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Receiving help at home — the interplay of human and technological assistance
Author(s)	Susan M Allen, Andrew Foster, Katherine Berg
Journal title	Journals of Gerontology: Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, vol 56B, no 6, November 2001
Pages	pp S374-S382
Keywords	Domiciliary services ; Walking aids ; Mobility ; Self care capacity ; United States of America.
Annotation	Use of mobility equipment as a substitute for human assistance is investigated, also whether use of such equipment results in out-of-pocket costs savings associated with formal home services. The authors analysed data collected from 9,320 respondents to the Adult Followback Survey of the Disability Supplement to the 1994 and 1995 US National Health Interview Survey (NHIS-D) who reported both mobility and limitations in daily living activities. Use of canes and crutches (but not walkers and wheelchairs) reduced both formal and informal hours of care received per week, and led to lower out-of-pocket costs for formal helping services. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-020107219 A
Classmark	N: MG: C4: CA: 7T
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