Mental Health Status: A Comparison of Different Socio-Cultural Environments for the Elderly.

Chappell, Neena L.; Penning, Margaret J.

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ERIC Number: EJ259048

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Publication Date: 1982

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Mental Health Status: A Comparison of Different Socio-Cultural Environments for the Elderly.

Chappell, Neena L.; Penning, Margaret J.

Essence: Issues in the Study of Ageing, Dying, and Death, v5 n2 p169-82 1982

Compared the mental health of the elderly living in three different environments: conventional community housing, subsidized housing, and institutions providing medical care. Mental health variables include autonomy and independence. Results indicated institutions do not appear to have better effects for their inhabitants given similar levels of disability. (Author/RC)

Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cultural Context, Disabilities, Environmental Influences, Foreign Countries, Housing, Institutional Environment, Mental Health, Older Adults, Place of Residence, Predictor Variables, Social Environment

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Canada

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