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Physicians and clergy as facilitators of formal services for older adults
- Authors:
- SCHOENBERG Nancy E., CAMPBELL Karen A., JOHNSON Mitzi M.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Aging and Social Policy, 11(1), 1999,
- Publisher:
- Routledge
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Researchers have sought to understand the determinants of the use of in-home and community-based services in order to better serve the needs of older adults. One component frequently included in formal service utilization models is the role of individuals who exert an influence on the service use process. An analysis of in-depth interviews conducted with 115 older adults revealed the important facilitating role that physicians and religious leaders play in encouraging the use of these services. Regardless of personal characteristics (such as ethnicity and residence), a majority of elders in the sample recognized the important role played by physicians, and clergy. The acknowledgement of the role played by these facilitators should be viewed as an opportunity for physicians and clergy to enhance the knowledge and appropriate use of needed formal services for elders. In addition, these findings have policy implications for the current provision of ageing services.
Onto the scrap heap
- Author:
- HIRST Judy
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 28.11.96, 1996, pp.10-11.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Describes how elderly people who have spent a lifetime contributing to the NHS may lose GPs' services just when they need them most.
Screening and functional assessment of the elderly: a general practice study
- Authors:
- TAINE D., COX P.F., SHAW A
- Publisher:
- Cicely Northcote Trust
- Publication year:
- 1990
- Pagination:
- 48p., tables, bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Reports on a screening project which investigated the functional ability of the geriatric population of a General Practice aimed at increasing knowledge of their social conditions and needs.
Barriers to community support for the dementia carer: a qualitative study
- Authors:
- BRUCE David G., PATERSON Alison
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 15(5), May 2000, pp.451-457.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
The aim of this research was to understand how carers of dementia sufferers gain access to community support and to determine potential barriers for carers. Most carers suffered high levels of stress, mainly due to behaviour disturbances and care needs of the dementia sufferers. Problems with health care agencies were also reported by a majority of the carers to be contributors to their distress. Problems with the interaction between the carer and the general practitioner appear to be important in delaying access to appropriate support and information. Earlier recognition of carers' problems, the provision of better education and earlier access to support services may lessen the degree of stress experienced by carers.
Planning for older people at the health/housing interface
- Author:
- JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- York
Housing issues are of fundamental importance to the health and independence of older people. Previous research projects exploring the views of older people living in their own homes have revealed their needs for housing services. However, this analysis of community care plans and Director of Public Health reports in three health regions found they made little provision for such services. The plans reviewed were from the year 1996/7; this was before the advent of Primary Care Groups but at a time when, in some of the areas studied, GPs were already administering 30 per cent of the Health Authority budget. Presents the findings.
Evaluation of 75 and over health checks: report 3; the social services - primary care interface; a review of the literature
- Author:
- DICKIE Susan
- Publisher:
- University College London Medical School. Department of Primary Care and Populat
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 38p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The product of a systematic literature review, conducted using both medical and social databases, this study aims to discover as much as possible about how GPs and social workers work together when providing services to older people. The specific objectives were: to clarify what difficulties exist at the interface between primary care and social services; to review the initiatives that have been evaluated; and to suggest what further evaluation is necessary.
Fair assessment
- Author:
- NOCON Andrew
- Journal article citation:
- Health Service Journal, 1.7.93, 1993, pp.28-29.
- Publisher:
- Emap Healthcare
Reports on research carried out by Rotherham FHSA into GPs' assessments, which highlighted some of the unmet needs of elderly people, variations in the assessment of social care needs, and the difficulty in dovetailing different organisational systems.
Audit of support given to lay carers of the demented elderly by a primary care team
- Authors:
- PHILIP I., YOUNG J.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners, 38, April 1988, pp.153-155.
- Publisher:
- Royal College of General Practitioners
Describes a survey of carers in one General Practice to identify their need for support.
Health improvement programmes
- Editors:
- RAWAF Salman, ORTON Peter
- Publisher:
- Royal Society of Medicine Press
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 184p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Exploration by a series of expert groups on the Health Improvement Programme, the cornerstone of the white paper 'The new NHS: modern and dependable'. Contains papers on: the national perspective; approaches to health improvement programmes (HIPs); healthcare needs assessment and HIPs; organisational commitment and stakeholder involvement in implementation; HIP implementation in general practice; changing clinical behaviour; local government and HIPs; HIPs and the public; setting and monitoring clinical standards; assessment of performance and health outcomes; a US perspective on clinical quality; medical schools, universities and HIPs; new therapies and technology; coronary heart disease; equity in mental health; substance misuse; minority ethnic health; child health; older people's health; and strengths, weaknesses and the way forward in current approaches.
Service development for older people in Shrewsbury
- Author:
- SHELTON Philip
- Journal article citation:
- Managing Community Care, 7(1), February 1999, pp.23-28.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
This case study sets out to understand why professionals in health and social care use particular care pathways with over-75s, examining alternative uses to institutional care. The project aimed to explore the limitations and alternatives within existing service provision which might improve practice. this involved working with a number of stakeholders, including GPs, both fundholding and nonfundholding, community nurses and other NHS trust personnel, social services and voluntary agencies.