Physician visits, emergency room utilization, and overnight hospitalization in the old-old in Israel: the cross-sectional and longitudinal aging study
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This article examines factors associated with health care service utilization among a sample of Israeli Jews over the age of seventy-five. Findings indicate that health status and functional abilities are significantly associated with the use of health care resources such as physician appointments, hospital visits, and emergency room services.
Publication Name: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Subject: Seniors
ISSN: 0002-8614
Year: 2001
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Assistance with personal care activities among the old-old in Israel: a national epidemiological study
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Research on 1,820 Jewish Israelis ages 75 to 94 indicates that a significant amount of caregiving for the extreme elderly in Israel is provided by their families, even though a full range of institutional and state care services are available. Further studies are encouraged to investigate the reasons behind this underutilization.
Publication Name: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Subject: Seniors
ISSN: 0002-8614
Year: 2001
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A nursing home in Arab-Israeli Society: targeting utilization in a changing social and economic environment
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A study of data from Dabouriya Home for Aged provides comparison between the dependence of aged Arab-Israelis and Jewish populations on institutionalized care. It is observed that as of now aged Arab-Israelis were mainly cared for their families. However as the modernization takes over, traditional caregiving will be reduced and have to be compensated with alternative means.
Publication Name: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Subject: Seniors
ISSN: 0002-8614
Year: 2005
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