International journal of aging & human development
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Int J Aging Hum Dev · Jan 1992
Training needs and services for elderly care in developing countries: models from Romania, Barbados and Kuwait.
Developing countries are facing multiple problems in establishing and funding sociomedical services for the elderly. This study outlines the need for such services especially in the transitional stage of urbanization, changes in the structure and role of families, and the inadequate resources for establishing community-based elderly care programs. ⋯ This concept was accepted and adopted by the Expert Group Meeting of the International Institute on Aging in Malta, 1989. The study also presents applications of this model in Romania, Barbados, and Kuwait.