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| Determinants of formal service use in an aged population | | Author(s) | L Mawby, M S Clark, E Kalucy |
| Journal title | Australian Journal on Ageing, vol 15, no 4,, 1996 |
| Pages | pp 177-181 |
| Keywords | Usage [services] ; Domiciliary services ; Services ; Home nursing ; Meals on wheels ; Rehabilitation ; Social surveys ; Australia. |
| Annotation | The factors distinguishing between users of formal services and comparable non-users were examined using a random sample of 1,799 people aged 70 years and over, in which one person in eight received services from Domiciliary Care and Rehabilitation Services, Royal District Nursing Society, or Meals on Wheels. Service use was associated with greater age, fewer assets, living alone, activities of daily living (ADL) and IADL (instrumental ADL) problems, poor self-rated health, more health consultations, and recent hospitalisation. Agencies appeared to be accurately allocating services to those most in need. Longitudinal data will enable refinement of the profile of those people requiring new or ongoing services. |
| Accession Number | CPA-971014219 A |
| Classmark | QLD: N: I: N4: NS: LM: 3F: 7YA |
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