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| Social determinants of older adults' awareness of community support services in Hamilton, Ontario | | Author(s) | J Tindale, M Denton, J Ploeg |
| Journal title | Health and Social Care in the Community, vol 19, no 6, November 2011 |
| Pages | pp 661-672 |
| Source | http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/bsc/hscc |
| Keywords | Community care ; Services ; 50-59 age group ; 60-64 age group ; Usage [services] ; Canada. |
| Annotation | Community support services (CSSs), such as food services, transportation services, and volunteer visiting, enable persons coping with health or social issues to continue to live in the community. However, lack of awareness can lead to these services being underutilised. This study aimed to determine middle-aged and older adults' awareness of CSSs and to identify the relationship between the social determinants of health and awareness of CSSs. In a telephone interview, 1152 community-dwelling older adults (all aged 50 and above) from Ontario, Canada were asked to read a series of four vignettes and whether they were able to identify a CSS they could turn to in that situation. Across the vignettes, 40% of participants could name a CSS as a possible source of assistance. The respondents most likely to have awareness of CSSs included the middle-aged and higher-income groups. Being knowledgeable about where to look for information about CSSs, having social support and being a member of a club or voluntary organisation were also significant predictors of awareness of CSSs. The results suggest that efforts be made to improve the level of awareness and access to CSSs among older adults by targeting their social networks as well as their health and social care providers. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-111124012 A |
| Classmark | PA: I: BBB: BBC: QLD: 7S |
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