Advancing research in transitional care: Challenges of culture, language and health literacy in Asian American and native Hawaiian elders

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 404-418

  Nishita, Christy ^a   Browne, Colette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Asian American; Culture; Health literacy; Native Hawaiian; Transitional care

Indexed keywords

AGED; ASIAN AMERICAN; CHINA; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; JAPAN; LANGUAGE; LONG TERM CARE; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PHILIPPINES; PROCEDURES; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASIAN AMERICANS; CHINA; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; CULTURE; HAWAII; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; JAPAN; LANGUAGE; LONG-TERM CARE; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PHILIPPINES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84873444632     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: 15486869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2013.0025     Document Type: Review

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