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| Health status gender differences of newly admitted black nursing home residents | | Author(s) | Judy C Martin, Veronica F Engle, Marshall J Graney |
| Journal title | Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, vol 45, no 2, February 1997 |
| Pages | pp 166-173 |
| Keywords | Black people ; Patients [nursing homes] ; Older men ; Older women ; Mobility ; Self care capacity ; Health [elderly] ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | A great deal of research has been carried out that focuses on the health status, health care and sociodemographic issues affecting black older people living in the community in the United States, but little information is available about black nursing home residents, in particular, health status gender differences of black older men and women. This study investigated gender differences in health and functional status of newly admitted black nursing home residents. Results revealed that both men and women had health and social deficits, but that women were more impaired in six of eight activities of daily living (ADLs). The study concluded that black women nursing home residents have greater care needs than men, which illustrates the need to consider gender in planning nursing home care for older black people. |
| Accession Number | CPA-970812241 A |
| Classmark | TKE: LHB:LF: BC: BD: C4: CA: CC: 7T |
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