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Health, double jeopardy, and culture: the use of institutionalization by African-Americans.

Abstract

Elderly African-Americans are admitted to nursing homes at between half and three-quarters of the rate of elderly whites. This review examines the theoretical approaches and the nature of the evidence typically brought to bear in addressing this issue. The double jeopardy hypothesis effectively describes but does not explain apparent racial inequities in the use of institutional care. Explanations based on the hypothesized African-American subculture will remain inadequate until they are grounded in data and take into account inequality.

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Year: 1993 PMID： 8325526 DOI： 10.1093/geront/33.3.379

Source DB: PubMed Journal: Gerontologist ISSN： 0016-9013

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Health, double jeopardy, and culture: the use of institutionalization by African-Americans.

1. Take up the caregiver's burden: stories of care for urban African American elders with dementia.

2. Distribution of African Americans in residential care/assisted living and nursing homes: more evidence of racial disparity?

3. Limit of support and reaction to illness: An exploration of black elders' pathways to long-term care settings.

4. An exploration of the complex relationship of socioecologic factors in the treatment and outcomes of acute myocardial infarction in disadvantaged populations.

5. Racial and Insurance Status Disparities in Patient Safety Indicators among Hospitalized Patients.

6. Pathways to Assisted Living: The Influence of Race and Class.

7. Perceived needs of African-American caregivers of elders with dementia.