Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
Volume 12, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 527-533

Health status and health services utilization among older Asian Indian immigrants (Article)

Shibusawa T.* , Mui A.C.
  • a New York University Silver School of Social Work, 1 Washington Square North, New York, NY 10003, United States
  • b Columbia University School of Social Work, 1255 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY 10027, United States, Social Policy Research Center, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan

Abstract

This study examines the health status and utilization of physicians, hospitals, emergency departments, and traditional medicine among older Asian Indian immigrants (n = 100). The data for this study derives from the Asian American Elders in New York City (AAENYC) Study, which used a regional probability sampling. Multivariate analyses were guided by the Andersen behavioral model. The number of medical conditions is significant in predicting the likelihood of physician visits while age and having medical insurance predicted the likelihood of hospital stays. Having medical insurance was also a significant predictor for the use of emergency department services while poor English proficiency was associated with the use of traditional medicine. © 2008 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.

Author Keywords

Self-reported health status Older Asian Indian immigrants Health insurance Health service utilization

Index Keywords

India health insurance human middle aged health service health status Aged ethnology Insurance, Health interview United States Humans Interviews as Topic Asian Americans male Emigrants and Immigrants Aged, 80 and over Asian American female health services Article migration New York City Utilization Review
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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-77955982499&doi=10.1007%2fs10903-008-9199-2&partnerID=40&md5=5e966573e68bf8801e4cb6c03c52f79f
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-008-9199-2
ISSN: 15571912
Cited by: 9
Original Language: English