TY - JOUR
T1 - Minority use of community long-term care services
T2 - A comparative analysis
AU - Miller, Baila
AU - Campbell, Richard T.
AU - Davis, Lucille
AU - Furner, Sylvia
AU - Giachello, Aida
AU - Prohaska, Thomas
AU - Kaufman, Julie E.
AU - Li, Min
AU - Perez, Carmen
PY - 1996/3
Y1 - 1996/3
N2 - A series of national surveys since 1982 have examined health needs of elders. Small proportions of minority elders in each sample have limited our understanding of service use by minorities. This research sought to determine (1) the extent to which minorities have restricted use of community long- term care services as a result of socioeconomic status, family structure, and health status, and (2) the replicability and validity of results across three national surveys: Supplement on Aging, National Long-Term Care, and National Medical Expenditure. Results indicate no bivariate or multivariate differences between African American, Hispanic, or White frail older persons in use of community long-term services. Living arrangements, Medicaid use, and overall health and functional status were primary predictors of service use. Taking methodological limitations into account, the results suggest similarity in processes influencing use of community long-term care services for African American and White older persons.
AB - A series of national surveys since 1982 have examined health needs of elders. Small proportions of minority elders in each sample have limited our understanding of service use by minorities. This research sought to determine (1) the extent to which minorities have restricted use of community long- term care services as a result of socioeconomic status, family structure, and health status, and (2) the replicability and validity of results across three national surveys: Supplement on Aging, National Long-Term Care, and National Medical Expenditure. Results indicate no bivariate or multivariate differences between African American, Hispanic, or White frail older persons in use of community long-term services. Living arrangements, Medicaid use, and overall health and functional status were primary predictors of service use. Taking methodological limitations into account, the results suggest similarity in processes influencing use of community long-term care services for African American and White older persons.
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U2 - 10.1093/geronb/51B.2.S70
DO - 10.1093/geronb/51B.2.S70
M3 - Article
C2 - 8785695
AN - SCOPUS:0029997627
SN - 1079-5014
VL - 51
SP - S70-S81
JO - Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences
JF - Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences
IS - 2
ER -