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Socioeconomic Predictors of the Employment of Migrant Care Workers by Italian Families Assisting Older Alzheimer’s Disease Patients: Evidence From the Up-Tech Study

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  • Francesco Barbabella
  • Carlos Chiatti
  • Joseph M. Rimland
  • Maria Gabriella Melchiorre
  • Giovanni Lamura
  • Fabrizia Lattanzio

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Background: The availability of family caregivers of older people is decreasing in Italy as the number of migrant care workers (MCWs) hired by families increases. There is little evidence on the influence of socioeconomic factors in the employment of MCWs.

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  • Francesco Barbabella & Carlos Chiatti & Joseph M. Rimland & Maria Gabriella Melchiorre & Giovanni Lamura & Fabrizia Lattanzio, 2016. "Socioeconomic Predictors of the Employment of Migrant Care Workers by Italian Families Assisting Older Alzheimer’s Disease Patients: Evidence From the Up-Tech Study," The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, The Gerontological Society of America, vol. 71(3), pages 514-525.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:geronb:v:71:y:2016:i:3:p:514-525.
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    1. Oliver Fisher, 2021. "The Impact of Micro and Macro Level Factors on the Working and Living Conditions of Migrant Care Workers in Italy and Israel—A Scoping Review," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(2), pages 1-33, January.
    2. Maria Gabriella Melchiorre & Sabrina Quattrini & Giovanni Lamura & Marco Socci, 2022. "Role and Characteristics of Personal Care Assistants of Frail Older People with Functional Limitations Ageing in Place in Italy," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(7), pages 1-25, March.
    3. Oliver Fisher & Paolo Fabbietti & Giovanni Lamura, 2021. "Socio-Economic Predictors of Hiring Live-In Migrant Care Workers to Support Community Dwelling Older Adults with Long-Term Care Needs: Recent Evidence from a Central Italian Region," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(10), pages 1-18, May.
    4. Anne E. Barrett & Katia Vecchione, 2022. "A Comfort or a Threat? How Older Italians View Home Eldercare Assistants," Journal of Elder Policy, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 2(1), pages 51-73, March.
    5. Ricardo Rodrigues & Stefania Ilinca & Maša Filipovič Hrast & Andrej Srakar & Valentina Hlebec, 2022. "Care Task Division in Familialistic Care Regimes: A Comparative Analysis of Gender and Socio-Economic Inequalities in Austria and Slovenia," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(15), pages 1-18, August.
    6. Georgia Casanova & Andrea Principi & Giovanni Lamura, 2020. "Social Innovation in Long-Term Care: Lessons from the Italian Case," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(7), pages 1-17, March.
    7. László Árpád Kostyál & Zsuzsa Széman & Virág Erzsébet Almási & Paolo Fabbietti & Sabrina Quattrini & Marco Socci & Giovanni Lamura & Cristina Gagliardi, 2021. "Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Family Carers of Older People Living with Dementia in Italy and Hungary," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(13), pages 1-19, June.

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