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Living arrangements and health status in later life: a review of recent literature.

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Hays, JC
Published in: Public health nursing (Boston, Mass.)
March 2002

The living arrangements of older persons play a key role in their use of formal and informal care, as well as in their health and well-being. Nurses engaged in primary care, discharge planning, and home care are strategically positioned to contribute to an optimal fit between older persons and their home environment. This article describes the demographic significance of late-life living arrangements and proposes a model for organizing the complex web of factors associated with household composition and late-life migration. The article then summarizes qualitative and quantitative evidence in support of the proposed model. Key areas for nursing research and strategies for applying available research are identified.

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Public health nursing (Boston, Mass.)

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1525-1446

ISSN

0737-1209

Publication Date

March 2002

Volume

19

Issue

2

Start / End Page

136 / 151

Related Subject Headings

  • Residence Characteristics
  • Quality of Life
  • Nursing
  • Models, Theoretical
  • Life Change Events
  • Humans
  • Health Status
  • Family Characteristics
  • Aged
  • 4206 Public health
 

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Hays, J. C. (2002). Living arrangements and health status in later life: a review of recent literature. Public Health Nursing (Boston, Mass.), 19(2), 136–151. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1525-1446.2002.00209.x
Hays, Judith C. “Living arrangements and health status in later life: a review of recent literature.Public Health Nursing (Boston, Mass.) 19, no. 2 (March 2002): 136–51. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1525-1446.2002.00209.x.
Hays JC. Living arrangements and health status in later life: a review of recent literature. Public health nursing (Boston, Mass). 2002 Mar;19(2):136–51.
Hays, Judith C. “Living arrangements and health status in later life: a review of recent literature.Public Health Nursing (Boston, Mass.), vol. 19, no. 2, Mar. 2002, pp. 136–51. Epmc, doi:10.1046/j.1525-1446.2002.00209.x.
Hays JC. Living arrangements and health status in later life: a review of recent literature. Public health nursing (Boston, Mass). 2002 Mar;19(2):136–151.
Journal cover image

Published In

Public health nursing (Boston, Mass.)

DOI

EISSN

1525-1446

ISSN

0737-1209

Publication Date

March 2002

Volume

19

Issue

2

Start / End Page

136 / 151

Related Subject Headings

  • Residence Characteristics
  • Quality of Life
  • Nursing
  • Models, Theoretical
  • Life Change Events
  • Humans
  • Health Status
  • Family Characteristics
  • Aged
  • 4206 Public health