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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
Peer reviewedBerg, Stig; And Others – Journal of Gerontology, 1981
Studied feelings of loneliness in relation to disease, handicaps, social network and social background in (N=1,007) 70-year-old people in Sweden. Loneliness was a problem to 24% of women and 12% of men. Most important factors related to loneliness were loss of spouse, depression of mood, and lack of friends. (Author)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Comparative Analysis, Depression (Psychology), Foreign Countries
