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A district-wide examination of 75-year olds suggests discrimination in the provision of services
Author(s)	N Vetter, M George, P Lewis
Journal title	Aging: Clinical and Experimental Research, vol 8, no 3, June 1996
Pages	pp 205-210
Keywords	Over 70s ; Services ; Health services ; District nurses ; Home nursing ; Usage [services] ; Cross sectional surveys ; Vale of Glamorgan.
Annotation	This study aimed to assess the adequacy of a health district's existing services for those aged 75 years, to detect shortfalls and biases in provision. Community based nurses assessed subjects' problems in a cross-sectional survey in South Glamorgan, and found a marked difference in results of assessment for different services. It was estimated that 76% of the 75-year-olds would benefit from additional health services, and 37% from social services. There was a striking difference between the services in the proportion of people whose problems were satisfactorily solved, according to the criteria used by community nurses. The proportion of problems that were solved varied according to the degree of dependency, and the service involved. Some services showed a clear trend to care more for dependent people; services with relatively undeveloped home delivery systems seemed likely to discriminate against people who were dependent.
Accession Number	CPA-970327022 A
Classmark	BBK: I: L: QTG: N4: QLD: 3KB: 95
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