Families' values and attitudes regarding responsibility for the frail elderly: Implications for aging policy

Journal of Aging and Social Policy

Volumn 18, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 59-78

  Guberman, Nancy ^a   Gagnon, Éric ^b   Lavoie, Jean Pierre ^c   Belleau, Hélène ^d   Fournier, Michel ^e   Grenier, Lise ^e   Vézina, Aline ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEBEC   (Canada)

^b CSSS de la Vieille Capitale   (Canada)

^c CSSS Cavendish   (Canada)

^d INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE   (Canada)

^e Montreal Public Health Department   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Care giving; Eldercare; Family responsibility; Formal services; Values

Indexed keywords

COHORT ANALYSIS; ELDERLY CARE; FACTOR ANALYSIS; FAMILY STRUCTURE; SERVICE PROVISION; SOCIAL POLICY;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CANADA; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISABLED PERSON; ELDERLY CARE; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLICY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ATTITUDE; CANADA; COHORT STUDIES; DISABLED PERSONS; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIAL VALUES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 34249826940     PISSN: 08959420     EISSN: 15450821     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J031v18n03_05     Document Type: Article

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