Journal article
The Influence of the End of Life on the Extent of Informal Help Received by Older Adults
Research on aging, Vol.26(2), pp.259-283
03/2004
DOI: 10.1177/0164027503260632
Abstract
This study examines the extent of informal help received in the home among the respondents to the Longitudinal Study on Aging. The focus is on the direct effects of health status on receiving informal help for activities of daily living (ADLs) and how receiving that informal help is influenced by proximity to death. The findings show that proximity to death is consistently related to receiving help from friends and relatives for those receiving help with basic and household ADLs. The findings also show how different dimensions of health status affect getting help. In addition to the effects of various dimensions of health status, some sociodemographic factors are important. The extent of informal help with basic and advanced ADLs increases with age, but socially isolated individuals (e.g., those living alone) receive substantially less help for all ADLs. Socioeconomic factors and race are for the most part unrelated to getting informal help.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- The Influence of the End of Life on the Extent of Informal Help Received by Older Adults
- Creators
- Robert J. Johnson - Kent State UniversityTimothy J. Gallagher - Kent State UniversityFredric D. Wolinsky - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Research on aging, Vol.26(2), pp.259-283
- DOI
- 10.1177/0164027503260632
- ISSN
- 0164-0275
- eISSN
- 1552-7573
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 03/2004
- Academic Unit
- Health Management and Policy
- Record Identifier
- 9984364428402771
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