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A biographically based health and social diagnostic technique : a research report
- Authors:
- JOHNSON Malcolm, et al
- Publisher:
- Open University. Department of Health and Social Welfare/Policy Studies Institut
- Publication year:
- 1988
- Pagination:
- 23p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Milton Keynes
Multidimensional functional assessment of older adults: the Duke older Americans resources and services procedures
- Author:
- FILLENBAUM Gerda G
- Publisher:
- Lawrence Erlbaum Associates
- Publication year:
- 1988
- Pagination:
- 179p., tables, bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Hillsdale, NJ
The development of multidimensional assessment is reviewed with practical ways that the procedures have been used and can be used by clinicians, program evaluators and planners.
The Geriatric Mental State Examination as a case-finding instrument in the community
- Authors:
- McWILLIAM C., et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 152, September 1988, pp.205-208.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Describes a study of the effectiveness and sensitivity of the Geriatric Mental State Examination and its computerised diagnostic system, AGECAT.
Defining dementia
- Authors:
- BADGER Frances, et al
- Publisher:
- University of Birmingham. Health Services Research Centre
- Publication year:
- 1988
- Pagination:
- 28p., tables, bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Birmingham
Discusses the issues and problems associated with defining dementing illnesses and identifying people who suffer from them.
Assessment criteria in the home help service
- Authors:
- JAMES G.A., SAUNDERS M.N.K.
- Journal article citation:
- Social Services Research, 4, 1988, pp.22-27.
- Publisher:
- Social Services Research Group
Describes two studies used to establish priority ratings for client's needs and their use as criteria for service provision.
Multi-disciplinary assessment for residential accommodation: a social work view
- Authors:
- GIBSON Peter, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Practice: Social Work in Action, 2(1), Spring 1988, pp.85-92.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Describes an example of assessment carried out in the day hospital of a district general hospital, involving social workers, medical nursing and para-medical staff.
Audience responses to appearance codes: old-age imagery in the media
- Authors:
- KAISER Susan B., CHANDLER Joan L.
- Journal article citation:
- Gerontologist, 28(5), October 1988, pp.692-699.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Recent studies suggest that knowledge and acceptance of available services are better predictors of use than demographic and functional capacity variables.
Factors predicting admission of elderly people to local authority residential care
- Authors:
- SINCLAIR Ian, et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Social Work, 18(3), June 1988, pp.251-268.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Reports on a study of a sample of old people admitted to residential care designed to identify personal and social factors, and discusses the results as possible predictors.
Dependency and its relationship to the assessment of care needs of elderly people
- Authors:
- GIBBS Ian, BRADSHAW Jonathan
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Social Work, 18(6), December 1988, pp.577-592.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
A study of residents newly admitted to private and voluntary residential homes including existing living arrangements and services as well as measures of physical and mental capacity.
Assessment of cognitive decline in the elderly by informant interview
- Authors:
- JORM A.F., KORTEN A.E.
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 152, September 1988, pp.209-213.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Reports on the development of a standardised interview with an informant who has known the elderly person before the onset of dementia. The interview schedule is reproduced.