title: [Family help for frail elderly: challenges and perspectives].
abstract: The current support available for frail elderly people, meaning those facing a number of physical and psychological dependencies, is the fruit of relatively recent and diverse transformations. The reconstitution of social relations over the last fifty years, the development of social policies and those relating to risk prevention, notably in the area of public health, and the enactment of new lifestyle standards have resulted in a significant increase in life expectancy.
authors.affiliation: Chercheur au LCS, Université Paris-Diderot.
authors.forename: Frédéric
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Blondel
authors.forename: Sabine
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Delzescaux
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005190:Family; D016330:Frail Elderly; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D008017:Life Expectancy; D012944:Social Support