(De)centralization of social support in six Western European countries

Kroneman, Madelon; Cardol, M.; Friele, R.D.

doi:10.1016/j.healthpol.2012.03.003

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“…In an increasing number of countries, as in the Netherlands, due to health system reforms, the responsibility for several health and social care services is shifted from the central government to municipalities. As such, municipalities are responsible for supporting vulnerable citizens, such as PwD and their family caregivers, to sustain independent living and social participation (Hacker, 2009; Kroneman, Cardol, & Friele, 2012; Nowak et al, 2013; Pavolini & Vacarelli, 2012). Hence, municipalities have to know which types of ADS are valuable for PwD in terms of social participation and how these different types address the different domains of social participation.…”

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confidence: 99%

Green Care Farms

Bruin

Stoop

Molema

et al. 2015

Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

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Objective: To explore the value of day services at green care farms (GCFs) in terms of social participation for people with dementia. Method: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with people with dementia who attended day services at a GCF (GCF group, n = 21), were on a waiting list (WL) for day services at a GCF (WL group, n = 12), or attended day services in a regular day care facility (RDCF group, n = 17) and with their family caregivers. Results: People with dementia in the GCF and WL group were primarily males, with an average age of 71 and 76 years, respectively, who almost all had a spousal caregiver. People with dementia in the RDCF group were mostly females with an average age of 85 years, most of whom had a non-spousal caregiver. For both the GCF and RDCF groups, it was indicated that day services made people with dementia feel part of society. The most important domains of social participation addressed by RDCFs were social interactions and recreational activities. GCFs additionally addressed the domains “paid employment” and “volunteer work.” Conclusion: GCFs are valuable in terms of social participation for a particular group of people with dementia. Matching characteristics of adult day services (ADS) centers to the preferences and capacities of people with dementia is of importance. Diversity in ADS centers is therefore desirable.

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Green Care Farms

Bruin

Stoop

Molema

et al. 2015

Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

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“…, Kroneman et al . ). Local authorities can provide individual support as well as services and amenities that benefit multiple people.…”

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Social capital, collective efficacy and the provision of social support services and amenities by municipalities in the Netherlands

Waverijn

Groenewegen

Klerk

2016

Health Soc Care Community

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Differential provision of local services and amenities has been proposed as a mechanism behind the relationship between social capital and health. The aim of this study was to investigate whether social capital and collective efficacy are related to the provision of social support services and amenities in Dutch municipalities, against a background of decentralisation of long-term care to municipalities. We used data on neighbourhood social capital, collective efficacy (the extent to which people are willing to work for the common good), and the provision of services and amenities in 2012. We included the services municipalities provide to support informal caregivers (e.g. respite care), individual services and support (e.g. domiciliary help), and general and collective services and amenities (e.g. lending point for wheelchairs). Data for social capital were collected between May 2011 and September 2012. Social capital was measured by focusing on contacts between neighbours. A social capital measure was estimated for 414 municipalities with ecometric measurements. A measure of collective efficacy was constructed based on information about the experienced responsibility for the liveability of the neighbourhood by residents in 2012, average charity collection returns in municipalities in 2012, voter turnout at the municipal elections in 2010 and the percentage of blood donors in 2012. We conducted Poisson regression and negative binomial regression to test our hypotheses. We found no relationship between social capital and the provision of services and amenities in municipalities. We found an interaction effect (coefficient = 3.11, 95% CI = 0.72-5.51, P = 0.011) of social capital and collective efficacy on the provision of support services for informal caregivers in rural municipalities. To gain more insight in the relationship between social capital and health, it will be important to study the relationship between social capital and differential provision of services and amenities more extensively and in different contexts.

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“…Co-operation between the healthcare and patient associations is important in strengthening the position of the patient. Kroneman, Cardol, and Friele [24] showed that patient associations in several European countries have an important role as advisory boards in a social support system. However, Carlsson [21] highlight the importance of not losing the ''patient perspective'' for the benefit of the perspective of the professionals.…”

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The significance of FM associations for women with FM

Juuso

Söderberg

Olsson

et al. 2013

Disability and Rehabilitation

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This study highlighted the need for communication based on a shared understanding between people with chronic illness and healthcare personnel to support and strengthen women with FM in their daily lives. The FM associations meet the needs for togetherness, confirmation, and information that the women with FM in this study described and healthcare personnel could not satisfy. Healthcare personnel can learn from FM associations how to empower women with FM in their everyday lives.

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(De)centralization of social support in six Western European countries

Cited by 31 publications

References 19 publications

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Social capital, collective efficacy and the provision of social support services and amenities by municipalities in the Netherlands

The significance of FM associations for women with FM

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