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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452156203321

Titolo

Research instruments in social gerontology . Volume 3 Health, program evaluation, and demography [[electronic resource] /] / editors, David J. Mangen, Warren A. Peterson, with the assistance of Toshi Kii and Robert Sanders

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Minneapolis, MN, : University of Minnesota Press, 1984

ISBN

0-8166-5530-8

1-4356-0616-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (473 p.)

Collana

Health, Program Evaluation, & Demography

Altri autori (Persone)

MangenDavid J

PetersonWarren A. <1922->

Disciplina

305.2

305.26

Soggetti

Gerontology - Research

Older people - Social conditions - Research

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographies and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; How to Use These Volumes; Contributors to Volume 3; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Functional Capacity; Chapter 3: Health; Chapter 4: Utilization of Health Services; Chapter 5: Individual Needs and Community Resources; Chapter 6: Social Program Tracking and Evaluation; Chapter 7: The Effectiveness of Long-term Care; Chapter 8: Evaluating of Cost of Services; Chapter 9: Organizational Properties; Chapter 10: Indexes for the Aging of Populations; Chapter 11: Demographic Characteristics; Chapter 12: Geographic Mobility; Indexes

Sommario/riassunto

The increasing number of older people in the United States has served to focus attention upon the processes of aging and the effectiveness of social programs for the elderly. In order to plan effective programs, accurate social measures are necessary. Now, more than ever before, researchers need conceptually explicit instruments designed to assess individual and social behaviors, attitudes, and traits in the elderly population. This three-volume work is designed to serve the needs of



researchers, evaluators, and clinicians in assessing the instruments used in the field of aging. The third and