Does household help prevent loneliness among the elderly? An evaluation of a policy reform in the Netherlands
Abstract Background Household help is a community intervention in the Netherlands. Its primary goal is to provide professional help in doing domestic work. A secondary goal of the intervention is to alleviate loneliness. In 2007, a major health care reform and budget cut changed household help. Afte...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BioMed Central
2018-09-01
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Series: | BMC Public Health |
Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-018-6004-6 |