Determinants of long-term care services among the elderly: a population-based study in Taiwan.

OBJECTIVES: The aim of the study was to investigate determinants of long-term care use and to clarify the differing characteristics of home/community-based and institution-based services users. DESIGN: Cross-sectional, population-based study. SETTING: Utilizing data from the 2005 National Health Int...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Chen-Yi Wu, Hsiao-Yun Hu, Nicole Huang, Yi-Ting Fang, Yiing-Jeng Chou, Chung-Pin Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3929692?pdf=render