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Determinants of Formal Service Use in an Aged Population
Author(s) -
Mawby L.,
Clark M.S.,
Kalucy E.,
Hobbin E.R.,
Andrews G.R.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
australian journal on ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.63
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1741-6612
pISSN - 0726-4240
DOI - 10.1111/j.1741-6612.1996.tb00025.x
Subject(s) - health services , service (business) , sample (material) , gerontology , rehabilitation , activities of daily living , population , older people , nursing , medicine , psychology , business , environmental health , psychiatry , physical therapy , marketing , chemistry , chromatography
The factors distinguishing users of formal services from comparable non‐users were examined using a random sample of 1,799 people aged 70 years and over. One person in eight in the aged population received services from Domiciliary Care and Rehabilitation Services, Royal District Nursing Society, or Meals on Wheels. Service use was associated with greater age, fewer assets, living alone, ADL and IADL problems, poor self‐rated health, more health consultations, and recent hospitalisation. Agencies appeared to be accurately allocating services to those most in need. Longitudinal data will enable refinement of the profile of those people requiring new or ongoing services .