Long-term care: what Thailand needs?

Results The study found that long-term care was defined as the care provided by formal professional health care staffs and informal staffs to people who were unable to live their lives on their own because of functional limiting health problems such as chronic illnesses in elderly people. The systems of care that affected the quality of life of clients consisted of biological, psychological and social factors. The policy management in each country was unique. Most western countries set up public payment system for long-term care to private providers, whereas most eastern countries relied on imposing filial piety values for family care with tax relief but, with limited public providers. As an Eastern country, Thailand relied on limited public providers with imposed filial piety values and tax relief.