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| Responding to social service and health care needs of aging women veterans | | Author(s) | Nina M Silverstein, Jennifer L Moorhead |
| Journal title | Journal of Women & Aging, vol 13, no 2, 2001 |
| Pages | pp 39-56 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Older women ; War ; Needs [elderly] ; Services ; Health services ; Usage [services] ; Social surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | The Veterans Administration (VA) represents a formal network of health and support services that offers a wide range of benefits for American veterans. However older women veterans who served in the military during the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s may not be aware of, or benefit from, all that may be available to them. The purpose of this study was to learn about women veterans' knowledge and take-up of services and benefits available through the VA. Telephone interviews were conducted in April 1998 with 220 women veterans in Massachusetts. There was generally strong identification with veterans' organisations among the women surveyed. These veterans were likely to receive medical care - a major benefit available through the VA. The benefits veterans were least likely to know about included services that may be particularly relevant and helpful to an ageing veteran, such as long-term care and home adaptation services. Strategies are suggested to enhance outreach efforts to ageing veterans. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-011106206 A |
| Classmark | BD: VMC: IK: I: L: QLD: 3F: 7T |
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