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Growing old in Egypt : the supply and demand of care for older persons /
The Egyptian society is aging. Families have to find solutions for care-dependent older persons, while at the same time, social changes threaten the traditional system of family care. The society has to adapt to this previously unknown situation and to develop new strategies for meeting the needs of...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cairo ; New York :
The American University in Cairo Press,
2011.
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| Colección: | Cairo Scholarship Online.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Intro
- Halftitle Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1: Demographic Transition and Its Consequences in Egypt
- Aging-an emerging phenomenon in Egypt
- Problems of aging
- Conclusion
- 2: Geriatric Care in Egypt
- Homes for the aged
- Home care services
- Nursing in Egypt
- Caregivers of older persons
- 3: Caring for Older Persons: The Caregivers' Perspective
- Investigating caregivers' experiences
- Working in a charitable home
- Working in a home care service
- How to enlarge the workforce?
- 4: Care-seeking Attitudes of Older Persons
- Situational framework of care seeking
- Situation-specific perceptions
- 5: Attitudes toward Care Services in the Home
- Investigating attitudes toward home care services
- Rejection of home care services
- Acceptance of home care services
- Aspects of care seeking and their relevance for home care services in Egypt
- 6: Attitudes toward Nursing Homes
- Investigating attitudes toward nursing homes
- Rejection of nursing homes
- Acceptance of nursing homes
- Aspects of care seeking and their relevance for nursing homes in Egypt
- 7: Main Aspects of Care Seeking: A Study in Greater Cairo
- Studying care-seeking attitudes in Greater Cairo
- Characteristics of study participants
- Care-seeking attitudes among non-care-service recipients
- Care-seeking attitudes among care service recipients
- Conclusions
- 8: Care Needs and Care Dependency
- Dependency in general
- Attributes of care dependency
- Measurement of care dependency
- 9: Care Dependency in the Egyptian Context
- Cultural adaptation of the Care Dependency Scale
- Validity and reliability of the Arabic Care Dependency Scale
- 10: Care Dependency and Unmet Needs: Prevalence and Contributing Factors
- Prevalence of care dependency and unmet needs
- Factors contributing to care dependency
- Conclusions
- 11: Conclusion
- Appendices
- 1. The Care Dependency Scale (Arabic Version)
- 2. CDS: Factor analysis
- 3. Factors related to functional limitations and care dependency: Non-care recipients
- 4. Factors related to functional limitations and care dependency: Care service recipients
- Biblioghrapy
- Index