RT Journal Article
T1 Suitability of social services for the elderly: analysis of degree of fit between needs and services
A1 Iglesias Souto, Patricia María
A1 Real Deus, José Eulogio
A1 Dosil Maceira, Agustín
A1 Mayo Pais, María Emma
A1 Taboada Ares, Eva María
K1 Older persons
K1 Decision-making
K1 Gerontology
K1 Psychosocial variables
AB Increased life expectancy coupled with decreased birth rates has led to a notable aging of the population. In the social care sector, resources for the older persons should be allocated by means of objective instruments that ensure an appropriate fit between older people's needs and the characteristics of the services. This paper analyzes the appropriacy of actual assignments of resources in a sample of 632 older users of social services, evaluating the degree of fit between these assignments and those made by a Decision Making Model (DMM) which is strictly based on an objective assessment of user's needs and characteristics. The results indicate that biopsychosocial variables included as predictors in the DMM are appropriate for ensuring that the needs of the older persons are met and resources are optimized. However, the current assignments of users to services cannot be explained by relying solely on these variables, suggesting that the allocation of users to services may be conditioned by factors that are different from those covered by the DMM.
PB Taylor and Francis
SN 0895-9420
YR 2021
FD 2021-05-01
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10347/45337
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10347/45337
LA eng
NO Iglesias Souto PM, Real Deus JE, Dosil Maceira A, Mayo Pais ME, Taboada Ares EM. Suitability of Social Services for the Older Persons: Analysis of Degree of Fit between Needs and Services. J Aging Soc Policy. 2021 May-Jun;33(3):285-304. doi: 10.1080/08959420.2020.1722895. Epub 2020 Feb 1. PMID: 32009562.
NO Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología BSO2003-01894
DS Minerva
RD 30 abr 2026