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Developing a measure of older adults' preparation for future care needs
Author(s)	Silvia Sörensen, Martin Pinquart
Journal title	International Journal of Aging and Human Development, vol 53, no 2, 2001
Pages	pp 137-165
Keywords	Informal care ; Services ; Health services ; Needs [elderly] ; Evaluation ; United States of America.
Annotation	This measure of preparation for future care needs (PFCN) consists of three parts: attitudes regarding the usefulness of planning for future care needs and towards the risk of needing help or care in the future; process of preparation (becoming aware of future care needs, avoidance of preparation, gathering information, developing preferences, concrete planning); and contents of planning for short- and long-term care needs. Validity data on the questionnaire presented are based on 590 older people (aged 65-92). Engaging in preparation processes was associated with habitual decision styles, higher satisfaction with preparation, and greater knowledge of services. Greater vulnerability in needing future care was associated with higher expectations of needing care and more preparation. Internal consistency and stability of the measure based on 96 of the subjects was acceptable for almost all scales. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-020118203 A
Classmark	P6: I: L: IK: 4C: 7T
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