RT Journal Article
T1 Diseases Associated with Long Term Care: A Preliminary Study to Help of Improving the Quality of Life of Dependents.
A1 Segovia González, María Manuela
A1 Martín Caraballo, Ana M.
A1 Herranz Peinado, Carmen Patricia
A1 Guerrero Casas, Flor María
K1 Long-term Care
K1 Diseases
K1 Cost of Diseases
K1 Quality of Life
AB The average life expectancy of the population in developed countries has continued to rise since the middle of the last century. This phenomenon implies many changes in society, mainly social and economic. Although this constitutes both medical and technological step forward, many elderly people have limiting disabilities that may even render it impossible to perform activities of daily living. Consequently, a decline in quality of life is provoked and these people become dependent on long-term care. It remains crucial to determine those diseases that would involve major deterioration in the quality of life and a high cost of care. Hence the aim of this paper is to study which diseases are more closely associated to dependence in order to provide parameters and indicators to enable the implementation of policies of prevention, investment into research, and the development of viable strategies to cover the cost of medical care in the future.
PB Springer
YR 2014
FD 2014
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10433/20085
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10433/20085
LA en
NO Segovia-Gonzalez, M.M., Martín, A., Herranz, P., Guerrero, F. (2014). Diseases Associated with Long Term Care: A Preliminary Study to Help of Improving the Quality of Life of Dependents. Applied Research in Quality of Life, 9(4), 787 - 801.
NO Departamento de Economía, Métodos Cuantitativos e Historia Económica.
DS RIO
RD May 5, 2026