| Title | Older Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders with Activities of Daily Living (ADL) limitations: immigration and other factors associated with institutionalization |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2012 |
| Authors | Fuller-Thomson, E, Chi, M |
| Journal | Int J Environ Res Public HealthInt J Environ Res Public Health |
| Volume | 9 |
| Pagination | 3264-79 |
| Date Published | Sep |
| ISBN Number | 1660-4601 (Electronic)<br/>1660-4601 (Linking) |
| Accession Number | 23202683 |
| Keywords | Activities of Daily Living, Aged, Aged, 80 and Over, Asian Americans, Cognition Disorders/ epidemiology/ethnology, Emigrants and Immigrants, Female, Health Status Disparities, Humans, institutionalization, Logistic Models, Male, Middle Aged, Nursing Homes, Oceanic Ancestry Group, Prevalence, Risk Factors, Socioeconomic Factors, United States/epidemiology |
| Abstract | This study determined the national prevalence and profile of Asian Americans with Activities of Daily Living (ADL) limitations and identified factors associated with institutionalization. Data were obtained from 2006 American Community Survey, which replaced the long-form of the US Census. The data are nationally representative of both institutionalized and community-dwelling older adults. Respondents were Vietnamese (n = 203), Korean (n = 131), Japanese (n = 193), Filipino (n = 309), Asian Indian (n = 169), Chinese (n = 404), Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (n = 54), and non-Hispanic whites (n = 55,040) aged 55 and over who all had ADL limitations. The prevalence of institutionalized among those with ADL limitations varies substantially from 4.7% of Asian Indians to 18.8% of Korean Americans with ADL limitations. Every AAPI group had a lower prevalence of institutionalization than disabled Non-Hispanic whites older adults (23.8%) (p |
Ethno Med: