Doorway Thoughts : Cross-Cultural Health Care for Older Adults

Chapter 1 Introduction to Cross-Cultural Health Care for Older Adults 2(14) Chapter 2 Older American Indians and Alaska Natives 16(12) Case Study 1: Getting to Know You 23(2) Case Study 2: Talking About Dying Without Talking about Death 25(3) Chapter 3 Older Hispanic Americans 28(14) Case Study 1: The Interplay of Faith and Healing 37(2) Case Study 2: Permiso and Respeto 39(3) Chapter 4 Older African Americans 42(12) Case Study 1: There's No Place Like Home 48(3) Case Study 2: A Royal Pain in the Neck 51(3) Chapter 5 Older Vietnamese Americans 54(14) Case Study 1: Solving the Headache Puzzle 61(3) Case Study 2: One Little Vietnamese Lady in a Big American Nursing Home 64(4) Chapter 6 Older Asian Indian Americans 68(12) Case Study 1: Medication Adherence and the Ayurvedic Herb 76(2) Case Study 2: Please Do Not Tell Her 78(2) Chapter 7 Older Japanese Americans 80(14) Case Study 1: Filial Piety 87(3) Case Study 2: End of Life-Beginning of a Trip 90(4) Chapter 8 Older Chinese Americans 94(15) Case Study 1: Listen to Me; I Am the Patient 103(2) Case Study 2: The Grateful Patient with Lotus Cakes 105(4) Index 109(4) Credits 113