Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
School of Social Work, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. USA.
Soc Work Health Care. 2020 Mar;59(3):199-217. doi: 10.1080/00981389.2020.1737305. Epub 2020 Mar 9.
This study examined racial and ethnic differences in professional service use by older African Americans, Black Caribbeans, and Non-Hispanic Whites in response to a serious personal problem. The analytic sample (N = 862) was drawn from the National Survey of American Life. Findings indicated that African Americans and Black Caribbeans were less likely to use services than Whites. Type and race of providers seen varied by respondents' race and ethnicity. Among respondents who did not seek professional help, reasons for not seeking help varied by ethnicity. Study findings are discussed in relation to practice implications.
本研究考察了老年非裔美国人、非裔加勒比裔和非西班牙裔白人在应对严重个人问题时对专业服务使用的种族和民族差异。分析样本（N=862）来自全国生活调查。研究结果表明，非裔美国人和非裔加勒比裔使用服务的可能性低于白人。所看到的服务类型和提供者的种族因受访者的种族和民族而异。在没有寻求专业帮助的受访者中，不寻求帮助的原因因族裔而异。研究结果与实践意义有关。
