A lesson learned from community-based integrated long-term care in Thailand |
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Authors: | Vipan Prachuabmoh |
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Institution: | 1. College of Population Studies, Chulalongkorn University Visid Prachubmoh Building, Phaya Thai Road, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330Vipan.p@chula.ac.th |
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Abstract: | AbstractThailand is the second most rapidly ageing of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries. With this rapid pace of population ageing, the demand for long-term care has increased. Due to lower fertility and migration of adult children, the availability of children as a main source of long-term care has been reduced. In order to retain the traditional lifestyle of ageing-in-place, community-based integrated long-term care has been implemented as an alternative approach in Thailand. The development of such community-based care and its challenges can be used as a lesson for other ASEAN countries in confronting ageing societies. |
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Keywords: | Health community care ageing Thailand |
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