Filipinas as residential long-term care providers: Influence of cultural values, structural inequity, and immigrant status on choosing this work

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 48, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 439-455

  Browne, Colette V ^a   Braun, Kathryn L ^a   Arnsberger, Pam ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Elderly; Filipino Americans; Geriatric foster care; Longterm care; Workforce development

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; LONG TERM CARE; MANPOWER; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; NURSING HOME; PHILIPPINES; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASIAN AMERICANS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREER CHOICE; CULTURE; DATA COLLECTION; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HAWAII; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; LONG-TERM CARE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; PHILIPPINES; PILOT PROJECTS; SOCIAL VALUES;

EID: 33846069655     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J083v48n03_10     Document Type: Article

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