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Older African Immigrants’ Experiences of Discrimination in the United States

Discrimination is implicated in the disproportionate burden of disease and health disparities in racial/ethnic minorities. This qualitative descriptive study explored the experiences of discrimination and its impact on the health of older African immigrants. Semi-structured interviews were conducted...

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Autores principales: Nkimbeng, Manka, Taylor, Janiece, Roberts, Laken, Winch, Peter, Commodore-Mensah, Yvonne, Thorpe, Roland, Han, Hae-Ra, Szanton, Sarah
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7742935/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igaa057.2408
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author Nkimbeng, Manka
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Szanton, Sarah
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description Discrimination is implicated in the disproportionate burden of disease and health disparities in racial/ethnic minorities. This qualitative descriptive study explored the experiences of discrimination and its impact on the health of older African immigrants. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 15 participants. Three main themes and six sub-themes were identified. These included: 1) types of discrimination: a) accent-based, b) unfair treatment during routine activities, c) experience with police and other systems; 2) costs of discrimination; 3) surviving and thriving with discrimination: a) “blind eye to it”, b) reacting to it, c) avoiding it. These themes describe common forms of discrimination that these older adults have experienced, current strategies used to deal with discrimination, and the impact of discrimination on the wellbeing of this sample. To improve the emotional and mental health of older African immigrants, providers serving them should assess for perceived discrimination, and refer participants with any concerns for treatment.
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spelling pubmed-77429352020-12-21 Older African Immigrants’ Experiences of Discrimination in the United States Nkimbeng, Manka Taylor, Janiece Roberts, Laken Winch, Peter Commodore-Mensah, Yvonne Thorpe, Roland Han, Hae-Ra Szanton, Sarah Innov Aging Abstracts Discrimination is implicated in the disproportionate burden of disease and health disparities in racial/ethnic minorities. This qualitative descriptive study explored the experiences of discrimination and its impact on the health of older African immigrants. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 15 participants. Three main themes and six sub-themes were identified. These included: 1) types of discrimination: a) accent-based, b) unfair treatment during routine activities, c) experience with police and other systems; 2) costs of discrimination; 3) surviving and thriving with discrimination: a) “blind eye to it”, b) reacting to it, c) avoiding it. These themes describe common forms of discrimination that these older adults have experienced, current strategies used to deal with discrimination, and the impact of discrimination on the wellbeing of this sample. To improve the emotional and mental health of older African immigrants, providers serving them should assess for perceived discrimination, and refer participants with any concerns for treatment. Oxford University Press 2020-12-16 /pmc/articles/PMC7742935/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igaa057.2408 Text en © The Author(s) 2020. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of The Gerontological Society of America. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted reuse, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Older African Immigrants’ Experiences of Discrimination in the United States
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7742935/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igaa057.2408
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