The Economic Value of Non-professional Care: A Europe-Wide Analysis
Background This paper had two aims. Firstly, to provide a broader view of the profile of non-professional caregivers in Europe, and secondly, to estimate the economic value of the non-professional caregiving.Methods The European Quality of Life Survey 2016/2017, carried out by Eurofound, was used....
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| description | Background This paper had two aims. Firstly, to provide a broader view of the profile of non-professional caregivers in Europe, and secondly, to estimate the economic value of the non-professional caregiving.Methods The European Quality of Life Survey 2016/2017, carried out by Eurofound, was used. The target population of the survey was adults who care for a relative or friend in a total of 33 European countries. The opportunity cost method was used to estimate the economic value of caregiving, in which two of the activities forgone were analysed: paid activities (restricted to caregivers who were employed), for which the average gross wage of each country was used; and unpaid activities, for which the minimum gross wage of each country was used.Results There were more than 76 million non-professional caregivers in Europe that provide care for a relative or friend. This figure represents 12.7% of the population in Europe. The estimated time devoted to non-professional care in Europe reached 72 301.5 million hours in 2016. Sharp differences were found among countries. The economic value of that time is estimated at 576 000 million of euros, which represented about 3.63% of Europe’s gross domestic product (GDP).Conclusion This study shows the very important number of resources dedicated to the non-professional care of dependent people and their economic valuation. These results may be helpful in prospective analyses estimating future needs on professional and non-professional and for designing of long-term care (LTC) policies in Europe. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-542fa642975643578afbcf3880de4bf32023-03-07T09:11:45ZengKerman University of Medical SciencesInternational Journal of Health Policy and Management2322-59392022-10-0111102272228610.34172/ijhpm.2021.1494157The Economic Value of Non-professional Care: A Europe-Wide AnalysisLuz María Peña-Longobardo0Juan Oliva-Moreno1Faculty of Law and Social Sciences, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Toledo, SpainFaculty of Law and Social Sciences, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Toledo, SpainBackground This paper had two aims. Firstly, to provide a broader view of the profile of non-professional caregivers in Europe, and secondly, to estimate the economic value of the non-professional caregiving.Methods The European Quality of Life Survey 2016/2017, carried out by Eurofound, was used. The target population of the survey was adults who care for a relative or friend in a total of 33 European countries. The opportunity cost method was used to estimate the economic value of caregiving, in which two of the activities forgone were analysed: paid activities (restricted to caregivers who were employed), for which the average gross wage of each country was used; and unpaid activities, for which the minimum gross wage of each country was used.Results There were more than 76 million non-professional caregivers in Europe that provide care for a relative or friend. This figure represents 12.7% of the population in Europe. The estimated time devoted to non-professional care in Europe reached 72 301.5 million hours in 2016. Sharp differences were found among countries. The economic value of that time is estimated at 576 000 million of euros, which represented about 3.63% of Europe’s gross domestic product (GDP).Conclusion This study shows the very important number of resources dedicated to the non-professional care of dependent people and their economic valuation. These results may be helpful in prospective analyses estimating future needs on professional and non-professional and for designing of long-term care (LTC) policies in Europe.https://www.ijhpm.com/article_4157_1ee1206e961401dd3189eac3835989e0.pdfnon-professional careeconomic valuationeuropecaregivingfamily careinformal care |
| spellingShingle | Luz María Peña-Longobardo Juan Oliva-Moreno The Economic Value of Non-professional Care: A Europe-Wide Analysis International Journal of Health Policy and Management non-professional care economic valuation europe caregiving family care informal care |
| title | The Economic Value of Non-professional Care: A Europe-Wide Analysis |
| title_full | The Economic Value of Non-professional Care: A Europe-Wide Analysis |
| title_fullStr | The Economic Value of Non-professional Care: A Europe-Wide Analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Economic Value of Non-professional Care: A Europe-Wide Analysis |
| title_short | The Economic Value of Non-professional Care: A Europe-Wide Analysis |
| title_sort | economic value of non professional care a europe wide analysis |
| topic | non-professional care economic valuation europe caregiving family care informal care |
| url | https://www.ijhpm.com/article_4157_1ee1206e961401dd3189eac3835989e0.pdf |
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