Informal Support Among the Elderly in Public Senior Housing
- 1 April 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in The Gerontologist
- Vol. 26 (2) , 171-175
- https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/26.2.171
Abstract
Informal support among tenants in public senior housing was assessed through self-administered questionnaires by key informants and through in-depth interviews with tenants. Although informal assistance was reported, more impaired tenants received little assistance. The interviews also revealed minimal social involvement of frail tenants. Frail tenants reported a variety of reasons for avoiding relationships with other tenants.Keywords
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