Journal article
Multidimensional Social Support and Health Services Utilization Among Noninstitutionalized Older Persons in Ghana
Abstract
Objectives: This study examines multidimensional social supports as predictors of health services utilization among community-dwelling older Ghanaians. Method: Using data from a 2016/2017 Aging, Health, Psychological Wellbeing and Health-Seeking Behavior Study (N = 1,200), Poisson regression models estimated the associations of aspects of informal social support and health facility utilization among older people. Results: Findings suggest that …
Authors
Gyasi RM; Phillips DR; Amoah PA
Journal
Journal of Aging and Health, Vol. 32, No. 3-4, pp. 227–239
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Publication Date
3 2020
DOI
10.1177/0898264318816217
ISSN
0898-2643