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Conceptual problems in dependency research

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The problems presented by dependency groups have become a key issue for health care and social policy in all advanced countries. Providers and policy makers have looked to researchers to develop and apply measures of dependency which will provide a basis for rational planning and service provision. Attempts to define and classify dependency are notable by their absence from the empirical literature. This paper offers a general definition of dependency and develops a classification system based on needs for help and the sources of these needs. Existing measures tackle only a very limited range of problems within this matrix. Issues of reciprocity and dimensions of severity are dealt with separately before considering the implications of this discussion for future research.

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  • Wilkin, David, 1987. "Conceptual problems in dependency research," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 24(10), pages 867-873, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:24:y:1987:i:10:p:867-873
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    1. Gutiérrez-Robledo, Luis Miguel & Jácome-Maldonado, Luis David & González-Rivero, Cynthia Beatriz & Lozano-Juárez, Luis Raymundo & Tella-Vega, Pamela & García-Peña, Carmen, 2022. "Monetary cost estimation of care for functionally dependent older adults in Mexico," The Journal of the Economics of Ageing, Elsevier, vol. 21(C).

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