Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Outcomes of Elderly Home Care Recipients
- 26 September 2005
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in Home Health Care Services Quarterly
- Vol. 24 (3), 1-21
- https://doi.org/10.1300/j027v24n03_01
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine racial/ethnic disparities in functional outcomes of elderly home health care recipients. Analyses were conducted using Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) data for a nationally representative sample of home health care episodes for patients aged 65 and older. Risk-adjusted regression analyses examined the association between race/ethnicity and functional outcomes. Fourteen outcome measures reflected improvement in specific functional areas (e.g., ambulation) and two reflected overall functional change. Non-Hispanic Whites (Whites) experienced substantially better functional outcomes than did home health care recipients of other racial/ethnic backgrounds. The disparity in outcomes was most pronounced between Whites and African Americans.Keywords
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