Journal article
Would Older Adults Turn to Community Support Services for Help to Maintain Their Independence?
Abstract
The purpose of this article is to determine whether middle-aged and older adults would identify community support services (CSSs) as a source of assistance for difficulties with the instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs). Furthermore, we determine factors related to the identification of home health and CSSs.Telephone interviews were conducted with 768 adults aged 50 and older. Respondents were presented with a vignette describing a …
Authors
Denton M; Ploeg J; Tindale J; Hutchison B; Brazil K; Akhtar-Danesh N; Lillie J; Millen Plenderleith J
Journal
Journal of Applied Gerontology, Vol. 29, No. 5, pp. 554–578
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Publication Date
October 2010
DOI
10.1177/0733464809345495
ISSN
0733-4648