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June 12, 2026Journal of Applied Gerontology

Coresidence Matters: Family Caregivers’ Willingness to Utilize Institutional Care Under South Korea’s Long-Term Care Insurance System

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SCSeung-Eun ChaKKKyungmin KimYRYongJoo Rhee

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Overview

Investigates family caregivers' willingness for institutional care under South Korea's Long-Term Care Insurance, suggesting important policy implications.

Key Points

  • The research aims to explore family caregivers' willingness to utilize institutional care under South Korea’s Long-Term Care Insurance system.
  • Data collected from 1,369 family caregivers using the 2019 Korean Long-Term Care Survey
  • Logistic regression analyses were utilized to identify factors influencing institutional care intentions
  • Analysis focused on comparison between coresiding and non-coresiding caregivers
  • 72% of family caregivers favor institutional care
  • Adult children and children-in-law are twice as likely to prefer institutional care compared to spouses
  • Non-coresiding caregivers show significantly higher willingness for institutional care than coresiding caregivers

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Cha et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a2ba3d18101cf8926f0264dhttps://doi.org/10.1177/07334648261457680
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