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Informal and formal support from a multi-disciplinary perspective
— a Swedish follow-up between 80 and 82 years of age | | Author(s) | Cheryl McCamish-Svensson, Gillis Samuelsson, Bo Hagberg |
| Journal title | Health & Social Care in the Community, vol 7, no 3, May 1999 |
| Pages | pp 163-176 |
| Keywords | Octogenarians ; Living in the community ; Informal care ; Home care services ; Health [elderly] ; Mental health [elderly] ; Loneliness ; Multi disciplinary ; Longitudinal surveys ; Sweden. |
| Annotation | This longitudinal study followed 212 80-year-old people living in the community in Lund, Sweden over a 3-year period, in which a multi-disciplinary approach was used to examine the relationship between psychosocial and health characteristics and the pattern of informal and formal support. Bivariate analyses examined social, psychological and health variables for 93 survivors at both 80 and 82 years in relation to independent, informal, and formal support type. Loneliness was significantly and consistently associated with support type at both 80 and 82 years: both frequency and strength of loneliness were most often reported in the formal support group. Depression was significantly related to support type at age 80 only. Looking at change in the psychosocial and health measures and change in support over the 3-year period, no significant relationships were found. The study concludes that for the very old, as well as requiring increased support over time, loneliness is a significant characteristic that may accompany receipt of support. Professionals who plan and implement social support programmes for older people should also consider emotional and psychological needs. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-990607001 A |
| Classmark | BBM: K4: P6: NH: CC: D: DV: 3DM: 3J: 76P |
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