COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSESSMENT AND NURSING CARE NEEDS OF THE ELDERLY.
Contributors: University Of Manchester (United Kingdom)
Published: 1989
Number of pages: 273
Subjects: Health Sciences, Nursing.; Gerontology.
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An analysis of the literature was made which demonstrated that the health of the elderly is influenced by environmental, social and behavioural factors which can be identified in a community health assessment. A systems model for community health assessment was developed. The "input" to the system was adopted from the Lalonde health field concept with four components: environment, lifestyle, mental and physical health and the health services. Health indices were developed which were used as a structure of both "the thruput/process" assessment and the output of the model. The output araising from the process consisted of health and home nursing statistics for the planning of health and nursing services at municipality level, i.e. they identified the planning of a goal-setting strategy.

The systems model for community health assessment was evaluated in three selected communities (municipalities) in Denmark.

The results in the health data revealed great similarities in the three communities, especially relating to physical health. Differences between the communities were found in relation to environmental health and psychosocial factors where the elderly in the more rural community reported on more companionship than the elderly in the less rural area.

The output of the systems model were presented with a goal-setting strategy in mind and recommendations for promotion of health in each of the three communities were made. The recommended health promotion strategy, where the community is viewed as the client addressed: greater community participation, more suitable housing, improved transportation, more local gathering opportunities, dental care, and health education related to activity nutrition, etc. (Abstract shortened by UMI.).
Notes: Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 51-08, Section: B, page: 3775.

Thesis (PH.D.)--UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER (UNITED KINGDOM), 1989.

School code: 0618.