ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2023
Exploration of Social Exclusion among Older Chinese Immigrants in the USA.
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- Social Isolation and Loneliness Among Older Asian Immigrants Through the Lens of Sense of Coherence: Systematic Review of Qualitative Studies.Journal of advanced nursing · 2026Pooled it
- Ageing as older Chinese immigrants in Europe-a qualitative systematic literature review considering perspectives from older immigrants, relatives, and professionals.Frontiers in public health · 2025Pooled it
- Immigrant Older Adults' Experiences of Aging in Place and Their Neighborhoods: A Qualitative Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Pooled it
- Mental and Physical Health Impacts of Anti-Asian Violence on Chinese Older Adults.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- Escalating loneliness among Chinese American older adults in an affordable housing community: a repeat cross-sectional study (2012-2025).Innovation in aging · 2026Article
- Learning about Grandparents' Past Life: Reflections of Grandchildren in an Intergenerational Reminiscence Project for Asian American Families.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Senior Immigrant Women and Participation in Voluntary Services in Norway.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Intergenerational Reminiscence Approach in Improving Emotional Well-Being of Older Asian Americans in Early-Stage Dementia Using Virtual Reality: Protocol for an Explanatory Sequential Mixed Methods Study.JMIR research protocols · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundOlder adults are vulnerable to social exclusion and its detrimental health outcomes. However, few existing studies focus on the social exclusion of older adults as immigrants and ethnic-minority individuals. To fill the gap, drawing on the conceptual framework of old-age vulnerability, this study explored the multi-dimensional experience of social exclusion for older Chinese immigrants in the U.S. and investigated how old age and immigration exacerbated older adults' experiences of social exclusion.
methodThe study included 24 in-depth face-to-face individual interviews in Los Angeles and employed thematic analysis on the qualitative data. Themes were identified until consensus was reached among the research-team members. Triangulation of multiple analysts was used to avoid analytic bias.
findingsFindings showed that older Chinese immigrants experienced social exclusion in the following dimensions: basic services; material and financial resources; social relations and activities; socio-cultural aspects; and neighborhood/territory/community. In addition to age-related factors, immigration-related factors, including changes in physical and socio-cultural environments and legal status, also contributed to older immigrants' extra vulnerabilities to social exclusion.
conclusionsThis study provides useful information and strategies for human and healthcare service providers to find ways to overcome social exclusion and enhance older Chinese immigrants' social inclusion in the U.S.
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