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The supportive community; help seeking and service use among elderly people in Jerusalem
- Authors:
- AUSLANDER Gail, SOFFER Michael, AUSLANDER Brian
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work Research, 27(4), December 2003, pp.209-221.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
New and innovative services are needed to meet the needs of the growing elderly population of Israel. One such programme is the "supportive community" programme which aims to provide a range of critical services to older people in the community. This study followed the response of 181 older residents of the northern quarter of Jerusalem to an invitation to subscribe to this new programme and the extent of service utilisation among those who joined. Andersen's behavioural model of help seeking provided the theoretical framework for the study. Findings showed that predisposing characteristics of the elderly residents did not predict subscribing to the programme, rather, joining was predicted by a combination of enabling characteristics and need characteristics. The results of the findings have implications for attaining programme goals, efficient programme operation, and the well-being of the members.