The impact of migration on the health of voluntary migrants in western societies: a review of the literature

JH Lassetter, LC Callister - Journal of transcultural nursing, 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
The authors reviewed literature on the health of voluntary migrants to Western societies and
factors affecting their health. Health indicators include mortality rates and life expectancy …

A systematic review of overweight, obesity, and type 2 diabetes among Asian American subgroups

LR Staimez, MB Weber, KM Narayan… - Current diabetes …, 2013 - ingentaconnect.com
This systematic review synthesizes data published between 1988 and 2009 on mean BMI
and prevalence of overweight, obesity, and type 2 diabetes among Asian subgroups in the …

Prevalence of diabetes, metabolic syndrome, and cardiovascular risk factors in US Asian Indians: results from a national study

R Misra, T Patel, P Kotha, A Raji, O Ganda… - Journal of Diabetes and …, 2010 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Although studies of immigrant Asian Indians in other countries show high
rates of diabetes (DM), metabolic syndrome (MetS), and cardiovascular disease (CVD), no …

Effectiveness of a group‐based culturally tailored lifestyle intervention program on changes in risk factors for type 2 diabetes among Asian Indians in the United States

RM Patel, R Misra, S Raj… - Journal of diabetes …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
This study used an experimental, pretest‐posttest control group repeated measures design
to evaluate the effectiveness of a community‐based culturally appropriate lifestyle …

Factors influencing the adoption of health promoting behaviors in overweight pregnant women: a qualitative study

A Fathnezhad-Kazemi, S Hajian - BMC pregnancy and childbirth, 2019 - Springer
Background The ability to adopt and implement health promotion behaviors is one of the
most important determinants of health status. Various factors affect the successful changing …

Physical activity among South Asian Indian immigrants: an integrative review

M Daniel, JE Wilbur - Public Health Nursing, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Objective (s): The aim of this research review was to portray the correlates of lifestyle
physical activity (PA) behavior of healthy South Asian Indian (SAI) immigrants …

Determinants of health‐promoting lifestyle behaviors among Arab immigrants from the region of the Levant

S Aqtash, G Van Servellen - Research in nursing & health, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Arab immigrants in the United States are at risk for heart disease, stroke, and diabetes. We
explored health‐promoting lifestyle behaviors among Arab immigrants to the United States …

Göç eden kadınların sağlıklı yaşam biçimi davranışları ve etkileyen faktörler

G Demir, A Arıöz - Düzce Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Enstitüsü …, 2014 - dergipark.org.tr
Bu çalışma, göç eden kadınların sağlıklı yaşam biçimi davranışlarını ve bu davranışları
etkileyen faktörleri incelemek amacıyla tanımlayıcı olarak yapılmıştır. Türkiye'nin İç Anadolu …

[HTML][HTML] Facilitators and inhibitors of health-promoting behaviors: the experience of Iranian women of reproductive age

A Baheiraei, M Mirghafourvand… - … journal of preventive …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: There is scant information on the facilitators and inhibitors of health-promoting
behaviors among reproductive-aged Iranian women. This study aims to explore the …

Health‐promoting lifestyle behaviors and psychological status among Arabs and Koreans in the United Arab Emirates

HJ Kim, S Choi‐Kwon, H Kim, YH Park… - Research in nursing & …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Cultural variations among ethnic groups may differentially influence health and health
behavior. We explored and compared health‐promoting lifestyle behaviors and …