Abstract

GRANDE GASCON, María Luisa  and  GONZALEZ LOPEZ, Lucía. Users of the Home Help Service: a view from the vulnerability and frailty. Index Enferm [online]. 2017, vol.26, n.3, pp.210-214. ISSN 1699-5988.

Introduction: The work presented aims to deepen the understanding of the situation of fragility and vulnerability of the person cared for in home help service in Andalusia, to improve interventions carried out and to detect possible needs not covered. Methods: We have collected data from a representative sample of 391 older peoplethrough a questionnaire developed for this study. We have included socio-demographic variables, support family, problems of health, served and unmet needs and environment. Results: The user profile of home help service is as follows: woman, 81 years, with low level of education whose main source of income is a pension. She lives with her spouse in a domicile, with some problems of accessibility and she uses assistive mobility devices. She has chronic health problems and has a feeling of loneliness. Conclusions: While the home help service covers a multiple needs of older persons, they have been detected a number of gaps in some areas and needs for improvement in the coordination between the health and social fields.

Keywords : Older people; Home Help Service; Ageing; Frailty; Dependency.