Physician visits, emergency room utilization, and overnight hospitalization in the old-old in Israel: the cross-sectional and longitudinal aging study

Article Abstract:

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.

Research, Longitudinal method, Medical care, Managed care plans (Medical care), Jews, Jews in Israel, Longitudinal studies

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Assistance with personal care activities among the old-old in Israel: a national epidemiological study

Article Abstract:

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.

Social aspects, Caregivers, Health risk assessment, Activities of daily living, Home care services, Old age

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A nursing home in Arab-Israeli Society: targeting utilization in a changing social and economic environment

Article Abstract:

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.

Nursing and personal care, not elsewhere classified, Assisted living facilities, Israelis, Arabs

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