Volume 12, Number 4, 527-533, DOI: 10.1007/s10903-008-9199-2

Health Status and Health Services Utilization Among Older Asian Indian Immigrants

Tazuko Shibusawa and Ada C. Mui

From the issue entitled "Special Focus: Health Care Services Utilization and Access to Care"

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Abstract

This study examines the health status and utilization of physicians, hospitals, emergency departments, and traditional medicine among older Asian Indian immigrants (n = 100). The data for this study derives from the Asian American Elders in New York City (AAENYC) Study, which used a regional probability sampling. Multivariate analyses were guided by the Andersen behavioral model. The number of medical conditions is significant in predicting the likelihood of physician visits while age and having medical insurance predicted the likelihood of hospital stays. Having medical insurance was also a significant predictor for the use of emergency department services while poor English proficiency was associated with the use of traditional medicine.

Keywords  Older Asian Indian immigrants - Self-reported health status - Health insurance - Health service utilization

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