A Comparative Profile of Frail Elderly Persons Living Alone and Those Living with Others

TitleA Comparative Profile of Frail Elderly Persons Living Alone and Those Living with Others
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication1994
AuthorsMui AC, Burnette JD
JournalJournal of Gerontological Social Work
Volume21
Issue3-4
Pagination5-26
Date Published1994
Place PublishedNorth America
Abstract

The 1982-84 National Long-Term Care Channeling Demonstration data were used to construct a profile of nursing home eligible elderly who lived alone in lhe community and to compare them to peers who lived with others. Persons who lived alone were predominantly white, widowed women in their late seventies with low personal income. Compared to their counterparts, they had few- er medical conditions, less functional and cognitive impairment, and fewer perceived unmet needs in personal activities of daily living (ADLs), but more in instrumental ADLs. They also used more infor- mal supports and reported a greater number of psychological symp- toms. Implications for practice and policy are included.

URLhttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10.1300/J083V21N03_02?needAccess=true
DOI10.1300/J083V21N03_02
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Method: 
Quantitative
Design: 
PLACI vs PLOCI