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| Unmet needs for formal home and community services among African American and White older adults: the Forsyth County aging study | | Author(s) | Sharon A Jackson, Maurice B Mittelmark |
| Journal title | Journal of Applied Gerontology, vol 16, no 3, September 1997 |
| Pages | pp 298-316 |
| Keywords | Domiciliary services ; Community care ; Needs [elderly] ; White people ; Black people ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Using the Andersen-Newman model of health services utilisation, factors associated with unmet needs for formal home and community services were evaluated cross-sectionally in a sample of community-dwelling African-American and white older adults. Unmet needs for services were associated with inadequate transport, use of mobility aids, and activities of daily living (ADL) limitations among both African American and white older people. The latter also reported low instrumental support and were less likely to have a daily caregiver. The predictive ability of the Andersen Newman model varied slightly by race. Although comparable in terms of specificity, the model was more sensitive to older African Americans than whites with unmet needs. Findings provide evidence and a rationale for a more extensive assessment of unmet needs for services than is provided by consideration of functional limitations alone. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-981015230 A |
| Classmark | N: PA: IK: TKA: TKE: 7T |
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