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As for the help received by older people with limitations in ADL/ IADL, less than half of them received any help, females more frequently than males. e highest proportion was observed in the Czech Republic, Germany, Belgium, Slovenia, while the lowest in Po- land, Italy, Spain and Sweden. People aged 80 years and more obtained help more o en, as compared to the 65–79 age group. In all the countries, a majority of older people with some limitations in ADL/ IADL reported that the help met their needs all the time, less o en they stated that the help usually met their needs. However, about 10% of this group had needs satis ed sometimes or hardly ever.
To conclude, the ndings con rmed signi cant di erences between the analysed count- ries in terms of demand for care for older people expressed by health status and provi- sion of formal and informal help. moreover, the gap between care needs and provision
of care exists in all countries, but its size depends, among others, on the availability of informal support and formal care services. e accessibility to formal care services is the main source of di erence between care gap type 1 and care gap type 2. is means that the development of public services is a key to the reduction of the number of older peop- le with unmet care needs, particularly in countries where this sector is underdeveloped.
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