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The utilization of home help in Sweden: a multivariate analysis
M Thorslund1, T Norström, K Wernberg
1Swedish Institute for Social Research, University of Stockholm, Sweden.
The Gerontologist
|February 1, 1991
Abstract:
We estimated the effect of a variety of factors on the utilization of home help among the elderly in Sweden using a sample (N = 421) of people 75 years and older. A regression analysis singled out two factors as the most important: physical functioning (instrumental activities of daily living) and living alone. Calculations of attributable fractions substantiated this result. Implications for planning and allocating home help are discussed.