Does household help prevent loneliness among the elderly? An evaluation of a policy reform in the Netherlands

• मुख्य लेखकों: Jelena Arsenijevic (लेखक), Wim Groot (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: BMC, 2018-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: article
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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...