Impaired and disabled elderly in the community.
A nine-year representative, longitudinal study of 1,598 urban elderly shows that two to eight times as many impaired or disabled are cared for in the community as in institutions. Younger age, male gender, better income, and living with others, especially children, favor continuing care in the home.
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Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106.
Roy
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Haug
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Folmar
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Jones
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D000368:Aged; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006701:Home Nursing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007326:Institutionalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016015:Logistic Models; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014505:Urban Population