Semester of Graduation
Fall 2019
Degree
Master of Social Work (MSW)
Department
School of Social Work
Document Type
Thesis
Abstract
Previous research suggests a relationship between life satisfaction and healthcare utilization or HCU (Habibov & Afandi, 2016; Kim, Park, Sun, Smith, & Peterson, 2014). However, no study was found that examined this relationship among elderly American immigrants. The purpose of this study was to determine whether life satisfaction is linked to HCU for this population. The researcher of the current study applied binary logistic regression to data taken from the Health and Retirement Survey to determine whether changes in life satisfaction could be linked to variance in HCU across seven domains, including hospitalization, overnight nursing home stays, doctors visits, dentist visits, use of prescription medications, use of home health, and outpatient surgery. Results of this analysis suggested that a significant relationship did exist between life satisfaction and each of these domains, although the relationships varied in direction and effect size.
Date
8-19-2019
Recommended Citation
Harrelson, Merritt Christian Rachel, "Life Satisfaction and Healthcare Utilization Among Immigrants to the United States" (2019). LSU Master's Theses. 4999.
https://repository.lsu.edu/gradschool_theses/4999
Committee Chair
Wilks, Scott
DOI
10.31390/gradschool_theses.4999
Included in
Community Health Commons, Gerontology Commons, Social Work Commons