Clinicians and researchers without a suitable health-related quality of life (HRQOL) measure
in their own language have two choices:(1) to develop a new measure, or (2) to modify a …

▪ Abstract This chapter provides an overview of the concept of acculturation and reviews
existing evidence about the possible relationships between acculturation and selected …

Use of preventive health services (physical, dental, and eye examinations, Pap smear and
breast examinations) among Mexican American, Cuban American, and Puerto Rican adults …

This paper presents a theoretical framework for understanding the impact of culture on the
processes of symptom recognition, labeling, and help-seeking and consequently on large …

Many Latinos have limited English proficiency and this may negatively affect their use of
health care services. To examine this, the authors interviewed 465 Spanish-speaking …

A basic premise of much of the health research conducted with immigrant groups is that
culturally based behaviors change over time as a result of acculturation, ie, interaction with …

Objective. We examine the role of economic access in gender and ethnic/racial disparities in
the use of health services among older adults. Methods. Data from the 1993–1995 study on …

Objective To determine the impact of interpreters and bilingual physicians on emergency
department (ED) resource utilization. Design Cohorts defined by language concordance and …

Identified the concept of acculturation as a cornerstone of immigration research, while
questioning assumptions about zero-sum cultural change in acculturation scales and in …

OBJECTIVES More than 31 million persons living in the United States do not speak English,
therefore language discordance between the clinician and patient may hinder delivery of …