Spatial Dependence of Nursing Home Preference of Older Age Population in Turkiye
It is important that the cost to the economy of Turkey as regards nursing home needs, which is a service provided for the care of the older population has increased significantly in recent years. As the preference of the older population becomes dense toward the nursing homes affiliated with the Tur...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Istanbul University Press
2022-06-01
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| Series: | Journal of Economy Culture and Society |
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| Online Access: | https://cdn.istanbul.edu.tr/file/JTA6CLJ8T5/91A3F77C81E942EB9B4529BA753FC3DE |
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| Summary: | It is important that the cost to the economy of Turkey as regards nursing home needs, which is a service provided for the care of the older population has increased significantly in recent years. As the preference of the older population becomes dense toward the nursing homes affiliated with the Turkish Rebuplic Ministry of Family and Social Services (MFSS),where the old with low-income levels are taken care of for free, it is observed that their capacities are full and the need for nursing homes has increased. For this reason, this study aimed to determine the spatial dependence of the elderly population in nursing homes among the border neighbors (regions that share a common border) in 26 subregions (It is based on the Turkish Statistical Institute's (TSI) Second Level Nomenclature Units for Territorial Statistics (NUTS2)) of Turkey and the socioeconomic factors that affect the elderly population's nursing home preferences in these regions using spatial data analysis for 2016. Therefore, in this study, the spatial dependence of older age population between the Turkey's neighbor subregion 26 (It is based on the TSI Second Level Nomenclature Units for Territorial Statistics (NUTS2)) for the year 2016 has been aimed to determine the socioeconomic factors affecting the nursing home preferences of the elderly population in these regions using spatial data analysis. Since the regional statistical data of the older age population in the nursing home and senior age population needing the caring service were unavailable after 2016, in this study, spatial data analysis was used just for 2016. It was concluded that the border neighborhood positively affects the older population's preference for nursing homes. In the analysis, it was shown that the disposable income of the population above 60 years, the rate of becoming a house owner, and the older pension do not affect the older age population's preference for nursing home. Additionally, it has been determined that the number of older age population needing the caring service and elementary family structure positively and crimes against the property negatively affects the older age population's preference for nursing homes. |
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| ISSN: | 2645-8772 |