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| Utilization of community-based social and health services among foreign born Hispanic American elderly | | Author(s) | Thanh V Tran, Surjit S Dhooper, Kathleen McInnis-Dittrich |
| Journal title | Journal of Gerontological Social Work, vol 28, no 4, 1997 |
| Pages | pp 23-43 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Services ; Health services ; Usage [services] ; Ethnic groups ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | This study examined factors associated with the utilisation of community-based social and health services among older Hispanic Americans born in Mexico (296), Cuba (571) or other Hispanic countries (247). Findings showed that being Cuban American, living alone, having poorer self-rated health and living below poverty level were positively related with the utilisation of community-based social services. Cuban Americans with more limitations in activities of daily living (ADLs) used more community-based health services. Among Mexican Americans, those who lived alone used more social as well as health services while those who were married used more social services. Those with greater limitations in ADLs used more health services. Among other Hispanic Americans, going to church, living alone, and living below poverty status were positively correlated with the utilisation of social services. Respondents with better English language ability were less likely to use community-based health services. Older men and people who rated their health as poorer or had more ADL limitations were more likely to use these services. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-980219251 A |
| Classmark | I: L: QLD: TK: 7T |
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