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How does formal and informal community care affect nursing home use?
Author(s)A Jette, S Tennstedt, S Crawford
Journal titleThe Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, vol 50B, no 1, January 1995
Pagespp S4-12
KeywordsAdmission [nursing homes] ; Family care ; Community care.
AnnotationInvestigates the informal caregiving arrangements and formal services use among a sample of older people, and their effect on the risk of nursing home admission. Concludes that caregiver stress, having a male caregiver and supplementing informal care with formal services are associated with greater risk of nursing home admission.
Accession NumberCPA-950213007 A
ClassmarkLHB:QKH: P6:SJ: PA

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