Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ396261
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1989
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Informal versus Formal Supports for Impaired Elderly People: Determinants of Choice on Israeli Kibbutzim.
Holmes, Douglas; And Others
Gerontologist, v29 n2 p195-202 Apr 1989
Compared the informal and formal caregiving of 269 functionally impaired elderly people residing on 53 Israeli kibbutzim. Results agreed with those from earlier studies which suggested that the availability of formal resources was not accompanied by withdrawal of informal supports. (Author/BHK)
Descriptors: Caregivers, Foreign Countries, Home Programs, Older Adults, Residential Care, Social Support Groups
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Israel
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