The Social Service Utilisation Behaviour of USA Mainland Puerto Rican Elderly
A Causal Model
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11201115 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Richard A Starrett (California State University, Fresno), James T Decker (Professional Services Group (United States)), Adelina Araujo (The University of Texas at El Paso), Gary Walters (Napa State Hospital) |
| Year | 1987 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 445-458 |
| Publication date | 1987-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ageing and Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0144-686X • E-ISSN: 1469-1779 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0144686x00013088 |
| OpenAlex | W2099334686 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 18 |
This study develops and tests a causal model of social service use by USA Puerto Rican elderly. Andersen and Newman's Health Framework was employed to classify and test a model of social service use by a national random sample of mainland USA Puerto Rican elderly. The findings indicate that 7 of the original 27 variables (i.e. need for social services, awareness, functional literacy, functional ability, mobility, income and contact with friends and neighbours) accounted for 43% of the variance in use. Counter to our theoretical assumption the need factor accounted for more variance than the enabling factor. Moreover, the predisposing factor and informal support variables were important predictors of utilisation
Causal model · Demographic economics · Economics · Geography · Literacy · Mainland · Mainland China · Puerto rican · Sample (material) · Service (business) · Sociology · Statistics · Test (biology) · Variance (accounting) · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes · Health disparities and outcomes · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Mathematics · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology · Gerontology
Societal and Individual Determinants of Medical Care Utilization in the United States
Health Care Utilization Among the Elderly
Factors Affecting the Use of Social and Health Services Among the Elderly
Access to Medical Care in the U.S
Limitations in Use of the Concept of Psychological Readiness to Initiate Health Care
Stumbling Block or Stepping Stone
Services for Older People
Some Social Characteristics of Lower Working Class Utilizers and Underutilizers of Maternity Care Services
Assessing the Effects of Predisposing, Enabling, and Illness-Morbidity Characteristics on Health Service Utilization
Use of Social and Health Services by the Elderly
| Citations per year | 0.05 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1989 - 2000 (12) |
| Highly cited | No |