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| Ability, disability, and the oldest old | | Author(s) | Sally Bould, Mark H Smith, Charles F Longino |
| Journal title | Journal of Aging & Social Policy, vol 9, no 1, 1997 |
| Pages | pp 13-32 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Octogenarians ; Self care capacity ; Mobility ; Needs [elderly] ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | A measure of range of ability was used to profile older people aged 85 years and over, including the highly disabled institutional population. This new measure uses two new questions available in the 1990 Decennial Census concerning a self-care limitation as well as the usual question concerning a work limitation. In addition to examining the extent of disability among the oldest old, the article examines the extent of care potentially available in the household as well as the socioeconomic characteristics of this age group. A key question addressed is the need for help or care among the oldest old and how various long-term care proposals would meet such needs. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-981001242 A |
| Classmark | BBM: CA: C4: IK: 7T |
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