Impaired and disabled elderly in the community

Interviews with a random sample of 1,598 persons aged 65 years and older in 1975 with followups in 1984 provide information about the distribution between community and institutional care of urban elderly in Cleveland (Ohio). Support factors that enable persons to remain in the community are identif...

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Published in:American journal of public health (1971) 1991-09, Vol.81 (9), p.1207-1209
Main Authors: Ford, A B, Roy, A W, Haug, M R, Folmar, S J, Jones, P K
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Analysis. Health state
Biological and medical sciences
Disabilities
Disabled Persons
Epidemiology
Female
Followup Studies
General aspects
Geriatric Assessment
Health care
Home Nursing - statistics & numerical data
Humans
Impairment Severity
Institutionalization - statistics & numerical data
Institutionalized Persons
Interviews
Logistic Models
Long Term Care
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Medical sciences
Nursing Homes
Ohio (Cleveland)
Older Adults
Older people
People with disabilities
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Residential Care
Social Support Groups
Socioeconomic Factors
Urban areas
Urban Demography
Urban Population
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Summary:Interviews with a random sample of 1,598 persons aged 65 years and older in 1975 with followups in 1984 provide information about the distribution between community and institutional care of urban elderly in Cleveland (Ohio). Support factors that enable persons to remain in the community are identified. (SLD)
ISSN:0090-0036
1541-0048
DOI:10.2105/AJPH.81.9.1207