Social factors influencing utilization of home care in community-dwelling older adults: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Older adults want to live at home as long as possible, even in the face of circumstances that limit their autonomy. Home care services reflect this emergent preference, allowing older adults to 'age in place' in familiar settings rather than receiving care for chronic health conditions or ageing needs in an institutionalized setting. Numerous social factors, generally studied in isolation, have been associated with home care utilization. Even so, social circumstances are complex and how these factors collectively influence home care use patterns remains unclear.

Objectives

To provide a broad and comprehensive overview of the social factors influencing home care utilization; and to evaluate the influence of discrete social factors on patterns of home care utilizati

SUBMITTER: Mah JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7912889 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature