Help with Activities of Everyday Life: Sources of Support for the Noninstitutionalized Elderly.

Stoller, Eleanor Palo; Earl, Lorna L.

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Publication Date: 1983-Feb

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Help with Activities of Everyday Life: Sources of Support for the Noninstitutionalized Elderly.

Stoller, Eleanor Palo; Earl, Lorna L.

Gerontologist, v23 n1 p64-70 Feb 1983

Explored sources of instrumental support for older persons (N=753) of varying levels of functional capacity. Results suggested that spouses are the primary source of help for married elders with impaired capacity; adult daughters are the major helpers when a spouse is not present. (Author/RC)

Descriptors: Daily Living Skills, Family Relationship, Family Role, Helping Relationship, Individual Needs, Life Style, Older Adults, Social Support Groups, Spouses

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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