Elderly people’s use of services: a survey
Morag Farquhar , Research Fellow, Ann Bowling Pill
Ann Bowling Senior lecturer, Health Needs Assessment Unit, Department of General Practice and Primary- Care, The Medical College of St Bartholomew's Hospital, London
Emily Grundy , Reader, Age Concern Institute of Gerontology, King's College, London
Juliet Formby Research Assistant, Health Needs Assessment Unit, Department of General Practice and Primary Care, The Medical College of St Bartholomew's Hospital. London
This article describes some of the findings of a longitudinal survey of three samples of older people living at home in East London and Mid Essex. It describes the service use and need for community services of the three samples at their baseline interviews, and then looks at how their patterns of use and need changed by the time of their follow-up interviews. It shows that older people are generally using services appropriately, but that there are still unmet needs. Service me was found to increase with age as health and functional ability declined. Further findings will be published shortly.
Nursing Standard.
7, 47, 31-36.
doi: 10.7748/ns.7.47.31.s49
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