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This paper provides a window into the ways kinship caregivers of elderly persons and people with disabilities describe their experiences with social services in Poland. Kinship caregivers in Poland, the majority of whom are women, often struggle with inadequate access to social services dedicated to people with disabilities and the elderly. One of the major issues faced by caregivers who try to secure...
Objectives
To determine the difference in receipt of activity of daily living (ADL) assistance between obese and normal‐weight older adults.
Design
Retrospective cohort study.
Setting
National Health and Aging Trends Study, 2011–2015.
Participants
U.S. adults aged 65 and older with ADL disability and a body mass index (BMI) of 18.5 kg/m2 or greater (N = 5,612)
Measurements
BMI was classified...
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