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| Patterns of in-home care among elderly black and white Americans | | Author(s) | Theresa M Norgard, Willard L Rodgers |
| Journal title | The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological sciences and social sciences, vol 52B, special issue, May 1997 |
| Pages | pp 93-101 |
| Keywords | Informal care ; Community care ; Black people ; White people ; Comparison ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | This study examines the use of informal and formal sources of care by older Black and white Americans (n=2,847) who are functionally impaired and non-institutionalised. The data are from the Asset and Health Dynamics Among the Oldest Old (AHEAD) study. Detailed baseline characteristics are provided, and logistic regressions are used to assess the likelihood of: receiving in-home assistance from any one source; using any informal sources of in-home care; using any formal sources; and using formal sources of in-home care with informal sources of home care. Results of the logistic regressions indicate that, compared to whites, Black older people were less likely to receive assistance and to use informal sources of home care. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-971125266 A |
| Classmark | P6: PA: TKE: TKA: 48: 7T |
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