Well-Being of Elderly People Living in Nursing Homes: The Benefits of Making Friends

François-Charles Wolff

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Abstract: The rapidly ageing worldwide population is creating a number of challenges for both developed and developing countries. According to the World Health Organization, this includes among others strains on social security systems and pensions, increasing demand for health care and rising needs for long-term care programs. Over the last few years, a number of studies have been conducted to identify factors associated to entry and living in institutions. Entry into a nursing home strongly increases with age, especially among the oldest elderly. Women, married and healthy people are less likely to be institutionalized (Ness et al., 2004, Sarma and Simpson, 2007) 1. Publicly provided home care and access to informal care affect living arrangement decisions. For instance, elderly with a greater number of living children enter a nursing homeless often (Jette et al., 1995). Significant differences have been reported between nursing home and community-residing elderly people, for instance in mortality risk (

Date: 2013-02
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Published in Kyklos, 2013, 66 (1), pp.153-171. ⟨10.1111/kykl.12015⟩

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