A cross-national comparison of the institutionalized elderly in the cities of New York and London
- 1 November 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Psychological Medicine
- Vol. 9 (4) , 781-788
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0033291700034139
Abstract
SYNOPSISTwo random samples, each constituting 0·5 % of the institutionalized elderly (over 65) in the cities of New York and London have been compared. This preliminary report of a collaborative study demonstrates the similarity of the 2 samples.Institutions in the 2 cities are shown to differ in size, type of ownership and the frequency that skilled nursing is provided.Some implications of these 2 findings are raised now, and will be discussed later when the full data for the study are presented.Keywords
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