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Burden of Family Care-Givers and the Rationing in the Long Term Care Insurance Benefits of Japan

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  • Suzuki, Wataru
  • 鈴木, 亘
  • スズキ, ワタル
  • Ogura, Seiritsu
  • 小椋, 正立
  • オグラ, セイリツ
  • Izumida, Nobuyuki
  • 泉田, 信行

Abstract

Long Term Care Insurance introduced in Japan in 2000 is rapidly turning into a system of rationed benefits due to financial difficulty. Based on our survey of 2500 family care-givers and the Zarit Care-Giver Burden Index, we have examined how these changes are affecting their subjective burden, following Kishida's seminary work. We have found evidence that (a)rationings in short-term-stays, day-services, or home-helper services, (b)disruptive or anti-social behaviors of the elderly, and (c)care-giver's own sleeping disorders are substantially adding to their burden. We have also found (d)a causal relationship where a higher burden is resulting in poor self-reported health.

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  • Suzuki, Wataru & 鈴木, 亘 & スズキ, ワタル & Ogura, Seiritsu & 小椋, 正立 & オグラ, セイリツ & Izumida, Nobuyuki & 泉田, 信行, 2007. "Burden of Family Care-Givers and the Rationing in the Long Term Care Insurance Benefits of Japan," Discussion Paper 306, Center for Intergenerational Studies, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University.
    • Handle: RePEc:hit:piedp2:306
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    Keywords

    Long-term Care Insurance; Burden Index of Care-Givers; Rationning;
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    JEL classification:

    • I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
    • I19 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Other
    • H31 - Public Economics - - Fiscal Policies and Behavior of Economic Agents - - - Household

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