Factors Affecting the Use of Social and Health Services Among the Elderly

Ageing and Society - Tập 1 Số 1 - Trang 95-115 - 1981
Thomas T. H. Wan1,2, Barbara Gill Odell3
1 Department of Sociology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 5401
2Baltimore, MD
3* Department of Sociology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 5401 Wilkens Avenue, Baltimore, Md. 21228.

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ABSTRACTThis study has systematically examined the use of health and social services among non-institutionalized elderly people according to the Andersen model which groups factors influencing use into predisposing, enabling and need variables. Need for service as evidenced by physical and psychological functioning was the most important predictor of use of physician services and hospitalization. Predisposing factors had the most effect on use of dental services. On the other hand, knowledge of services, an enabling factor, was most relevant to use of social services. Since this factor is manipulable to planned change, several program strategies were suggested for increasing awareness of social services particularly among the impaired elderly.

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Ageing and Society

Tập 1 Số 1

95-115

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