Exploration of Social Exclusion among Older Chinese Immigrants in the USA.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Older 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.

Method

The 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 us

SUBMITTER: Xu L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9915086 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature