Awareness and use of home- and community-based long-term care by rural American Indian and white elderly with co-morbid diabetes.
The purposes of this study were to determine if there are any differences in awareness and utilization of available home- and community-based long-term care (HCBLTC) between rural American Indian and white elderly with co-morbid diabetes, and to examine how they learned about HCBLTC programs. Survey data were analyzed from 62 American Indians and 64 whites aged 65 years or older living in the community. The American Indian respondents were more likely to be aware of and to have used HCBLTC programs compared to their white counterparts. The most common way that the American Indian participants learned about HCBLTC programs was through health care referrals, while the most common way for whites was through friends.
Goins
R Turner
RT
Center on Aging, West Virginia University, PO Box 9127, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA. rgoins@hsc.wvu.edu
Tincher
Amber
A
Spencer
S Melinda
SM
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003153:Community Health Services / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015897:Comorbidity; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000208:ethnology*; D005260:Female; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007198:Indians, North American / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology*; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D009657:North Carolina; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000208:ethnology*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D019035:Rural Health Services / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D044465:White People / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology*