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Elder abuse in Israel
- Authors:
- NEIKRUG Shimshon M., RONEN Matityahu
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, 5(3), 1993, pp.1-19.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Elder abuse is a little understood and almost unstudied social problem in Israel. Presents the results of the first empirical study of the attitudes of Israelis regarding the problem. The findings show a relative tolerance for and acceptance of acts of violence in the family if they occur within the context of the caring relationship.
Correlates of family caregivers' knowledge about Alzheimer's disease
- Author:
- WERNER Perla .
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 16(1), January 2001, pp.32-38.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This study assess family caregivers' level of knowledge about Alzheimer's disease and its correlates. Two hundred and twenty informal caregivers of an elderly person suffering from Alzheimer's disease were recruited from four large memory clinics across Israel and interviewed by trained research assistants. Concludes that further research on the correlates of caregivers' knowledge about Alzheimer's disease should be promoted in order to allow better decision-making processes and better matching of the needs of caregivers and intervention programmes.
Diversification of old-age care services for older people: trade-offs between coverage, diversification and targeting in European countries
- Authors:
- SUNDSTRÖM Gerdt, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Care Services Management, 5(1), January 2011, pp.35-42.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
The two major public services for older people are institutional care and home care. In addition to these, a number of other low-level support services have also developed including transportation, meals-on-wheels, alarm systems, and day care. Using secondary analysis of a number of earlier surveys, this paper provides information on the way in which all of these types of support are allocated and who uses them in six different countries: Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Germany, England, Spain, and Israel. It also provides a closer scrutiny of Swedish service profiles. When all types of support are considered, service coverage in these countries is approximately 50% to 100% higher than for the two major types alone. The results suggest that countries with higher service levels target all their services more strictly by needs than countries with lower service levels. In countries with lower user rates, users may get what is available with little differentiation between their needs. The article suggests that a range of services, major and minor, may suit the varying needs of older people, and that minor services may also be used as an inexpensive substitute for full support.