A comparison of the use of home care services by Anglo-American and Mexican American elders.
Elders' use of home care services varies globally. The authors tested the relationship of cultural/ethnic, contextual, and social structural factors with elders' use of home care services in the United States. Fifty-seven non-Hispanic White or "Anglo" and 56 Mexican American elders participated. Use of services significantly correlated with Anglo and Mexican American elders' cultural/ethnic and contextual factors. Perceived need and service awareness were the two factors that were significant for both groups and that the authors believe would be amenable to change in future transcultural nursing interventions to decrease use of services disparities.
Crist
Janice D
JD
College of Nursing, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA.
Woo
Seon Hye
SH
Choi
Myunghan
M
D000368:Aged / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001364:Awareness; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005260:Female; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006304:Health Status; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017058:Mexican Americans / Q000193:education / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011287:Prejudice; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D015206:Southwestern United States; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D044465:White People / Q000193:education / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data