Paid personal assistance services: An exploratory study of working-age consumers' perspectives

Journal of Aging and Social Policy

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 27-45

  Grossman, Brian R ^a   Kitchener, Martin ^a   Mullan, Joseph T ^a   Harrington, Charlene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer directed care; Formal care; Personal assistance services; Personal care

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; SERVICE PROVISION; SERVICE SECTOR; SOCIAL POLICY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSUMER; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABLED PERSON; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MANPOWER; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOME HEALTH AIDES; HOMEMAKER SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34447274287     PISSN: 08959420     EISSN: 15450821     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J031v19n03_03     Document Type: Article

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