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The structure and function of frail male veterans' informal networks
Author(s)	Katherine Harris Abbott, Eleanor Palo Stoller, Julia Hannum Rose
Journal title	Journal of Aging and Health, vol 19, no 5, October 2007
Pages	pp 757-777
Source	http://www.sagepublications.com
Keywords	Older men ; Chronic illness ; Informal care ; Social surveys ; United States of America.
Annotation	The focus of this research is the role of informal networks in providing emotional support, instrumental aid, and assistance with chronic disease management for frail male US veterans living in the community but eligible for nursing home care. Information about network members was obtained in telephone interviews with 196 frail male veterans in Dayton, Ohio; and this indicates that they have about three people they rely on for emotional support, instrumental aid, health appraisal and health monitoring. Networks are composed primarily of family; adult sons are mentioned almost as often as adult daughters. Findings illustrate not only the role women play as providers of the majority of informal care to veterans, but also the substantial role adult sons have in providing support to their fathers. Many veterans are at risk of institutionalisation by having no-one to provide instrumental support and health monitoring. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-080131205 A
Classmark	BC: CI: P6: 3F: 7T
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