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Asian Indian American Older Adults

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Description

This module reviews issues in health care for older adults living in the U.S from Asian Indian backgrounds. In addition to suggestions for understanding and caring for Asian Indian elders, information on demographics, historical periods of migration, and special health risks are included.

Information for the content in this module does not include citations for individual sections. Much of it is taken from the sources in the reference list.

Course Director & Editor-in-Chief of the Ethnogeriatrics Curriculum & Training

VJ Periyakoil, MD
Stanford University School of Medicine
periyakoil at stanford dot edu

Authors

VJ Periyakoil, MD
Stanford University School of Medicine

Shalini Dara, MD
VA Palo Alto Health Care System

Acknowledgments

The authors wish to thank Dr. Sadhna Diwan, PhD for her helpful comments and suggestions as well as for providing a few references.

Copyright/Referencing Information:

Users are free to download and distribute eCampus Geriatrics modules for educational purposes only.

When using this resource please cite us as follows:

Dara, S, MD & Periyakoil, VJ, MD: Health and health care of Asian Indian American Older Adults https://geriatrics.stanford.edu/ethnomed/asian_indian.html. In Periyakoil VS, eds. eCampus-Geriatrics, Stanford CA, 2010.

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Asian Indian American

  • Description
  • Learning Objectives
  • Introduction and Overview
    • Demographics
    • Patterns of Immigration
    • Language and Culture
    • Religion and Philosophy
  • Patterns of Health Risk
    • Consanguinity
    • Dietary Practices
    • Other Health Problems
    • Cardiovascular Disease
    • Diabetes Mellitus
    • Musculoskeletal Disorders
    • Dementia
    • Nutrient Defiecency
    • Cancer
    • Common Misconceptions

Culturally Appropriate Care

  • Fund of Knowledge
    • Common Cultural Beliefs
    • Other Cultural Beliefs and Rituals
  • Assessment
    • Formality of Address
    • Nonverbal Communication
    • Gender Issues
  • Delivery of Care
    • Approaches to Decision Making
    • Disclosure and Consent
    • Modesty
    • Inpatient Care
    • End-of-Life Issues
  • Cancer Care

Access & Utilization

  • Accessibility Barriers
  • Home Remedies
  • Preventive Care
  • Advance Health Care Directives

Learning Resources

  • Instructional Strategies
    • Case Study 1
    • Case Study 2
    • Case Study 3
  • Student Evaluation
  • List of References
  • Searchable Reference Database
  • Glossary
  • Interview Strategies
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