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| The characteristics of Indian subcontinent origin elders newly referred to a psychogeriatric service | | Author(s) | Koye Odutoye, Ajit Shah |
| Journal title | International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 14, no 6, June 1999 |
| Pages | pp 446-453 |
| Keywords | Asian people ; Referrals ; Psychiatric treatment ; Social characteristics [elderly] ; Hillingdon. |
| Annotation | The UK's ethnic older population is increasing; however, clinical, social and demographic characteristics of ethnic elders referred to and using psychogeriatric services are unknown. This study was designed to compare these characteristics between Indian subcontinent origin ethnic elders and indigenous older people newly referred to a psychogeriatric service at a district hospital (West Middlesex University Hospital) in London with a catchment area of 23,000 older people. Ethnic elders were younger, had more children, had more people living in their household, were more likely to be married, were less likely to live alone, were more likely to have schizophrenia and less likely to have dementia. There were no differences between the two groups with regard to use of almost all health and social services resources at the time of the referral and after the initial assessment. These findings do not support the traditional view that ethnic elders make insufficient use of psychogeriatric and social services and that they are primarily cared for by extended families. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-990825269 A |
| Classmark | TKK: L5R: LP: F: 82LI |
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