兰州大学循证社会科学交叉创新实验室 Innovation Laboratory of Evidence-based Social Sciences,Lanzhou University

Access to long-term care for minority populations: A systematic review

2022-12

It has been shown that there is disparity in access to long-term care and other services for minority populations. This study assessed long-term care access among older individuals belonging to minority populations including visible, ethnocultural, linguistic, and sexual minorities. Barriers and facilitators influencing admission were identified and evaluated. A search for articles from 10 databases published between January 2000 and January 2021 was conducted. Included studies evaluated factors affecting minority populations' admission to long-term care, and non-residents' perceptions of future admission. This review was registered with PROSPERO: CRD42018038662. Sixty included quantitative and qualitative studies, ranging in quality from fair to excellent. Findings suggest minority status is associated with reduced admission to long-term care, controlling for confounding variables. Barriers identified include discordant language, fear of discrimination, lack of information, and family obligations. Findings suggest that minority populations experienced barriers accessing long-term care and had unmet cultural and language needs while receiving care in this setting.

研究类型
系统评价
人群
混合人群
主题
["医疗护理","卫生服务"]
作者
Mary M Scott; Alain Mayhew; Ahwon Jeong; Nicole Shaver; Julie Lapenskie; Amy T Hsu; Elizabeth Tanjong-Ghogomu; Peter Tanuseputro; Emily Huang; Vivian Welch
国家
Canada
关键词
accessibility of health services; accessibilité des services de santé; aging; long-term care; populations sous-desservies; soins de longue durée; underserved populations; vieillissement.
来源期刊
Canadian Journal on Aging-revue Canadienne du Vieillissement
发布日期
2022-12
全文链接
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35331343/
相关网址
https://www.healthsystemsevidence.org/articles/62fe6fc9ef088708d8e10e1d-access-to-long-term-care-for-minority-populations-a-systematic-review?source=saved_email
DOI
10.1017/S0714980822000046
学科领域
SectorsLong-term care