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Population with Long-Term Care Needs in Six Latin American Countries: Estimation of Older Adults Who Need Help Performing ADLs

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  • Mauricio Matus-Lopez

    (Department of Economics, Quantitative Methods and Economic History, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, 41013 Seville, Spain)

  • Alexander Chaverri-Carvajal

    (Department of Economics, Quantitative Methods and Economic History, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, 41013 Seville, Spain)

Abstract

The population in Latin America is ageing, and there is an inevitable demand for long-term care services. However, there are no comparative analyses between Latin American countries of the dependency situation of older adults. This study aims to calculate and compare percentages of older adults who need help performing the activities of daily living in six Latin American nations. The study is observational, transversal, and cross-national and uses microdata drawn from national surveys conducted in Argentina ( n = 3291), Brazil ( n = 3903), Chile (n = 31,667), Colombia ( n = 17,134), Mexico ( n = 7909), and Uruguay ( n = 4042). Comparable indicators of the need for help in performing the basic and instrumental activities of daily living were calculated. The percentages of older adults in need of help for basic activities of daily living ranged from 5.8% in Argentina to 11% in Brazil; for instrumental activities of daily living, from 13.8% in Mexico to 35.7% in Brazil; and combined, from 18.1% in Argentina to 37.1% in Brazil. Brazil thus has the highest indicators, followed by Colombia. The results warn of the frail physical condition of older people and the high potential demand for long-term care services. The information provided could be useful for further research on and planning for long-term care needs in Latin American and middle-income countries.

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  • Mauricio Matus-Lopez & Alexander Chaverri-Carvajal, 2021. "Population with Long-Term Care Needs in Six Latin American Countries: Estimation of Older Adults Who Need Help Performing ADLs," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(15), pages 1-20, July.
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