SEreDIPE proposes a comparative study of eight countries (Italy, Spain, Germany, Austria, Finland, Netherlands, Poland and Romania) representing Europe's four different care regimes. Three WPs conducted the study.
To define the state of the art, WP1 comprises literature and policy reviews. The scoping review shows the literature's interest in the causal relationship between LTC needs and SED, although there are several gaps. The policy review indicates how the cash benefits remain the main spread policy in Europe focused on Informal care indemnity more than accurate recognition of informal care.
Wp1 yielded: 1 international conference presentation, 2 international peer-review journal publications, 1 publication of a pre-print paper, and 1 publication in a specialised Italian online journal.
WP2 performs data analysis to detect a statistical correlation between LTC needs and household poverty risk in the studied countries to identify related characterising factors. The quantitative analysis confirms the existing statistical correlation between LTC needs and household poverty risk in Europe, underlining how public offer services, including residential care, and policies remain the material deprivation key strategies to support families in contrast to the adverse effects due to LTC needs and providing informal care. Several products result from WP2: 4 oral presentations at international conferences, 2 scientific papers published in a peer-review international Journal, 1 publication of a pre-print paper.
WP3 proposes a qualitative study based on expert interviews and stakeholder focus groups, aiming to discuss the previous SEreDIPE parts' results and collect recommendations for innovative policies in European countries. 61 International participants representing the studied countries contributed to the data collection. The results focused on the need to improve the coordination and integration of services and policies to better respond to social conditions created by LTC. The recognition of informal care as a focal part of the LTC path remains a central point in promoting health and social care innovation. The WP3 results are summarised in two forthcoming papers for international peer review journals and two international scientific conferences planned in the summer of 2023.
The fellow carried out different dissemination and exploitation activities: 6 dissemination workshops in the partner's institutions,4 open seminars at the University of Valencia, 1 webinar in Italian.
The fellow participated in European Parliament Seminar "Social welfare policies in the European Union: Innovation and Sustainability through interdisciplinary research”. The exploitation activities of SEreDIPE include the production of 4 newsletters, 21 news and 55 posts on the Polibienestar's website and Social media. A final publication of the SEreDIPE project summarises the activities and results of this Marie Curie fellowship.
