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Old People Living Alone—Is Organized Observation Necessary?
Author(s) -
Prinsley Derek M.,
Cameron Katherine P.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
australian journal of social issues
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1839-4655
pISSN - 0157-6321
DOI - 10.1002/j.1839-4655.1979.tb00660.x
Subject(s) - visitor pattern , project commissioning , publishing , activities of daily living , elderly people , psychology , gerontology , computer science , medicine , political science , psychiatry , law , programming language
A survey of 192 old people was carried out to assess the need for a paid daily visitor as a means of ensuring prompt help in cases of illness or accident. The survey found evidence of a comprehensive network of care from neighbours for the elderly people living near them. Neighbour observation and support made a daily Street Visitor Scheme superfluous.