Findings from the study show that older adults who received more monetary or instrumental support from their children, who provided monetary support to their children, and who perceived their children as high in filial piety were more likely to report having adequate income.
Researchers find that psychological factors play the most significant role in contributing to long-term care choices.
The journal article documents some of the methodological challenges that face cross-cultural gerontology researchers and offers some recommended strategies for dealing with the challenges.
This is one of the studies to compare the effectiveness of collaborative depression care between older and younger adults among low-income, minority patients.
Researchers conducted the first study to investigate the relationships among emotional support, negative interaction with family members and psychiatric disorders among older African Americans.
Findings underscore the need for early diagnosis for depression among Black men and further research into within-group differences within the African American male population.
The study finds that Chinese immigrant elders in Boston were more resilient and healthier than their counterparts in Shanghai, which is consistent with the literature on healthy selection theory.
The study finds that newly-arrived immigrants have lower insurance rates across all occupations in comparison to longer-settled immigrants and native-born individuals.
Among other results, the study finds, that blacks engaged in more poor health behavior than whites, but also had a lower prevalence of depression compared to whites.
The study finds that the practices followed by some of the longest living elders promote the propagation of healthful lifestyles.
