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Self-talk versus needs-talk
— an exploration of the priorities of housebound older people | | Author(s) | John Baldock, Jan Hadlow |
| Journal title | Quality in Ageing, vol 3, no 1, March 2002 |
| Pages | pp 42-48 |
| Keywords | Housebound ; Quality of life ; Needs [elderly] ; Evaluation ; Qualitative Studies. |
| Annotation | This article argues that the material and social circumstances of older people living with disabilities means that their priorities and subjective evaluations of quality of life are likely to be categorically different from those used by service provider organisations. Based on a a qualitative study of a purposive sample of older people aged 75+ who have recently become housebound as a result of disability, this paper describes two models of understanding: "Self-talk" (based on information elicited from interviews with older people) and "Needs-talk" (derived from assessment criteria used by local authorities). It is suggested that these two modes are to an extent irreconcilable and limit the degree to which care assessments and care management can satisfy users. This article presents preliminary findings of a project in the ESRC Growing Older Programme. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-020418213 A |
| Classmark | C6: F:59: IK: 4C: 3DP |
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