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Knowledge of Community Services Amongst The Aged
Author(s) -
Gibson Diane
Publication year - 1984
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.1839-4655.1984.tb01263.x
Subject(s) - project commissioning , publishing , aged care , community service , sample (material) , public relations , business , knowledge management , gerontology , sociology , political science , medicine , computer science , law , chemistry , chromatography
Knowledge of community services is clearly an important determinant of their use by the frail or disabled elderly. This paper describes the levels of knowledge amongst the aged in Sydney concerning such services, and explores the pathways by which information is disseminated. Awareness of community services was quite limited amongst the sample studied. The data suggest that many of the elderly may be inadequately informed of services which could serve as alternatives to institutional care.