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Older adults as a community resource — results from a national survey of self-care and aging
Author(s)	Jean E Kincade, Donna J Rabiner, Shulamit L Bernard, Alison Woomert
Journal title	The Gerontologist, vol 36, no 4, August 1996
Pages	pp 474-482
Keywords	Neighbourhood care ; Neighbour care ; Mobility ; Cross national surveys ; United States of America.
Annotation	Using data collected for the US National Survey of Self-Care and Aging (NSSCA) in the autumn and winter of 1990-1991, the authors examined the extent and type of assistance older people provided to others. Age, gender and perceived health status were the most consistent predictors of the four types of assistance: personal care, child care, volunteer work, and listening/offering advice and support. Help with instrumental activities of daily living either alone or in combination with other activities of daily living was the most common type of personal care provided.
Accession Number	CPA-970522006 A
Classmark	PQN: P6:SY: C4: 3K: 7T
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