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The perceptions and needs of farm dwellers regarding aging, advanced age, and future perspectives
- Author:
- STRYDOM Hermann
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 42(1), 2003, pp.59-75.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
This article reports on a multidisciplinary study that was undertaken by the Faculty of Health Sciences of the Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education. This study was done on certain farms in the North West Province of South Africa and called the FLAGH study, meaning the Farm Labour, Agriculture and General Health study. This article reports on a need assessment of farm dwellers done during the second half of 2002 and focuses specifically on perceptions and needs regarding aging, advanced age and future perspectives of aged farm dwellers. The objective of this study was to ascertain the psychosocial needs and problems of farm dwellers in order to eventually design, implement and evaluate a programme aimed at the improvement of the quality of life of farm dwellers. An exploratory study was done, utilising in-depth interviewing according to a schedule of both quantitative and qualitative nature. Certain aspects, like the attitude of the community towards the elderly, relationships of the elderly with peers, children, grandchildren and spouses were dealt with in this study. Topics like the needs or problems of the elderly, nearing death, old age homes and retirement were also covered in this project. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street Binghamton, NY 13904-1580)
Social work practice clinical programmatic and training dimensions: the role of social work in admissions to long-term care facilities: the discussion continues: framing the issues
- Author:
- GORDON Natalie
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work in Long-Term Care, 1(2), 2002, pp.5-8.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- London
The role of social work in the admissions process to long-term care facilities is discussed from an international perspective using three countries: Israel, Australia, and South Africa as illustrations. Although each of these countries is concerned with demographics, limited resources and meeting the cost of services for an increasing number of older persons, their governments, culture and societal expectations differ. Hence the nature of the challenges and the potential solutions differ.