| Poverty and impairment in activities of living among elderly Hispanics. | |
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PMID: 9487584 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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This study employed data from a prior national survey of elderly Hispanics to examine the relationship between poverty and functionally impaired status, i.e., impairment in activities of daily living (IADL). The sample for this study consists of 1,685 Hispanics age 65 and older, representing four ethnic groups: Mexicans, Cubans, Puerto Ricans, and other Hispanics. Ethnic comparisons based on personal characteristics, poverty status and IADL found there were differences among the groups analyzed in terms of marital status, language, religion, age, education, poverty, and IADL. Logistic regression findings revealed that elderly Hispanics who were married, bilingual, and had higher educational achievement were more likely to live above the poverty level than were their counterparts. Findings from an ordinary least squares regression analysis revealed that poor elderly Hispanics had more IADL problems; that men had more IADL problems than women; that IADL problems tended to increase with age; that more educated people had fewer IADL problems; that Cubans had fewer IADL problems than other Hispanics; and that Puerto Ricans had more IADL problems than all other Hispanics. Implications for social work practice are discussed. |
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Authors:
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T V Tran; L F Williams |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Social work in health care Volume: 26 ISSN: 0098-1389 ISO Abbreviation: Soc Work Health Care Publication Date: 1998 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1998-03-25 Completed Date: 1998-03-25 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7603729 Medline TA: Soc Work Health Care Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 59-78 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Boston College, Graduate School of Social Work, Chestnut Hill, MA 02167, USA. thanh.tran@bc.edu |
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Activities of Daily Living* Aged Aged, 80 and over Cuba / ethnology Data Collection Female Health Status Hispanic Americans / statistics & numerical data* Humans Logistic Models Male Mexican Americans / statistics & numerical data Multivariate Analysis Poverty / statistics & numerical data* Puerto Rico / ethnology Sex Factors Social Class United States |
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