Table 2 Details on older adults study participants
First Author and Year Published | Percentage of Female | Diseases | Number of Diseases | Ethnicity | Socio-economic Status (SES) | Living Situation/ Marital Status | Education | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aspin et al. (2012) [2] | NR | Diabetes mellitus Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Chronic Heart Failure | NR | Aboriginal (Australia) and Torres Strait Islander | NR | NR | NR | – |
Bell et al. (2015) [26] | NR | NR | NR | Aboriginal | NR | NR | NR | – |
Browne et al. (2014) [27] | 65% | NR | NR | Native Hawai’ian | NR | NR | 15 (63%) graduated from high school or earned a GED, and eight (37%) had some college | Elders voiced an appreciation for receiving help with household chores, shopping and appointments/visits to doctor. Few are reported as needing help bathing, dressing, eating, or getting in and out of bed. |
Davis (2010) [3] | 53% | Diabetes mellitus Rheumatic arthritis Cancer Heart disease [hypertension, heart attack and/or stroke] Asthma Osteoporosis | minimum: two chronic conditions with varying acuity levels | Native Hawai’ian | NR | widowed: 7 married: 8 | 1 no formal education, 80% high school diploma, 2 with some graduate | – |
Habjan et al. (2012) [9] | 54% | NR | NR | Not explicitly reported, but research was conducted in First Nations area (Treaty #3) | NR | NR | NR | – |
Lowell et al. (2012) [28] | 76% | Diabetes mellitus Cancer Chronic kidney disease Cardiovascular disease Chronic airways disease Mental illness | One or more | Yolngu- Aboriginal people of Australia | NR | NR | Not reported. It is noted that while Yolngu are fluent in, what is often, a range of Aboriginal languages. Competency in oral English has been reported to range from high-to-minimal. | It is common for Yolngu not to speak English as their first language |
Schure et al. (2015) [6] | 77.9% | Diabetes mellitus Cancer Heart disease stroke, Angina Congestive heart failure Heart attack Lung disease Parkinson’s disease High blood pressure Kidney disease Liver disease | NR | American Indians | NR | single: 192 married: 104 | ≥ Grade 12: 141; and < Grade 12: 144 | NR |
Ward et al. (2011) [8] | NR | Diabetes Mellitus Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Chronic heart failure | NR | Indigenous | NR | NR | NR | NR |
Waugh et al. (2011) [1] | 66% | Diabetes mellitus Rheumatic arthritis Cancer Cardiovascular disease Emphysema Asthma Obesity Kidney disease High blood pressure High cholesterol | NR | Indigenous Australians | NR | NR | NR | NR |