Abstract
Purpose: This descriptive study explored attitudes toward community-based long-term care services and factors influencing service utilization among Japanese American families. Design and Methods: Using grounded theory methodology, the Japanese American sample included 26 family caregivers, 4 persons receiving care, and 14 professional providers (n = 44). Results: Attitudes toward services were identified along six dimensions: ability to meet care needs, autonomy in daily life, quality of care and staff, cost, emotional connotations, and social and physical environment. Participants used formal services in a dynamic manner, meeting both episodic and chronic needs. Families played an active role in sustaining and augmenting the caregiving situation, regardless of living arrangement. Implications: This research highlights the range of criteria included in attitude formation about services and the dynamic nature of the interplay between families and formal services.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 814-825 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Gerontologist |
Volume | 42 |
Issue number | 6 |
State | Published - Nov 2002 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Adult day care
- Adult family homes
- Assisted living
- Decision making
- Family caregiving
- Home care
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Aging