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Health and aging-in-place: implications for community practice
- Author:
- BLACK Kathy
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Community Practice, 16(1), 2008, pp.79-95.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philapelphia, USA
Findings from a needs assessment carried out on a naturally occurring retirement community of 114 individuals are presented within the context of the increasing trend towards helping older people remain independently in their own homes. The assessment is based on an holistic perspective that encompasses physical, mental and social well-being, and it uses a specially developed tool to gather self-report measures of eleven chronic health conditions and seven instrumental activities of daily living. Psychological health was measured using the Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire, the Geriatric Depression Scale and a Likert scale to cover perceptions of life satisfaction and health. The findings indicate complex and interacting medical and psychosocial problems, and suggest that while all resident can benefit from interventions, these should be targeted at those in greatest need, especially the oldest. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580).