Can the Family Still Cope? Social Support and Health as Determinants of Nursing Home Use in the Older Mexican-Origin Population

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 338-354

  Angel, Jacqueline L ^a   Angel, Ronald J ^a   Aranda, Maria P ^b   Miles, Toni P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive impairment; Functional limitation; Mexican origin; Social support

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COPING BEHAVIOR; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEATH; DISABILITY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; COGNITION; DISABLED PERSONS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; MALE; MEXICAN AMERICANS; NURSING HOMES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2442458827     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898264304264203     Document Type: Article

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