The economic value of time of informal care and its determinants (The CUIDARSE Study).
Juan Oliva-MorenoLuz María Peña LongobardoLeticia García-MochónMaría Del Río LozanoIsabel Mosquera MetcalfeMaría Del Mar García-CalventePublished in: PloS one (2019)
Time of informal care represents a great social value, regardless of the applied technique. However, the results can differ strongly depending on the technique chosen. Therefore, the choice of technique of valuation is not neutral. Among the determinants of informal care time, the professional care received at home has a complementary character to informal care, while the formal care outside the home has a substitute character.