Institutional care in four Latin American countries: the importance of fostering public information and evaluation strategies

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Autor(es): dc.contributorUniversidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)-
Autor(es): dc.contributorPan American Health Organization-
Autor(es): dc.contributorUniversidad de Santiago-
Autor(es): dc.contributorUniversidad de Costa Rica San José-
Autor(es): dc.contributorPontificia Universidad Católica de Chile-
Autor(es): dc.contributorInstituto Nacional de Geriatría-
Autor(es): dc.creatorWachholz, Patrick Alexander-
Autor(es): dc.creatorMorsch, Patricia-
Autor(es): dc.creatorDintrans, Pablo Villalobos-
Autor(es): dc.creatorBarrientos-Calvo, Isabel-
Autor(es): dc.creatorBrowne, Jorge-
Autor(es): dc.creatorBello-Chavolla, Omar Yaxmehen-
Autor(es): dc.creatorVega, Enrique-
Data de aceite: dc.date.accessioned2025-08-21T16:00:48Z-
Data de disponibilização: dc.date.available2025-08-21T16:00:48Z-
Data de envio: dc.date.issued2025-04-29-
Data de envio: dc.date.issued2023-12-31-
Fonte completa do material: dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.26633/RPSP.2024.14-
Fonte completa do material: dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/11449/298452-
Fonte: dc.identifier.urihttp://educapes.capes.gov.br/handle/11449/298452-
Descrição: dc.descriptionMore than 8 million older people in Latin America depend on long-term care (LTC), accounting for 12% of people aged ≥ 60 years and almost 27% of those aged ≥ 80. It is crucial to develop sustainable strategies for providing LTC in the area, including institutional care. This special report aims to characterize institutional LTC in four countries (Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica and Mexico), using available information systems, and to identify the strategies adopted to support institutional care in these countries. This narrative review used nationwide, open-access, public data sources to gather demographic estimates and information about institutional LTC coverage and the availability of open-access data for the proportion of people with LTC needs, the number of LTC facilities and the number of residents living in them. These countries have a larger share of older people than the average in Latin America but fewer LTC facilities than required by the demand. National surveys lack standardization in defining disability, LTC and dependency on care. Information about institutional care is mainly fragmented and does not regularly include LTC facilities, their residents and workers. Data are crucial to inform evidence-based decisions to favor prioritization and to support advances in promoting policies around institutional LTC in Latin America. Although information about institutional care in the region is fragmented and insufficient, this paper profiles the four selected countries. It highlights the need for a better structure for data-driven LTC information systems. The lack of information emphasizes the urgency of the need to focus on and encourage research into this topic.-
Descrição: dc.descriptionFaculdade de Medicina de Botucatu Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)-
Descrição: dc.descriptionHealth Systems and Services Life Course Unit Pan American Health Organization-
Descrição: dc.descriptionPrograma Centro Salud Pública Facultad de Ciencias Médicas Universidad de Santiago-
Descrição: dc.descriptionFacultad de Medicina Universidad de Costa Rica San José-
Descrição: dc.descriptionSección de Geriatría Facultad de Medicina Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile-
Descrição: dc.descriptionDirección de Investigación Instituto Nacional de Geriatría-
Descrição: dc.descriptionFaculdade de Medicina de Botucatu Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)-
Idioma: dc.languageen-
Relação: dc.relationRevista Panamericana de Salud Publica/Pan American Journal of Public Health-
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Palavras-chave: dc.subjectaging-
Palavras-chave: dc.subjectLatin America-
Palavras-chave: dc.subjectLong-term care-
Título: dc.titleInstitutional care in four Latin American countries: the importance of fostering public information and evaluation strategies-
Título: dc.titleAtención en centros de cuidados a largo plazo en cuatro países de América Latina: importancia de fomentar la información pública y las estrategias de evaluación-
Título: dc.titleCuidados institucionais em quatro países da América Latina: a importância de promover informações públicas e estratégias de avaliação-
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