Older Asian Americans' Primary Care Use: Examining the Effect of Perceived Mental Health Need.
| Autor: | Nguyen, Duy D. |
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CHI-squared test
CHINESE people CONCEPTUAL structures EPIDEMIOLOGY FACTOR analysis FILIPINOS HEALTH services accessibility HELP-seeking behavior INSURANCE MEDICALLY uninsured persons MENTAL health MENTAL health services MULTIVARIATE analysis PRIMARY health care QUESTIONNAIRES RACE RESEARCH funding SELF-evaluation SOCIAL case work SURVEYS T-test (Statistics) VIETNAMESE people LOGISTIC regression analysis DATA analysis HEALTH equity CROSS-sectional method DATA analysis software DESCRIPTIVE statistics OLD age |
| Zdroj: | Social Work in Mental Health; Mar/Apr2012, Vol. 10 Issue 2, p89-103, 15p |
| Abstrakt: | Prior health services research has overlooked older Asian Americans. Extending research on older Asian Americans' help-seeking behaviors can inform health disparity interventions. This study used existing data to examine the effects of ethnicity and perceived mental health need on physician use among Chinese, Filipino, and Vietnamese over the age of 50. Nearly all who perceived a mental health need sought primary care. Multivariate analyses showed perceived mental health need affected physician use differently for each ethnic group. Collaboration between social workers and other healthcare professionals to identify and address mental health needs among diverse older Asian Americans can reduce mental health disparities. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER] |
| Databáze: | Complementary Index |
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