Bao-Zhen Dai1, Lu-Lin Zhou, Y John Mei. 1. Department of Health Security, School of Management, Jiangsu University; Research Institute for New Rural Development of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, China.
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.
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.
Authors: Shiyi Chen; Jian Qin; You Li; Yi Wei; Bingshuang Long; Jiansheng Cai; Jiexia Tang; Xia Xu; Guoqi Yu; Zhiyong Zhang Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2018-09-09 Impact factor: 3.390