Most studies have focused on African American and Hispanic minority groups, although Asian American groups also demonstrate underutilization of services (Chen, Sullivan, Lu, & Shibusawa, 2003). Moreover, few studies have examined minority elders’ use and preferences for complementary or alternative medicine approaches, despite high use of some methods by older adults for various purposes (Ness, Cirillo, Weir, Nisly, & Wallace, 2005), and emerging evidence in recent years of non-prescription herbal remedies that may have an impact on mood (Linde, Berner, Egger, & Mulrow, 2005). Therefore, the main objective of the current study was to investigate recent service use (i.e., within the past year) and future treatment preferences in relation to race/ ethnicity for a diverse sample of older adults regarding a wide range of service professionals and treatment modalities, including alternative medicine and other nontraditional interventions. A better understanding of service use and preference patterns across racial and ethnic groups could lead to more effective pre-treatment strategies to improve elders’ service use.
Most studies have focused on African American and Hispanic minority groups, although Asian American groups also demonstrate underutilization of services (Chen, Sullivan, Lu, & Shibusawa, 2003). Moreover, few studies have examined minority elders’ use and preferences for complementary or alternative medicine approaches, despite high use of some methods by older adults for various purposes (Ness, Cirillo, Weir, Nisly, & Wallace, 2005), and emerging evidence in recent years of non-prescription herbal remedies that may have an impact on mood (Linde, Berner, Egger, & Mulrow, 2005). Therefore, the main objective of the current study was to investigate recent service use (i.e., within the past year) and future treatment preferences in relation to race/ ethnicity for a diverse sample of older adults regarding a wide range of service professionals and treatment modalities, including alternative medicine and other nontraditional interventions. A better understanding of service use and preference patterns across racial and ethnic groups could lead to more effective pre-treatment strategies to improve elders’ service use.
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