The role of cultural factors on clients' attitudes toward caregiving, perceptions of service delivery, and service utilization.
The purpose of the present study was to gain a better understanding of the role of culture in the use of respite services. Culture was defined in three different ways: (1) ethnicity (African-American, Hispanic/Latino, or White); (2) relationship of the caregiver to the care receiver (spouse, adult-c...
| Published in: | Home Health Care Services Quarterly Vol. 21; no. 3/4; pp. 65 - 89 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
2002
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