Escovar L A, Kurtines W M
J Community Psychol. 1983 Oct;11(4):355-62. doi: 10.1002/1520-6629(198310)11:4<355::aid-jcop2290110409>3.0.co;2-r.
The utilization of service by Cuban-American elders is studied in light of the informal network and sociodemographic hypotheses extant in the current literature. In addition, the effects of psychological variables are assessed. The data from questionnaires administered to 88 Cuban-American elderly give partial support for findings previously obtained with elderly subjects. However, the results suggest that unidimensional hypotheses are inadequate for explaining service utilization. More complex models that account for multidimensional interactions between population-specific variables must be developed to guide future research and practice.
本文根据当前文献中存在的非正式网络和社会人口统计学假设，对古巴裔美国老年人的服务利用情况进行了研究。此外，还评估了心理变量的影响。对88名古巴裔美国老年人进行问卷调查所获得的数据，为先前对老年受试者的研究结果提供了部分支持。然而，结果表明，单维假设不足以解释服务利用情况。必须开发更复杂的模型，以考虑特定人群变量之间的多维相互作用，从而指导未来的研究和实践。
