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Applying the Andersen behavioural model to informal support among Britain’s ethnic minorities
- Authors:
- WILLIS Rosalind, GLASER Karen, PRICE Debora
- Journal article citation:
- Generations Review, 20(3), July 2010, Online only
- Publisher:
- British Society of Gerontology
First an overview of the Andersen behavioural model of health service utilisation is provided. Then the rationale for using the model in a study to examine the influence of ethnicity on informal support in later life is discussed. The model contains three sets of predictive factors: the predisposition to use services, the ability to use services and the need to use services. In this study informal support transfer is the outcome variable, rather than health service use, and ethnicity is the primary independent variable. The article discusses the flexibility of the model and concludes it is a useful tool for exploring gerontological theories.