A look at a community coming together to meet the needs of older adults: An evaluation of the neighbors helping neighbors program

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 50, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 81-98

  Trickey, Rebecca ^a   Kelley Gillespie, Nancy ^b   Farley, O William ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

Author keywords

Community building; Older adults; Program evaluation; Quality of life; Social support; Volunteers

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOUSING; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIALIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VOLUNTARY WORKER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIALIZATION; VOLUNTARY WORKERS;

EID: 45149107744     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J083v50n3_07     Document Type: Article

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