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Ethnogeriatrics

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Health History: Cohort Experiences

There is general agreement that Black older adults have traditionally been treated with great respect in their families. This tradition extends from known customs of pre-slavery civilizations on the African continent through modern customs among African American families and kinship groups in the United States. Griots, or indigenous oral historians, were respected as repositories of cultural historical beliefs, legends, and facts (Watson, 1983).

Ancestral worship, and the belief that older adults are closest to their ancestors, helps to contribute to respect for the living elderly. This custom is similar to that of the Chinese, who have traditionally venerated their aged, believing they were but one step removed from a spiritual union with their ancestors (Watson, 1977).

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African American

  • Description
  • Learning Objectives
  • Introduction & Overview
    • Population Growth and Distribution
    • Characteristics
  • Patterns of Health Risk
    • Life Expectancy
    • Mortality
    • Morbidity
    • Self-Rated Health and Functional Status

CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE CARE

  • Fund of Knowledge
    • Health History
      • Up from slavery
      • Health and Longevity Since the Mid-19th Century
      • Significant Dates and Periods
      • Cohort Experiences
    • Health Beliefs
    • Illness Causes & Interventions
  • Assesment
    • Cultural Biases and Misdiagnoses
    • Showing Respect
    • Use of Assesment Instruments
  • Delivery of Care
    • Cardiovascular Disease
    • Stroke
    • Breast Cancer
    • Mental Health
    • End-of-life Care
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Access and Utilization

  • Disparities
    • 1. Patient-Based Factors
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      • Maltreatment and Segregated Training
      • Discriminatory Patterns
      • Social and Kinship Networks
      • Informal Caregiving
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      • Long-Term Care
    • 3. End-of-Life Care Issues
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