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Significance of family involvement for older Mexican American women: implications for practice
- Authors:
- HATCHETT Bonnie F., GARCIA Lydia, MARTIN Christina
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Family Social Work, 6(2), 2001, pp.55-68.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Due to increasing longevity of older adults it is essential that issues affecting life satisfaction are explored and well-being to gather information pertinent to quality of life issues. Reports findings from a pilot study utilising a non-random convenience sample design to determine attitudes about perceptions of well-being in a sample consisting of older Mexican American women residing along the Texas-Mexico border. Implications for social workers as well as other providers of service to ethnic minority older adults are included.