The Availability of Care for Late-Middle-Aged Adults With Chronic Conditions
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Table of Contents

List of Figures

xi

List of Tables

xiv

Preface

xix

Acknowledgments

xxiii

List of Abbreviations

xxv

Chapter 1: Introduction

1

Objectives of the Study

2

Significance

3

Key Definitions

5

Age Groups: Late Middle Age, Young Old, and Older Old

5

Life Course, Life Stage, and Cohort

5

Functional Limitation

6

Casemix

7

Community-Based Care

8

Support/Care Network, Social Network

9

Format of the Remaining Chapters

9

Chapter 2: Background, Theory, and Hypotheses

11

Theoretical Framework

11

Life Stage and Societal Structures

15

Cohort Differences

19

Who Provides Care

21