Berg R L, Browning F E, Hill J G, Wenkert W
Health Serv Res. 1970 Spring;5(1):36-59.
A sample survey of the health care needs of the aged population of Monroe County, New York (including the city of Rochester), living at home and in health care institutions, was carried out largely by nurses, since pretests of interview methods and questionnaires showed that the important criterion in such an assessment was the degree of care or supervision needed, rather than medical diagnosis or symptomatology. Sampling problems in a survey of the aged are discussed, as well as the correlation of physical and mental disability among the aged with demographic and socioeconomic factors. Conclusions point to the misplacement of many aged persons in facilities providing a higher and more costly level of care than required and to the need for more congregate living and home care facilities.
对纽约门罗县（包括罗切斯特市）居家及医疗机构中的老年人口医疗保健需求进行了抽样调查，调查主要由护士开展，因为访谈方法和问卷的预测试表明，此类评估的重要标准是所需护理或监督的程度，而非医学诊断或症状学。文中讨论了老年人口调查中的抽样问题，以及老年人身体和精神残疾与人口统计学和社会经济因素之间的相关性。结论指出，许多老年人被安置在提供比所需更高水平和更昂贵护理的机构中，并且需要更多的集体生活和家庭护理设施。
