Giebel, C. and Heath, B. orcid.org/0009-0003-3779-3833 (2023) A 3-UK-nation survey on dementia and the cost of living crisis: contributions of gender and ethnicity on struggling to pay for social care. Aging & Mental Health, 27 (12). pp. 2368-2376. ISSN 1360-7863
Abstract
Objectives
The aim of this 3-UK-nation online survey was to explore the impact of the cost of living crisis on the lives of people with dementia and their carers, specifically on their ability to access social care and support services, and the contributions of gender and ethnic background.
Methods
A 3-UK-nation (England, Wales, Northern Ireland) 31-item online survey was conducted in October 2022 asking people with dementia, carers, and people knowing but not caring for someone with dementia about social care and support service access, cost of living crisis, and changes due to the cost of living crisis. Frequency analysis and Chi-square analysis were employed to assess whether forms of payment for services varied by gender. Pearson correlation analysis and binary logistic regression were used to assess whether gender and ethnicity were associated with struggling to pay for care since the crisis.
Results
A total of 1,095 people with dementia, unpaid carers, and people who knew but not cared for someone with dementia participated. Of those, 745 people with dementia were utilising community-based social care and support services. Twenty percent of those with complete data had reduced their spending on care services since the crisis. Men and those from non-white ethnic backgrounds were at significantly increased odds of struggling to pay for care services.
Conclusions
The cost of living crisis has led to exacerbated inequalities in accessing and using dementia care. Men and those from non-white ethnic backgrounds in particular need to receive greater support in accessing care.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2023 the Author(s). This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
Keywords: | Dementia; social care; cost of living crisis; care |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Healthcare (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 04 Mar 2025 13:39 |
Last Modified: | 04 Mar 2025 13:39 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/13607863.2023.2197845 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:223997 |