Aging, health, and family long-term care
Long term care of the elderly has become an important issue in recent years. Researchers and policy-makers are urgently seeking ways of improving social service systems in response to a dramatic increase in the number of older people as a percentage of the total population -- In this comprehensive c...
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| Formato: | Libro |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Newbury Park :
Sage Publications
1987
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| Colección: | Sage focus editions ;
85 |
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| Acceso en línea: | Sumario |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b17350074*spi |
| Sumario: | Long term care of the elderly has become an important issue in recent years. Researchers and policy-makers are urgently seeking ways of improving social service systems in response to a dramatic increase in the number of older people as a percentage of the total population -- In this comprehensive collection of original papers, leading scholars and practitioners draw on the latest empirical research in their discussion of: The role of family members as informal care-givers ; The interaction between families and social service systems, both community based and institutional ; The policy implications of integrating family members into the continuum of long term care of the elderly ; This volume will be valuable reading for students, researchers and professionals in gerontology, family studies, social services and related fields. |
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| Descripción Física: | 288 p. ; 22 cm |
| Bibliografía: | Incluye referencias bibliográficas, p. 262-282 |
| ISBN: | 9780803925922 9780803925915 |
