Asian-American elders’ health and physician use: An examination of social determinants and lifespan influences  

作　　者：Duy Nguyen Leigh J. Bernstein Megha Goel 

机构地区：[1]Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, USA [2]Silver School of Social Work, New York University, New York, USA

出　　处：《Health》2012年第11期1106-1115,共10页健康（英文）

摘　　要：While the Asian American population is growing rapidly, relatively little research has focused on intergroup health comparisons. The application of the life course perspective sheds new light on the inter-section of the ageing process and social determinants of health. This study compares physician use and health equity among Asian ethnic groups and non-Hispanic Whites. Data on Asian American and non-Hispanic White immigrants over 65 were extracted from the California Health Interview Survey. Weighted logistic regression models were tested applying the Commission on Social Determinants of Health model. Intergroup differences in physician use and health equity were observed. Furthermore, physician use and health varied among the groups by age. The diverse background of older Asian Americans and the differential effects of the ageing process point to the need for novel interventions to promote health among this population.While the Asian American population is growing rapidly, relatively little research has focused on intergroup health comparisons. The application of the life course perspective sheds new light on the inter-section of the ageing process and social determinants of health. This study compares physician use and health equity among Asian ethnic groups and non-Hispanic Whites. Data on Asian American and non-Hispanic White immigrants over 65 were extracted from the California Health Interview Survey. Weighted logistic regression models were tested applying the Commission on Social Determinants of Health model. Intergroup differences in physician use and health equity were observed. Furthermore, physician use and health varied among the groups by age. The diverse background of older Asian Americans and the differential effects of the ageing process point to the need for novel interventions to promote health among this population.

关 键 词：IMMIGRANTS HEALTH INEQUITIES Ageing Social Determinants of HEALTH 

分 类 号：R73[医药卫生—肿瘤]