Stability and Change in the Informal Task Support Network of Frail Older Persons.

Miller, Baila; McFall, Stephanie

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ERIC Number: EJ440821

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Publication Date: 1991

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Stability and Change in the Informal Task Support Network of Frail Older Persons.

Miller, Baila; McFall, Stephanie

Gerontologist, v31 n6 p735-45 Dec 1991

Examined predictors of stability and change in informal support networks of frail elders and primary caregivers. Data from 1982 and 1984 National Long Term Care Surveys and 1982 Informal Caregivers Survey revealed that changes in network size and intensity of help occurred in response to changes in health and functional status of frail elder, not to caregiver burden. (Author/NB)

Descriptors: Change, Family Caregivers, Frail Elderly, Older Adults, Predictor Variables, Social Networks, Social Support Groups

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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