Refereed Publications

  1. Aroian, K. J. and Wu, B. and Tran, T. V., Health care and social service use among Chinese immigrant elders., Research in nursing & health, vol. 28 no. 2 (April, 2005), pp. 95-105, ISSN 0160-6891 [doi]
    (last updated on 2011/01/19)

    Abstract:
    We explored patterns and reasons for health and social service use among Chinese immigrant elders. Interviews were conducted with 27 Chinese immigrant elders, 11 adult care giving children, and 12 health and social service providers. Content analysis of these data indicated that participants across groups agreed that Chinese elders under-utilize services because of problems related to language, transportation, cost, long waits for appointments, and because of cultural norms/values related to need for care, preference for self-over professional care, fear, and distrust of western biomedicine, and the obligation to refrain from using formal services. These problems are complicated by geographical dispersion and dialect differences in the local Chinese immigrant community.

    Keywords:
    Aged • Aged, 80 and over • Asian Americans* • Boston • China • Female • Health Services Accessibility • Health Services for the Aged • Humans • Male • Middle Aged • Models, Theoretical • Patient Acceptance of Health Care • Social Values • Social Work • ethnology • statistics & numerical data* • utilization*


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