Access to information on home- and community-based services and functional status

Abstract

Efforts should be made to improve elders' access to HCBS information by developing specific strategies relevant to each functional status group. Further studies on access to HCBS information should be conducted using complex conceptual frameworks as it has been done for HCBS use.

Cohort Profile: The Lausanne cohort 65+ (Lc65+)

“… 25 A cross-sectional analysis explored the acceptance of health information and communication technologies by community-dwelling older adults and the factors associated with acceptance or rejection. 26 This research complements other publications based on Lc65+ data which addressed older people’s perception 27 , 28 and knowledge 29 , 30 of selected aspects of the health system.…”