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ArticleJournal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society2025

"I feel like a caged pig in here": Language, Race, and Ethnic Identity in a Case Study Hmong Nursing Home Resident Quality of Life.

Mai See Thao, Heather Davila, Tetyana Shippee

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Article in Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 authors.

Mai See ThaoUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8322-9649
Heather DavilaIowa City VA Health Care System, Iowa City, IA, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1832-7901
Tetyana ShippeeUniversity of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1804-2527

Funding

System Factors and Racial Disparities in Nursing Home Quality of Life and CareR01MD010729 · NIMHD · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI SHIPPEE, TETYANA P. · 2016 to 2020
$2.4M
NIMHD NIH HHS R01 MD010729
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Racial disparities in nursing home (NH) quality of life (QOL) are well established, yet, little is understood about actual experiences shaping QOL for Black, indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) residents in NHs. This gap extends to BIPOC residents with limited English proficiency (LEP). Drawing on Kane's (2001) and Zubristky's (2013) QOL frameworks, this case study examined QOL experiences for Hmong NH residents, an ethnic and refugee group from Southeast Asia, in a NH with a high proportion of BIPOC residents. Methods include four months of observation, interviews with eight Hmong residents and five NH staff, and one community focus group. Thematic analysis revealed significant challenges in QOL. Exacerbated by language barriers and racism, many residents reported neglect, limited relationships, lack of meaningful activities, and dissatisfaction with food. These experiences fostered a sense of resignation and diminished QOL among Hmong residents, highlighting the need for additional supports for this group.

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Nursing HomesQuality of LifeAgedAged, 80 and overCommunication BarriersEthnicityFemaleFocus GroupsHumansLanguageLimited English ProficiencyMaleMiddle AgedRacismSoutheast Asian Peoplediversity and ethnicityHmongnon-English speakingnursing homequality of life

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PMID39140747
PMCPMC11758891

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