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| Living quarters and unmet need for personal care assistance among adults with disabilities | | Author(s) | Robert Newcomer, Taewoon Kang, Mitchell LaPlante |
| Journal title | Journals of Gerontology: Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, vol 60B, no 4, July 2005 |
| Pages | pp S205-213 |
| Source | http://www.geron.org |
| Keywords | Physical disabilities ; Housing [elderly] ; Self care capacity ; Needs [elderly] ; Home nursing ; Social surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | A person-environment (P-E) framework was used to examine individual capabilities and social and physical environment attributes for their association with unmet assistance needs in activities of daily living (ADLs). Analyses were replicated for 5 ADLs(bathing, dressing, transferring, toileting, eating), and test the relative risk of those living in flats compared to those living in houses. Data were obtained for a subset of 9,646 having one or more ADL limitations from the US National Health Interview Survey, Supplement on Disability Followback Survey (NHIS-D). Slightly less than 1 in 3 subjects with a specific ADL limitation had unmet needs for the ADL. This was true across all ADLs. The likelihood of unmet ADL assistance increased with the number of ADL limitations and other health status indicators. It was at least 30% higher among those living in flats than in houses, and higher among Hispanics. There were no differences by age or gender. The P-E framework postulates that individuals seek settings matched to their capabilities, but findings suggest that many are at risk for adaptation at any one time. Specific risk factors are identified. Selection factors such as preferences, expectations and adaptation options available have not been directly measured. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-051219205 A |
| Classmark | BN: KE: CA: IK: N4: 3F: 7T |
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