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This study evaluates decade-long trends in informal and formal care utilization and the factors shaping them among older Koreans. Using four waves of the National Survey of Older Koreans (2014, 2017, 2020, 2023), community-dwelling adults aged 65+ with care needs are analyzed (n=1,153 to 2,902 per wave). Survey-weighted multinomial regression shows unmet care needs increasing from 20.8% to 52.6% by 2023. Informal care from family and friends declines markedly, and formal care increases are insufficient to close the gap. 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Recognizing that how care needs are met depends on both individual characteristics and societal changes, this study examines trends in informal and formal care utilization and their influencing factors among older Koreans over the past decade. Using data from four waves of the National Survey of Older Koreans (2014, 2017, 2020, and 2023), we analyze changes in care received by community-residing adults aged 65 and older with care needs (n = 1,153 to 2,902 per wave). Survey-weighted multinomial regression models show arising proportion of older Koreans with unmet care needs, increasing from 20.8% in 2014 to 52.6% in 2023. Informal care from family and friends has declined sharply, while the modest rise in formal care use has not offset the growing care gap. Lower economic status is consistently linked to higher unmet care needs, while older age, living alone, and greater activity limitations are associated with formal care use. These findings highlight the urgent need for expanding formal care services and supporting informal caregivers. Further research is needed to understand the societal and policy shifts contributing to rising unmet care needs and to inform interventions that improve access to care for vulnerable older adults.","cbCaidwIfFJGzUd1","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaidwIfFJGzUd1","pdf",706259,"English","# Abstract\n## Care utilization trends (2014–2023)\n## Factors associated with unmet needs and formal care use","[{\"question\":\"What trend did the study find in unmet care needs from 2014 to 2023?\",\"answer\":\"Unmet care needs increased steadily, rising from 20.8% in 2014 to 52.6% in 2023.\"},{\"question\":\"How did informal and formal care use change over the decade?\",\"answer\":\"Informal care from family and friends declined sharply, while formal care use rose only modestly and did not offset the expanding care gap.\"},{\"question\":\"Which factors were linked to higher unmet care needs and greater formal care use?\",\"answer\":\"Lower economic status consistently related to higher unmet care needs. Older age, living alone, and greater activity limitations were associated with higher formal care use.\"}]","Trends in Informal and Formal Care Use and Unmet Needs among Older Population, 2014-2023 | PDF",1790643598]