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| Factors influencing the use of community health and social services by those aged 65 and over | | Author(s) | David R Boniface, Michael J Denham |
| Journal title | Health & Social Care in the Community, vol 5, no 1, January 1997 |
| Pages | pp 48-54 |
| Keywords | Chronic illness ; Services ; Organisation of care ; General practice ; District nurses ; Home care services ; Social characteristics [elderly] ; Social surveys ; London. |
| Annotation | Interview data collected in a 1990/91 health and lifestyle survey organised by the former North West Thames Regional Health Authority was used to investigate in those aged 65 and over the relationship to the use of community health and social services of age, health status and social and economic factors. Contacts with general practitioners (GPs), district nurses and home helps and use of 'meals on wheels', day centres, and lunch clubs were related to age, chronic illnesses, gender, mental well-being, living alone, income and social class. Age and chronic illness were strongly related to use of all services, with musculoskeletal conditions most strongly related. Significant relationships between mental well-being, living alone, gender, income and social class remained after the effects of age and chronic illness were removed. The article considers the implications for those who plan community health and social services. |
| Accession Number | CPA-970221019 A |
| Classmark | CI: I: P: L5: QTG: NH: F: 3F: 82L |
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