One of the key issues facing public healthcare is the global trend of an increasingly ageing
society which continues to present policy makers and caregivers with formidable healthcare …

The ageing of society is leading to significant reforms in long-term care policy and systems
in many European countries. The cutbacks in professional care are increasing demand for …

Abstract The Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam (LASA) is an ongoing longitudinal study
of older adults in the Netherlands, which started in 1992. LASA is focused on the …

Objectives Due to increasing care needs and decreasing care potentials, research around
informal caregiving gains attention. Relatively new–but of utmost importance–is the role of …

Abstract Background and Objectives The general view is that partner-caregiver burden
increases over time but findings are inconsistent. Moreover, the pathways underlying …

Unexpected negative health shocks of a parent may reduce adult children's labour supply
via informal caregiving and stress-induced mental health problems. We link administrative …

Objectives Policy reforms in long-term care require an increased share of informal
caregivers in elderly care. This may be more feasible for older adults who (believe they) can …

For the past few decades, studies of care types choice have been restricted to the scope of
individual characteristics and health status. Meanwhile, the historiography of the research …

To a great extent, older people in Sweden, often with extensive care needs, are cared for in
their own home. Support is often needed from both family and professional caregivers. This …

As part of long‐term care reforms, home‐care organisations in the Netherlands are required
to strengthen the linkage between formal and informal caregivers of home‐dwelling older …