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| A profile of the elderly in Costa Rica | | Corporate Author | Pan American Health Organization; World Health Organization - WHO |
| Publisher | World Health Organization - WHO, Washington, DC, 1990 |
| Pages | 117 pp (PAHO Technical Paper Series No. 29) |
| Source | Pan American Health Organization, Pan American Sanitary Bureau, Regional Office of the WHO, 525 23rd Street, N.W., Washington DC 20037, USA. |
| Keywords | Older people ; Social characteristics [elderly] ; Health [elderly] ; Mobility ; Self care capacity ; Family relationships ; Services ; Financial services [older people] ; Usage [services] ; Costa Rica. |
| Annotation | In 1983, the Pan American Health Organization and the countries of the region established a general plan of action for comprehensive care of older people, and requested each country to submit socioeconomic, demographic and service information. This report presents the findings of a household survey of a nationwide sample of older community-dwelling people living in Costa Rica, designed to describe the needs of older people as they themselves perceive them. Topics included in the survey were: health status and use of medical services and medicines; physical functioning and activities of daily living (ADL); socio-economic factors; social relationships, including family, friends and neighbours; financial situation; informal care; and self-expressed problems and needs. |
| Accession Number | CPA-970730208 P |
| Classmark | B: F: CC: C4: CA: DS:SJ: I: J: QLD: 7UK |
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