Promoting the mental well-being of older people from black and minority ethnic communities in United Kingdom rural areas: Findings from an interview study

Journal of Rural Studies

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 406-411

  Manthorpe, Jill ^a   Moriarty, Jo ^a   Stevens, Martin ^a   Hussein, Shereen ^a   Sharif, Nadira ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ethnicity; Link workers; Mental health; Older people; Rurality; Service development; User views

Indexed keywords

BLACK POPULATION; DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; ELDERLY POPULATION; ETHNIC MINORITY; ETHNICITY; HEALTH SERVICES; MENTAL HEALTH; RURAL POLICY; RURAL POPULATION; SERVICE PROVISION;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84880507769     PISSN: 07430167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2012.01.006     Document Type: Article

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