Cultural Factors in Geriatric Rehabilitation: Ethnic-Specific Generational Cultures

Authors

J. N. Henderson
Mirtha M. Whaley, Nova Southeastern UniversityFollow

ISSN

0882-7524

Publication Date

1-1997

Abstract

Geriatric rehabilitation practitioners need to know how to identify cultural factors that affect therapy and how to apply cultural knowledge in practice. Identifying cultural factors requires a real understanding of culture as it varies from obvious to exquisitely subtle. The process of inquiry to ascertain cultural factors is offered as a more accurate way of judging a patient's cultural status than lists of traits. Also, practitioners must distinguish between ethnic-specific cultural factors and cross-cutting generational cohort factors.

Volume

12

Issue

3

First Page

1

Last Page

9

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences

NSUWorks Citation

Henderson, J. N. and Whaley, Mirtha M., "Cultural Factors in Geriatric Rehabilitation: Ethnic-Specific Generational Cultures" (1997). Department of Occupational Therapy Program Faculty Articles. 72.
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/hpd_ot_faculty_articles/72