Summary information
Study title
Care for Elderly People at Home, 1989
Creator
Dant, T., Open University, Department of Health and Social Welfare
Gearing, B., Open University, Department of Health and Social Welfare
Johnson, M., Open University, Department of Health and Social Welfare
Carley, M., Policy Studies Institute
Study number / PID
2658 (UKDA)
10.5255/UKDA-SN-2658-1 (DOI)
Data access
Restricted
Series
Not available
Abstract
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.
The main aim of the Care for Elderly People at Home project was to explore new ways to help elderly people at risk of failing to cope, to remain in their own homes. An important assumption underlying the approach of the project was that for elderly people in particular, health problems are intimately tied in with their social situation and needs cannot be simply categorised as `social' or `medical'. `Care coordinators' under the project gathered and exchanged information on services and resources, assessed the individual needs of elderly people and gathered information for research purposes both on the effect of services and their general availability and appropriateness.
Main Topics:
`Present state' variables describe the circumstances of `at risk' elderly people at home; `meetable needs' variables describe elderly people's unmet needs.
Measurement Scales
A Dependency Scale was derived from seventeen items from the`Present state' group of variables.
Topics
Keywords
Methodology
Data collection period
01/06/1986 - 01/05/1989
Country
England
Time dimension
Cross-sectional (one-time) study
Analysis unit
Individuals
Subnational
Elderly
Universe
Elderly people in three general practices in Gloucestershire at risk of needing admission to institutional care.
Sampling procedure
No sampling (total universe)
Kind of data
Not availableData collection mode
Professional assessment
Access
Publisher
UK Data Service
Publication year
1989
Terms of data access
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Related publications
- Dant, T. (1989) Co-ordinating care : : the final report of the the Care for Elderly People at Home (CEPH) Project, Gloucester [Research report], : The Open University.