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Housebound older people — the links between identity, self-esteem and the use of care services
Author(s)	John Baldock, Jan Hadlow
Corporate Author	Growing Older (GO) Programme, Economic & Social Research Council - ESRC
Journal title	GO Findings: 4 - Research Findings from the Growing Older Programme, June 2002
Publisher	ESRC, Sheffield, June 2002
Pages	4 pp
Source	ESRC Growing Older Programme, Department of Sociological Studies, Elmfield, Northumberland Road, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TU. www.shef.ac.uk/uni/projects/gop/index.htm
Keywords	Housebound ; Personality ; Self esteem ; Usage [services] ; Quality of life ; Research Reviews.
Annotation	A significant minority of disabled older people - some very old and living alone - refuse the help and services they are offered and may need. This small qualitative study of 35 older people (average age 82) who had recently become housebound, suggests that there are conflicts between the need to sustain one's identity and self-worth, and the acceptance of help and services. The research findings are outlined, and the case is made for early intervention that matches services to needs, and which in turn can also raise morale. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-020905226 A
Classmark	C6: DK: DPA: QLD: F:59: 3A:6KC
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