Giunta Nancy, Morano Carmen, Parikh Nina S, Friedman Dana, Fahs Marianne C, Gallo William T
Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College, City University of New York, New York, NY 10035, USA.
J Gerontol Soc Work. 2012;55(6):467-83. doi: 10.1080/01634372.2011.653519.
The 2008 Health Indicators Project surveyed a probability sample (N = 1,870) of New York City senior center participants. Attendees of racially and ethnically diverse and nondiverse senior centers were compared across 5 domains: demographics; health and quality of life; social support networks; neighborhood perceptions and engagement; health service access/utilization. Although homogeneous and diverse center participants demonstrate similar health and quality-of-life outcomes, those from diverse centers demonstrate greater risk of social isolation, receive less family support, and more likely seek medical care from hospitals or community clinics. Implications and future directions for research, practice and policy are discussed.
2008年健康指标项目对纽约市老年中心参与者的概率样本（N = 1870）进行了调查。对种族和民族多样化及非多样化老年中心的参与者在五个领域进行了比较：人口统计学；健康与生活质量；社会支持网络；邻里认知与参与；医疗服务获取/利用。尽管同质化和多样化中心的参与者表现出相似的健康和生活质量结果，但来自多样化中心的参与者表现出更大的社会孤立风险，获得的家庭支持更少，并且更有可能从医院或社区诊所寻求医疗护理。文中讨论了研究、实践和政策的启示及未来方向。
