Hispanic Populations

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Barriers to Immigrant Use of Financial Services — Feb 8, 2012

Hispanic immigrants constitute a rapidly growing share of the U.S. population but are less likely to be financially literate than natives. RAND researchers are investigating barriers to Hispanic immigrants' use of financial services and evaluates financial education materials for them.

PROJECT

CLASP Addresses Challenges Latinos Face at Home and in United States — Dec 19, 2011

The Center for Latin American Social Policy conducts research throughout Latin America and the Latin American population in the United States in the areas of aging, social determinants and consequences of health, saving for retirement, social security coverage, labor market dynamics, and migration.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Kids Are Gaining More Weight During the Elementary School Years — Nov 30, 2011

Nearly 40% of a nationally representative cohort of children started kindergarten with a BMI in the top quartile of the growth charts. This proportion increased significantly between 1st and 3rd grades but there was no further increase during middle school.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Differential Item Functioning By Survey Language Among Older Hispanics Enrolled in Medicare Managed Care — Apr 30, 2011

Failure to account for language differences in CAHPS survey items may result in misleading conclusions about disparities in health care experiences between Spanish and English speakers.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Hispanic Seniors Less Likely to Be Immunized Against Flu and Pneumonia — Jan 24, 2011

Seniors of Hispanic descent are far less likely to become immunized against the flu or pneumonia compared to similar White seniors. Those who prefer speaking Spanish and live in linguistically isolated communities are least likely to be immunized.

NEWS RELEASE

Hispanic Seniors Less Likely to Be Immunized Against Flu and Pneumonia — Jan 24, 2011

Seniors of Hispanic descent are far less likely to become immunized against the flu or pneumonia compared to similar White seniors.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Uptake and Location of Vaccination for 2009-H1n1 and Seasonal Influenza — Dec 31, 2010

This article describes findings from a group of experts assembled to help improve the science of patient safety..

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Factor Structure and Psychometric Properties of the Brief Symptom Inventory-18 in Women: A MACS Approach to Testing for Invariance Across Racial/Ethnic Groups — Nov 30, 2010

This study used data from 3 sites to examine the invariance and psychometric characteristics of the Brief Symptom Inventory –18 across Black, Hispanic, and White mothers of 5th graders. Results showed that the instrument may be used for mean comparisons between Black and White women.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Language and Regional Differences in Evaluations of Medicare Managed Care By Hispanics — Mar 31, 2008

Uses the Consumer Assessments of Healthcare Providers and Systems survey to examine the experiences of Hispanics enrolled in Medicare managed care. Hispanics face barriers to care; however, their experiences with care vary by language and region.

PROJECT

Explaining the Hispanic Health Advantage via Immigrant Selection on Health Behaviors and Chronic Diseases — Jan 7, 2008

On varied measures of health, including the prevalence of certain chronic diseases, U.S. Hispanics consistently fare better than non-Hispanic whites. The aim of this research was to examine selective migration in and out of the U.S. as potential explanations for the "Hispanic health paradox."

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Pediatric Obesity: The Unique Issues in Latino-American Male Youth — Dec 31, 2007

A literature review from three major databases reveals that obesity rates for Latino male children and adolescents are higher than for other major gender-ethnic groups. Obese Latino male youth are also prone to obesity-related morbidities.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Are Racial Disparities in Alcohol Treatment Completion Associated with Racial Differences in Treatment Modality Entry? Comparison of Outpatient Treatment and Residential Treatment in Los Angeles County, 1998 to 2000 — Oct 31, 2007

To determine whether racial and ethnic disparities in publicly funded alcohol treatment completion are due to racial differences in attending outpatient and residential treatment.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

A Multilevel Decomposition Approach to Estimate the Role of Program Location and Neighborhood Disadvantage in Racial Disparities in Alcohol Treatment Completion — Dec 31, 2006

Large racial disparities in completion rates from substance abuse treatment programs in urban settings remain largely unexplained, although evidence is accumulating that neighborhood conditions may influence individual substance abuse patterns and consequences.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Severity of Visual Field Loss and Health-Related Quality of Life — Dec 31, 2006

To examine the association between severity of visual field loss (VFL) and self-reported health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in a population-based sample.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Racial Differences in the Use of Epidural Analgesia for Labor — Dec 31, 2006

There is strong evidence that pain is undertreated in black and Hispanic patients.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Impact of Severity and Bilaterality of Visual Impairment on Health-Related Quality of Life — Dec 31, 2005

To assess the impact of unilateral and bilateral visual impairment (VI) and its severity on health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in Latinos 40 years and older.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Heterogeneity of Childhood Asthma Among Hispanic Children: Puerto Rican Children Bear a Disproportionate Burden — Dec 31, 2005

To estimate differences in asthma prevalence among Hispanic subgroups and non-Hispanic children living in the United States

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Racial and Ethnic Differences in Asthma Diagnosis Among Children Who Wheeze — Dec 31, 2004

Racial and ethnic disparities exist in reported childhood asthma prevalence, but it is unclear if disparities stem from true prevalence differences or a different likelihood of receiving a diagnosis from a health professional.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Psychometric Properties of the Spanish Consumer Assessment of Health Plans Survey (CAHPS) — Dec 31, 2002

This study suggests that the Spanish CAHPS 2.0 core survey has acceptable psychometric properties.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Mental Health and Health-Related Quality of Life Among Adult Latino Primary Care Patients Living in the United States with Previous Exposure to Political Violence — Dec 31, 2002

Latino immigrants in primary care in Los Angeles have a high prevalence of exposure to political violence before immigrating to the United States and associated impairments in mental health and health-related quality of life.

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