Old age security in rural China: there is a long way to go.

Chin Med J (Engl)

Department of Health Security, School of Management, Jiangsu University; Research Institute for New Rural Development of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, China.

Published: November 2013

AI Article Synopsis

  • The study investigates the current issues facing old age security for the elderly in rural China.
  • Research was conducted using a variety of databases and included articles focused on keywords related to aging and rural healthcare systems.
  • Findings indicate that socio-economic challenges and environmental factors are increasing the burden of care for the elderly, necessitating government intervention to enhance support systems and promote rural development.

Article Abstract

Objective: We aimed to examine the current developments and challenges confronted by old age security in rural China.

Data Sources: This study is based on the data from PubMed, Elsevier, Wiley, EBSCO, EMBASE, SCI Expanded, ProQuest, Google, and CNKI which is the most informative database in Chinese.

Study Selection: Articles were selected with the search terms "rural", "China", "old", "older", or "elder", "elderly", or "aged", "aging", "security", "culture", "value", "medical insurance" or "community based medical insurance" or "cooperative medical scheme". Related websites and yearbooks were searched as well.

Results: The socio-economic development has made the burden of traditional care for the rural elderly heavier than ever, and new challenges are emerging in rural communities, such as poor economic, deteriorating natural environment and health crisis.

Conclusions: The governments should improve the scale and caliber of rural old age security and strengthen regulations with great efforts in developing the rural economy and protecting the natural environment of rural communities.

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