32: Unmet needs and care poverty
Since the 1990s, a substantial body of research literature has emerged on unmet long-term care needs, that is, the lack of adequate care for older (and sometimes younger) people with care needs. Over the last two decades, this research has spread from the United States to several countries in Europe...
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| author | Kröger, Teppo |
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| description | Since the 1990s, a substantial body of research literature has emerged on unmet long-term care needs, that is, the lack of adequate care for older (and sometimes younger) people with care needs. Over the last two decades, this research has spread from the United States to several countries in Europe, Asia and Africa. This chapter provides a brief introduction to the field of research on unmet care needs and summarizes its main research themes and key findings, focusing on the prevalence, factors and consequences of unmet needs. While this research strand has produced important empirical observations, it has remained fragmented due to methodological variation and a lack of a theoretical foundation. The chapter also describes a recent turn in the discussion, driven by the introduction of the concept of ‘care poverty’, which connects the literature on unmet needs with social scientific discussions on social policy and social inequalities. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1711672026-01-30T15:38:09Z 32: Unmet needs and care poverty Kröger, Teppo Unmet needs; Long-term care; Social care; Care poverty; Social inequality; Social policy JKSN JKS JKSB GBC Since the 1990s, a substantial body of research literature has emerged on unmet long-term care needs, that is, the lack of adequate care for older (and sometimes younger) people with care needs. Over the last two decades, this research has spread from the United States to several countries in Europe, Asia and Africa. This chapter provides a brief introduction to the field of research on unmet care needs and summarizes its main research themes and key findings, focusing on the prevalence, factors and consequences of unmet needs. While this research strand has produced important empirical observations, it has remained fragmented due to methodological variation and a lack of a theoretical foundation. The chapter also describes a recent turn in the discussion, driven by the introduction of the concept of ‘care poverty’, which connects the literature on unmet needs with social scientific discussions on social policy and social inequalities. Published 2026-01-30T15:38:06Z 2026-01-30T15:38:06Z 2025-12-02 chapter 9781839103698 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/171167 eng image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/research-handbook-on-social-care-policy-9781839103681.html https://www.elgaronline.com/edcollchap-oa/book/9781839103698/chapter32.xml Edward Elgar Publishing Edward Elgar Publishing 10.4337/9781839103698.00044 10.4337/9781839103698.00044 01ceac28-75b4-492a-8eec-f9b98bc6b28c https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ 9781839103698 Edward Elgar Publishing Cheltenham, UK open access |
| spellingShingle | Unmet needs; Long-term care; Social care; Care poverty; Social inequality; Social policy JKSN JKS JKSB GBC Kröger, Teppo 32: Unmet needs and care poverty |
| title | 32: Unmet needs and care poverty |
| title_full | 32: Unmet needs and care poverty |
| title_fullStr | 32: Unmet needs and care poverty |
| title_full_unstemmed | 32: Unmet needs and care poverty |
| title_short | 32: Unmet needs and care poverty |
| title_sort | 32 unmet needs and care poverty |
| topic | Unmet needs; Long-term care; Social care; Care poverty; Social inequality; Social policy JKSN JKS JKSB GBC |
| topic_facet | Unmet needs; Long-term care; Social care; Care poverty; Social inequality; Social policy JKSN JKS JKSB GBC |
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