Abstract
This study examines the racial/ethnic disparity among nursing home (NH) residents using a self-reported, validated measure of quality of life (QoL) among long-stay residents in Minnesota. Blinder–Oaxaca decomposition techniques determine which resident and facility factors are the potential sources of the racial/ethnic disparities in QoL. Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color (BIPOC) report lower QoL than White residents. Facility structural characteristics and being a NH with a high proportion of residents who are BIPOC are the factors that have the largest explanatory share of the disparity. Modifiable characteristics like staffing levels explain a small share of the disparity. To improve the QoL of BIPOC NH residents, efforts need to focus on addressing systemic disparities for NHs with a high proportion of residents who are BIPOC.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1051-1061 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Journal of Applied Gerontology |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue number | 9 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Aug 10 2020 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This study was funded by the National Institute of Minority Health (Grant No. 3R01MD010729, Tetyana Shippee, PhD).
Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2020.
Keywords
- decomposition
- nursing homes
- quality of life
- racial composition
- racial/ethnic disparities
