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June 20, 2026Aging and Health ResearchOpen Access

Perceived Need for Social Services among Chinese Older Adults with Disability in Activities of Daily Living: The Role of Unmet Need for Care and Available Social Services

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HZHaiyan ZhuJSJessica SautterDGDanan Gu

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Overview

Randomized trial finds unmet care needs influence perceived need for social services among older adults, suggesting the need for improved access.

Key Points

  • This research aims to understand how unmet care needs and local service availability influence perceived need for social services among disabled older adults in China.
  • Utilized data from 6,672 older adults with ADL limitations from four waves of the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey (2005–2014).
  • Applied multilevel logistic regression models to examine perceived need for eight types of social service programs.
  • Key predictors included unmet need for care and availability of neighborhood social services.
  • 58% of respondents reported unmet need for care, mainly in social connection and basic care services.
  • Less than 20% reported social services were available in their neighborhoods.
  • Both unmet need for care and available social services were positively associated with perceived need for social services.

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Zhu et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a362f92db0793dc1a536f04https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahr.2026.100289
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