The informal community caregiver: a link between the health care system and local residents.
A group of "informal" caregivers, local people to whom residents turn for information and advice, was identified in the east Harlem community and enlisted in a two-month study. Results suggest that formal human services agencies and their intended clientele would benefit by increased efforts on the part of these institutions to locate and work with community caregivers.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D002977:Clergy; D003132:Commerce; D003150:Community Health Workers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003156:Community Mental Health Services; D003376:Counseling; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009519:New York City; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012107:Research Design; D012657:Self-Help Groups; D013140:Spiritualism; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*