Braun K L, Browne C V
Center on Aging, School of Public Health, University of Hawaii, Honolulu 96822, USA.
Health Soc Work. 1998 Nov;23(4):262-74. doi: 10.1093/hsw/23.4.262.
The United States is becoming more ethnically diverse, and Asian and Pacific Islanders (APIs) are one of the most rapidly growing ethnic minority groups. Of interest to social workers is how the traditional values and practices of these cultures affect their perceptions of disease and use of health services. This article presents information on perceptions of dementia, caregiving, and help seeking for the API group as a whole, with additional information on five of the major API subgroups--Chinese, Japanese, Filipino, Vietnamese, and Hawaiian. Implications for practice, policy, and research are discussed.
美国的种族多样性日益增加，亚太裔是增长最为迅速的少数族裔群体之一。社会工作者感兴趣的是，这些文化的传统价值观和习俗如何影响他们对疾病的认知以及对医疗服务的使用。本文介绍了亚太裔群体对痴呆症、护理和寻求帮助的认知情况，并提供了关于五个主要亚太裔子群体——华裔、日裔、菲律宾裔、越南裔和夏威夷裔的更多信息。还讨论了对实践、政策和研究的启示。
