[The resources of the social network of single person households during acute illness. Basic data for home care planning in an influenza epidemic]. / Die Tragfähigkeit der sozialen Netze von Einpersonenhaushalten bei akuter Krankheit. Basisdaten zur Spitexplanung bei Grippepandemie.
Soz Praventivmed
; 44(3): 107-16, 1999.
Article
in De
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-10436490
ABSTRACT
UNLABELLED 230 single persons living in the city of Zurich, 60% aged 18-45, 10% 45-65 and 22% older than 64 years; 70% males were subject to an enquiry. The questioned persons mostly live in two-room-apartments, on average for 11 years, they are single for 8.5 years on average. Solely 5.4% have no living relatives but 32% see them only irregularly (same for all age groups) and 4% are not persistently in touch with friends or acquaintances. 36% were needing help in the past because of sickness or accident. They got it from neighbours (38%), friends, acquaintances (36%), family members (17%) and from home care organisations (9%). In case of a heavy wave of influenza only 14% would not help their neighbours, they would help an average of four neighbours but also they would surely not help four neighbours. The answering persons know 23 singles (= 10%) who presumably would not get any help and 20 (= 9%) who would decline help. 90% of the questioned persons believe, that they would get help by family members or friends, even if those live far away, but still 29% expect help from home care organisations, of the questioned over 64 years old even 52%. CONCLUSION:
10-30% of city singles need help in form of home care in case of an acute illness like heavy influenza.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Single Person
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Social Support
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Disease Outbreaks
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Caregivers
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Influenza, Human
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Home Care Services
Type of study:
Guideline
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
De
Journal:
Soz Praventivmed
Year:
1999
Type:
Article