The aging problem brought by aging has become a great challenge for all countries in the world, and since the 20th century, all modern countries in the world have taken coping with population aging as a basic national policy. Population aging is the global population trend development. For a considerable duration, it will remain a fundamental characteristic of China. The issue of ageing is no longer a problem that the elderly and their families need to face. However, this is not only a problem or difficulty that individuals may tackle alone, but rather a matter that requires the collective engagement of the entire society. Communities across the world and specifically China are experiencing major difficulties in the transition in the medical-care-integrated aged care model. This study aims to examine the existing literature on the implementation and effectiveness of the medical-care-integrated aged care model in both China and other countries. Offering a citation for the establishment of the medical-care-integrated aged care paradigm in China. The commonly used the medical-care-integrated aged care model in Chinese include setting up a nursing home in a hospital, setting up a hospital at a long-term care facility for elderly individuals, contractual cooperation between a hospital and a nursing home, and hospital-community-family cooperation model, and conducting a literature review on the research of these four the medical-care-integrated aged care model. By analyzing the medical-care-integrated aged care models in China and other countries, Chinese policies, and the characteristics of the four medical-care-integrated aged care models in China, it is found that many MECM studies in China are More immediate research, lack of sustainable development research ideas; many specific issues are discussed, but few comprehensive research results, this may be related to the fact that there are more pilot studies in China; scattered disciplinary perspectives and lack of innovation in research perspectives. Despite its limitations, this systematic review can make a contribution to the advancement of the medical-care-integrated aged care model for the benefit of practitioners in related fields and pave the way for future research.
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Yan, W., & Ali, D. H. A. (2024). The Medical-care-integrated Aged Care Model in China Under The Background of Healthy Aging: A Literature Review. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 14(7), 305–320.
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