb, kombinaciju oba tipa skrbi), kao i broj osoba koje trebaju skrb, ali je ne dobivaju. Isto tako, koristili smo metodu multinomijalne logističke regresije za evaluaciju čimbenika koji utječu na tip skrbi. Kao i u drugim europskim zemljama, potreba i dostupnost neformalnih pružatelja skrbi najviše utječu na ovaj tip skrbi, dok distribucija tipova skrbi najviše sliči onoj u mediteranskim zemljama.Most care provided to the elderly living at home comes from informal caregivers: family members, friends and neighbours. With the development of community services such as community healthcare, personal lifeline systems for the elderly or the panic button, home care and similar, informal care is enhanced by formal community forms of care. The data from the SHARE (Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe) survey was used to estimate the number of people (over 65 years old) who receive an individual type of care (no care, only informal care, only formal care, a combination of the two), as well as the number of people who need care, but fail to receive it. The multinomial logistic regression method was also used to evaluate the factors that influence the type of care. Similar to other European countries, the need and the availability of informal caregivers have the strongest influence on the type of care, whereas the distribution of types of care mostly resembles Mediterranean countries