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Autonomy and Acceptance of Long-Term Care
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Hsu, Hui-Chuan; Ting, Yu-Shan; Jiang, Ting-Wen; Chien, Ming-Chih; Chien, Chih-Hsin – Educational Gerontology, 2009
This study explored the relationship between four types of autonomy (health autonomy, informational autonomy, living autonomy, and financial autonomy) and the acceptance of five types of long-term care (adult day care, respite care, assisted living, unit care, and group home) for the elderly in Taiwan. Data were collected from 167 middle-aged and…
Descriptors: Health Services, Group Homes, Foreign Countries, Respite Care
Family Matters: Dyadic Agreement in End-of-Life Medical Decision Making
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Schmid, Bettina; Allen, Rebecca S.; Haley, Philip P.; DeCoster, Jamie – Gerontologist, 2010
Purpose: We examined race/ethnicity and cultural context within hypothetical end-of-life medical decision scenarios and its influence on patient-proxy agreement. Design and Methods: Family dyads consisting of an older adult and 1 family member, typically an adult child, responded to questions regarding the older adult's preferences for…
Descriptors: First Aid, Race, Research Methodology, Older Adults
Intergenerational Caregiving between Parents and Their Adult Children: Evidence from a Study of Older Americans
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Yoon, Wonah – ProQuest LLC, 2009
As the population of older Americans rapidly increases and the costs of institutional health care rise, there is much concern about how to satisfy the future care needs of older Americans. As these demographic and socioeconomic trends are coupled with limitations on federal funds for public health care programs, policymakers are focusing on…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Aging (Individuals), Health Needs, Futures (of Society)
Mental Health, Health, and Substance Abuse Service Needs for the Native American Rehabilitation Association Northwest (NARA NW) in the Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area
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Crofoot, Thomas L.; Harris, Naomi; Plumb, Mary Anne; Smith, Keri Slingerland; Gault, Jaime; Brooks, Gloria; Hungry, Lisa; Geary, Artice; Holland, Irene – American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research: The Journal of the National Center, 2008
Consistent with results of previous needs assessments for urban American Indian and Alaska Native populations, a needs assessment in the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area for the Native American Rehabilitation Association Northwest revealed high levels of co-occurring conditions for American Indian and Alaska Native clients, often combining…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Needs Assessment, American Indians, Alaska Natives
Black Health Issues in New York State: Condition, Prognosis, Prescription. Volume 1, Health.
New York Governor's Advisory Committee for Black Affairs, Albany. – 1988
An examination of the health status of blacks in each phase of the life cycle in New York State indicates a significant discrepancy between the health status of black and white New Yorkers, and a clear link between poverty and poor health. The following life stages were examined and key health issues were identified: (1) prenatal/newborn; (2)…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Adults, Black Mothers, Black Youth
Curanderismo: Demystifying the Health Beliefs and Practices of Elderly Mexican Americans.
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Applewhite, Steven Lozano – Health & Social Work, 1995
Elderly Mexican Americans (n=25) participated in ethnographic interviews about folk healing and its influence on health care behaviors. Participants relied on modern medicine to treat serious injuries but still considered folk healing a viable alternative when modern health care was unsatisfactory or ineffective. (JBJ)
Descriptors: Adults, Ethnic Groups, Ethnography, Folk Culture