Piedra Lissette M, Howe Melissa J K, Ridings John, Montoya Yadira, Conrad Kendon J
14589University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA.
50478NORC at the University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
J Appl Gerontol. 2022 May;41(5):1421-1434. doi: 10.1177/07334648211069269. Epub 2022 Jan 31.
Many Latinos in the United States do not have access to culturally sensitive services to help them age well. We combined community-based participatory research with concept mapping methods to understand how a sample of community-dwelling Latino older adults view positive aging. Nine focus groups ( = 101) generated 85 non-repeating statements, which were used to produce a final map with 11 clusters, organized into four overarching regions: (To Coexist), Self-Sufficiency, Perspectives on Life, and Healthy Behaviors. Further analyses revealed three themes: (1) the importance of varied social connections, as conveyed by the region labeled ; (2) a multifaceted understanding of "stability" that includes finances, relationships, and spirituality; and (3) the need for a mature mindset reflected in the thematic cluster (Take It Easy). Findings can inform the development of interventions for Latino older adults and the cultural adaptation of programs initially designed for non-Latinos.
在美国，许多拉丁裔无法获得符合其文化特点的优质养老服务。我们将基于社区的参与性研究与概念映射方法相结合，以了解居住在社区的拉丁裔老年人样本对积极老龄化的看法。九个焦点小组（n = 101）产生了85条不重复的陈述，这些陈述被用于制作一个最终的概念图，该图有11个聚类，分为四个总体区域：（和谐共存）、自给自足、生活观念和健康行为。进一步分析揭示了三个主题：（1）由标记为“和谐共存”的区域所传达的多样化社会联系的重要性；（2）对“稳定”的多方面理解，包括财务、人际关系和精神层面；（3）在主题聚类“从容应对”中所体现的成熟心态的必要性。研究结果可为针对拉丁裔老年人的干预措施的制定以及最初为非拉丁裔设计的项目的文化适应性调整提供参考。
