The utilization of home help in Sweden: a multivariate analysis.
We estimated the effect of a variety of factors on the utilization of home help among the elderly in Sweden using a sample (N = 421) of people 75 years and older. A regression analysis singled out two factors as the most important: physical functioning (instrumental activities of daily living) and living alone. Calculations of attributable fractions substantiated this result. Implications for planning and allocating home help are discussed.
Thorslund
M
M
Swedish Institute for Social Research, University of Stockholm, Sweden.
Norström
T
T
Wernberg
K
K
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D012044:Regression Analysis; D013548:Sweden