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Ethnogeriatrics

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 For complete list of cultural issues in geriatric assessment domains, see Assessment in the Culture Med Ethnogeriatrics Overview

Appropriate Ways to Show Respect and Establish Rapport

Paying Attention to American Indian Values

  • Listening is valued over talking by most older American Indians
  • Calmness and humility are valued over speed and self-assertion or directiveness

Important Aspects of Showing Respect for the Older Adult’s Experience

  • Avoiding the “invisible elder” syndrome
  • Asking for the elder’s help in understanding the current situation and in planning the components of further care are
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American Indian

  • Description
  • Learning Objectives
  • Introduction and Overview
    • Demographics
      • Overview
      • Geography
      • Living Arrangements
      • Tribal Groupings
      • Age Groups
    • Historical Influence
    • Self-Determination
    • Religion
    • Spirituality and Healing
    • Definition of Terms
  • Patterns of Health Risk
    • Data Quality
      • Mortality
        • Leading Causes of Death
      • Morbidity and Functional Status
        • Heart Disease and Diabetes
      • Mental Health

Culturally Appropriate Care

  • Fund of Knowledge
    • Cohort Analysis
      • Cohort Experiences
      • Case Studies for Discussion
    • Impact of Historical Events
    • Conflicting Expectations
  • Assessment
    • Respect and Rapport
    • Communication
    • Language Assesment
    • Assesment Domains
      • Client Background
      • Clinical Domains
      • Problem-Specific Information
      • Intervention-Specific Data
      • Outcome Criteria
  • Delivery of Care
    • Health Promotion Strategies
    • Treatment and Response
    • informed Consent
    • Surgery
    • Advance Directives
    • Medications
    • Chronic Pain Management
    • Dementia and Caregiving
    • End-of-life Care
    • Biomedical Vs Traditional

Access & Utilization

  • Needs Vs. Utilization
  • Managed Care

Learning Resources

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    • 1: Historical Events
      • B.C. to 1799
      • 1800 to 1849
      • 1850 to 1899
      • 1900 to 1949
      • 1953 to 1969: Policy of Termination and Relocation
      • 1970s
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      • 1980s to Present
    • 2: Cultural Values
    • 3: Case Study, Dementia
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