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| Eldercare and support in the church | | Author(s) | Mildred O Hogstel, Gail C Davis |
| Journal title | Journal of Religious Gerontology, vol 9, no 4, 1996 |
| Pages | pp 43-56 |
| Source | Haworth Document Delivery Center, Haworth Press, Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904, USA. |
| Keywords | Christianity ; Pastoral care ; Advisory services [elderly] ; Octogenarians ; Domestic services [domiciliary] ; Accessibility ; Physical disabilities ; Social surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | The main purpose of the study, in which individuals representing 34 religious institutions in a southwest US urban area were surveyed, was to determine what services they provided to support their oldest members, aged 80 and over. Spiritual or counselling programmes were more likely to be regularly planned programmes than material/financial assistance or physical health services, which were more likely to be offered as and when required. Most of the churches reported access for those with disabilities. Study results were used to develop a model and make recommendations illustrating the religious institution's role in providing eldercare and support. |
| Accession Number | CPA-970312003 A |
| Classmark | TS: OW: IT: BBM: NG: 5CA: BN: 3F: 7T |
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