Long-term care preferences and attitudes among Great Lakes American Indian families: cultural context matters.
This research examines the role of family and culture in planning for future long-term care needs and preferences among 252 elders age 55 and older and 74 middle generation children of Great Lakes American Indians living in three residential areas: urban, reservation, and off-reservation rural. Findings show that both generations prefer a non-institutional home-based choice for care if needed, and that acculturation levels influence those choices. Level of acculturation differed by area of residence.
Chapleski
Elizabeth E
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Institute of Gerontology, Wayne State University, 87 E. Ferry, Detroit, MI 48202, USA. e.chapleski@wayne.edu
Sobeck
Joanne
J
Fisher
Charles
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D000069:Acculturation; D000368:Aged; D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003258:Consumer Behavior; D003469:Culture; D005190:Family / Q000208:ethnology; D006114:Great Lakes Region; D006801:Humans; D007198:Indians, North American / Q000523:psychology*; D008134:Long-Term Care; D008875:Middle Aged; D012111:Residence Characteristics