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Service utilization among disabled Puerto Rican elders and their caregivers
— does acculturation play a role? | | Author(s) | Vanessa Calderón-Rosado, Allison Morrill, Bei-Hung Chang |
| Journal title | Journal of Aging and Health, vol 14, no 1, February 2002 |
| Pages | pp 3-23 |
| Keywords | Ethnic groups ; Puerto Rico ; Physical disabilities ; Family care ; Usage [services] ; Integration ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | This study examined the relationship between language acculturation of 194 dyads of disabled Puerto Rican elders and their caregivers, their length of residence in mainland United States, and their use of formal services. It was found that length of residence in the US, but not language acculturation of the sample group and their caregivers was related to the use of formal services. Caregivers whose own children were born in Puerto Rico as opposed to mainland US, were more likely to use formal services. As bilingual services become increasingly available, language acculturation may be of decreasing importance in explaining service utilization. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-020416535 A |
| Classmark | TK: 7VL: BN: P6:SJ: QLD: TO: 7T |
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