TY - JOUR
T1 - Comparative utilization of community based long term care services by Hispanic and Anglo elderly in a case management system
AU - Greene, V. L.
AU - Monahan, D. J.
PY - 1984
Y1 - 1984
N2 - Utilization of formal and informal supports by Hispanic and Anglo (white, non-Hispanic) elderly enrollees in a comprehensive case management system was compared. It was found that Hispanic elderly, on the average, used significantly fewer agency services than did Anglo elderly, despite a tendency to exhibit higher levels of impairment. Hispanic elderly utilized significantly higher levels of informal support, however, and this may be a mediating factor in their lower use of agency services. Policy implications of these findings are discussed.
AB - Utilization of formal and informal supports by Hispanic and Anglo (white, non-Hispanic) elderly enrollees in a comprehensive case management system was compared. It was found that Hispanic elderly, on the average, used significantly fewer agency services than did Anglo elderly, despite a tendency to exhibit higher levels of impairment. Hispanic elderly utilized significantly higher levels of informal support, however, and this may be a mediating factor in their lower use of agency services. Policy implications of these findings are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1093/geronj/39.6.730
DO - 10.1093/geronj/39.6.730
M3 - Article
C2 - 6436361
AN - SCOPUS:0021709652
SN - 0022-1422
VL - 39
SP - 730
EP - 735
JO - Journals of Gerontology
JF - Journals of Gerontology
IS - 6
ER -