A place to care: the homebound elderly.
As America's elderly population continues to age, accessing adequate primary health care becomes more difficult. A survey of 22 homebound elderly people examined their acceptance of the expanded role functions of nurse practitioners to meet primary care needs in their homes. Chi-square analyses correlated participants' answers to demographic information. Only the variables of income and religion indicated statistical significance (P < .05) when correlated with expanded functions. Protestants, elders with no religious affiliation, and those with incomes below $20,000 indicated they would allow nurse practitioners to perform more expanded role functions than Catholics and those with higher incomes would. Generalizability is limited because of the small sample size, indicating a need for additional research with larger samples and more diverse populations.
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Kaiser Permanente, Stockton, Calif., USA.
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002140:California; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005260:Female; D016330:Frail Elderly / Q000523:psychology*; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D018577:Homebound Persons / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires