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| Distribution of informal and formal home help for elderly people in Sweden | | Author(s) | Claes Herlitz |
| Journal title | The Gerontologist, vol 37, no 1, February 1997 |
| Pages | pp 117-124 |
| Keywords | Self care capacity ; Home care services ; Informal care ; Local Authority Agencies ; Social surveys ; Sweden. |
| Annotation | Using the Sickness Impact Profile, the authors examined the effects of functional ability and various sociodemographic characteristics of 533 Swedish older people on their need for domestic assistance. Multiple logistic regression identified the following statistically significant determinants of informal home help (including various practical activity of daily living - ADL - chores): poor physical status, age greater than 85 years, male gender, not living alone, and living in a rural district. The following were determinants of formal home help: poor physical status, male gender, and living alone. Physical status, age, gender, and district of domicile were independently associated with overall use of home help. |
| Accession Number | CPA-970702015 A |
| Classmark | CA: NH: P6: PD: 3F: 76P |
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