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Peer reviewedSamuelsson, Gillis; Sundstrom, Gerdt – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1988
Statistics on place of death, validated against longitudinal evidence on entrance into nursing homes, shows the "final" rate of institutionalization to have risen in Sweden between 1938 and 1975. Issues concerning who is institutionalized and why appear more important than precise measurement of rates of institutionalization. (Author/NB)
Descriptors: Death, Foreign Countries, Institutionalized Persons, Nursing Homes
Peer reviewedSundstrom, Gerdt – Gerontologist, 1986
Geographic distance and contacts between adults and their aging parents in Sweden vary by social class as well as by social mobility of the offspring. Middle class adults live further from their parents and have less contact with them. Degree of contact is quite similar between social classes for those who live near their parents. (Author/ABB)
Descriptors: Demography, Family Relationship, Foreign Countries, Geographic Location
Direct linkShea, Dennis; Davey, Adam; Femia, Elia E.; Zarit, Steven H.; Sundstrom, Gerdt; Berg, Stig; Smyer, Michael A. – Gerontologist, 2003
Purpose: Few international comparisons of health services are performed using microlevel data. Using such data, this paper compares the need for and receipt of assistance with activities of daily living (ADLs) in comparable samples in the United States and Sweden, a country with a universal system of community-based services. Design and Methods:…
Descriptors: Health Services, National Surveys, Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis
