Mexican American Elders with Dementia in Long Term Care

Previous research indicates the older Hispanic population is one of the fastest growing groups in the United States, and this increase presents unique problems in long-term care delivery for the dementia patient. Late interface with long-term care services results in delayed diagnosis, significant i...

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Published in:Clinical gerontologist 2001, Vol.23 (3-4), p.83-96
Main Authors: Espino, David V., Mouton, Charles P., Aguila, David Del, Parker, Robert W., Lewis, Richard M., Miles, Toni P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alzheimer's Disease
Biological and medical sciences
Caregiver Burden
Cultural aspects
Degenerative and inherited degenerative diseases of the nervous system. Leukodystrophies. Prion diseases
Delivery Systems
Dementia
Elderly
Elderly people
Elders
Health Care Services
Hispanic Americans
Long Term Care
Medical sciences
Mental health
Mental Illness
Mexican American people
Mexican Americans
Neurology
Organization of mental health. Health systems
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Social psychiatry. Ethnopsychiatry
USA
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Summary:Previous research indicates the older Hispanic population is one of the fastest growing groups in the United States, and this increase presents unique problems in long-term care delivery for the dementia patient. Late interface with long-term care services results in delayed diagnosis, significant impairments, and prolonged caregiver burden. Understanding the unique cultural influences in this population will assist the gerontologist in providing appropriate health care services.
ISSN:0731-7115
1545-2301
DOI:10.1300/J018v23n03_08