%0 Journal Article
%T Community Care for Older Adults¡ªthe Patient/Caregiver Perspective
%J Archive of "Canadian Geriatrics Journal".
%D 2017
%R 10.5770/cgj.20.286
%X Our June 2017 issue focuses on a number of original research articles examining community care from the point of view of both patients and caregivers. Figueiredo et al.(1) demonstrate, using cross-sectional data, that simply asking older adults their self-reported health status can be suggestive of a need for further rehabilitation services. We also present the results of a CIHR-funded conference that used qualitative methods to examine the barriers and challenges to caregiver access of community supports.(2) A qualitative study by Piraino et al.,(3) using both focus group and individual interviews, also examines the potential of online networks to assist in longstanding community-care issues such as communication and the sharing of information
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5495537/