Home care for the aged: a fragile partnership.
To what extent do the efforts of relatives, friends, and professional caregivers coalesce or clash in serving the home-bound elderly? This article presents data suggesting that the influence of natural support networks on formal service provision may be negative at times. Results indicate that one set of home care services may be provided more frequently and more effectively by relatives and friends and another set more appropriately by professional home care workers.
D000368:Aged; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D005190:Family; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D012931:Social Environment; D012944:Social Support; D012947:Social Work