Health promotion among Latino adults: Conceptual frameworks, relevant pathways, and future directions.

Arellano‐Morales, Leticia; Elder, John P.; Sosa, Erica T.; Baquero, Barbara; Alcántara, Carmela

doi:10.1037/lat0000051

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“…Key modifiable risk factors are total cholesterol and high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, body mass index (BMI), management of high blood pressure and diabetes, and smoking status. Health behaviors and health promotion among Latinos is discussed elsewhere in this special issue (see Arellano-Morales, Elder, Sosa, Baquero, & Alcantara, 2016). Therefore, we will only briefly review these factors and focus our attention on cholesterol, disease management, and smoking.…”

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Cardiovascular disease in Hispanics/Latinos in the United States.

Balfour

Ruiz

Talavera

et al. 2016

Journal of Latina/o Psychology

102

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Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the leading cause of mortality in the United States and Western world for all groups with one exception: CVDs are the number 2 cause of death for Hispanics/Latinos behind cancer with overall cancer rates lower for Latinos relative to non-Hispanic Whites (NHWs). Despite a significantly worse risk factor profile marked by higher rates of traditional and non-traditional determinants, some CVD prevalence and mortality rates are significantly lower among Latinos relative NHWs. These findings support a need for greater understanding of CVDs specifically among Latinos in order to better document prevalence, appropriately model risk and resilience, and improve targeting of intervention efforts. The current aim is to provide a state-of-the-science review of CVDs amongst Latinos including a review of the epidemiological evidence, risk factor prevalence, and evaluation of the breadth and quality of the data. Questions concerning the generalizability of current risk models, the Hispanic paradox as it relates to CVDs, contributing psychosocial and sociocultural factors, and future directions are discussed.

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Section: Traditional Cvd Risk Factors In Hispanicsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Cardiovascular disease in Hispanics/Latinos in the United States.

Balfour

Ruiz

Talavera

et al. 2016

Journal of Latina/o Psychology

102

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“…Latinx is a gender-neutral term inclusive of all genders (American Psychological Association, 2022). The term Hispanic may have negative connotations for some, who see it as connected with white European heritage and with harming Indigenous people, enslaved people, and those of non-European heritage (Arellano-Morales & Sosa, 2018; Lopez et al, 2020). For the purposes of this article, the term Hispanic is used, while recognizing that some individuals prefer to be identified as “Latino,” “Latina,” “Latino/a,” “Latin@,” “Latinx,” and/or by their specific region of origin (e.g., Brazilian, Cuban, Puerto Rican).…”

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“…This heterogeneous population is diverse in physical appearance, traditions, cultural practices, and language dialects. Therefore, identity within this population is multidimensional and multifaceted (Arellano-Morales & Sosa, 2018).…”

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How Culture Impacts Health: The Hispanic Narrative

Da Costa

2023

Creative Nursing

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The Hispanic population is the largest and fastest-growing minority group in the United States, and is disproportionately impacted by health problems, including heart disease, stroke, diabetes, obesity, cancer, and unintentional injuries. Factors contributing to these disparities include cultural practices, lack of access to health care, language barriers, and a lack of cultural competence by health-care providers. Family, religion, and gender roles play an essential part in the cultural heritage of Hispanic people, which heavily impacts health outcomes in this population. Nurses must be knowledgeable about the impact of culture on health to dismantle racial/ethnic health disparities and deliver equitable and high-quality care to individuals, families, and communities. This narrative aims to introduce some fundamental cultural factors and beliefs in the Hispanic culture that impact health. It also seeks to provide insights into culturally sensitive practices, to promote quality nursing care and address health disparities within this population.

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“…The troubling persistence of health disparities for racial and ethnic minorities in the United States is increasingly recognized to require new approaches for achieving health equity (e.g., Arellano-Morales, Elder, Sosa, Baquero, & Alcántara, 2016; Ruiz, Campos, & Garcia, 2016). In the case of U.S. Latinos, progress toward health equity requires understanding this group’s complex health patterns that span from areas of health risk to areas of health resilience.…”

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Do cultural values have a role in health equity? A study of Latina mothers and daughters.

Corona¹,

Campos²,

Rook³

et al. 2019

Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology

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Objectives: Recently, there has been a call to better understand Latino health and arrive at effective approaches for achieving health equity via research focusing on the association between cultural factors and health. This study examined whether familism, a cultural value that emphasizes warm and close family relationships, would attenuate the negative effects that perceived stress, a psychological process that can worsen health, can have on two physical health indicators- number of health conditions and bodily pain. Methods: Latina mothers (n = 85, M age = 52.68, SD = 6.60) with Type 2 diabetes and their daughters (n = 86, M age = 27.69, SD = 7.61) whose weight put them at risk for also developing the condition were recruited to take part in a larger intervention study aimed at improving weight loss/dietary intake. Participants completed measures of familism, perceived stress, health conditions, and bodily pain. Results: Results indicated that in the daughters, familism and perceived stress interacted to predict health conditions and bodily pain. As familism decreased, stress was associated with more health conditions and more bodily pain. These interactions were not significant for the mothers. Conclusions: First, familism has the potential to buffer the negative effect of stress in ways that are protective for health among Latinas at risk for diabetes. Second, this buffering effect has boundary conditions, suggesting that a better understanding is needed of how, for whom, and under what circumstances familism can be beneficial for health.

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Health promotion among Latino adults: Conceptual frameworks, relevant pathways, and future directions.

Cited by 9 publications

References 69 publications

Cardiovascular disease in Hispanics/Latinos in the United States.

Cardiovascular disease in Hispanics/Latinos in the United States.

How Culture Impacts Health: The Hispanic Narrative

Do cultural values have a role in health equity? A study of Latina mothers and daughters.

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