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Recommended Reading List
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61
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Acculturation and perinatal outcomes in Mexican immigrant childbearing women: An integrative review
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Callister, L. C.
Birkhead, A.
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Perinat Neonatal Nurs. 16(3), 22-38.
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Latino/a
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2002
Dec
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Despite several sociocultural factors associated with increased risk for low birth weight and infant mortality, the rate for infants born to first-generation and less acculturated Mexican immigrant women is the same as that of non-Hispanic whites, and half that of African Americans with similar risks. It appears that sociocultural rather than genetic variables are the primary factors associated with this phenomenon. Higher levels of acculturation to North American values and lifestyle in Mexican American childbearing women have been correlated with poor perinatal outcomes, including low birth weight. Acculturation is emerging as an important variable that should be considered when providing health care to Mexican immigrant childbearing women and their families.
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62
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Impacting cultural attitudes in African-American women to decrease breast
cancer mortality
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Lannin, D. R.
Mathews, H. F.
Mitchell, J.
Swanson, M. S.
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Am J Surg. 184(5), 418-23.
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Spec. Pop Women
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2002
Nov
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BACKGROUND: Over the past decade breast cancer mortality has decreased 1% or 2% per year in white women, but not in African-American women. The resulting "mortality gap" is a serious national problem, and it must be a high priority to understand the reasons for it and develop solutions. METHODS: The literature is reviewed to elucidate reasons for the mortality gap and the current status of possible solutions to the problem. In addition, new results of large population-based surveys in North Carolina are presented that may shed light on the problem. RESULTS: The most important reason for the mortality gap is that African-American women tend to be diagnosed with more advanced stage breast cancer than white women. This is due both to lower utilization of screening mammography and to delayed presentation for women with palpable lumps. This is related both to socioeconomic factors that influence access to medical care and to cultural factors that tend to discourage women from seeking care early for breast problems. CONCLUSIONS: Understanding the cultural beliefs that influence patient behavior will greatly aid physicians in caring for their African-American patients, and ultimately may help reduce the racial gap in breast cancer mortality.
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Interventions to promote physical activity among African American women
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Banks-Wallace, J.
Conn, V.
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Public Health Nurs. 19(5), 321-35.
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Spec. Pop Women
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2002 Sep-Oct
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The lack of routine physical activity among African American women places them at risk for negative health outcomes associated with inactivity. The number of studies focused on African American women has increased dramatically in the past decade. This review examined the intervention research literature testing strategies to increase activity among African American women. Eighteen studies with 1,623 subjects were retrieved. Diverse interventions, settings, and measures were reported. Common methodologic weaknesses included: lack of randomization of subjects, single-group design, instruments without documented validity and reliability, significant attrition, and questionable timing of outcome variable measurement. Strategies to design and deliver culturally appropriate interventions are reviewed. Suggestions for future research, such as examining intragroup differences and communal resources, are provided.
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64
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Breast cancer-race, ethnicity, and survival: A literature review
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Campbell, J. B.
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Breast Cancer Res Treat.74(2),187-92.
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Spec. Pop Women
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2002
July
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A review of the literature on breast cancer was conducted to identify gaps in knowledge as it relates breast cancer risk, race, and survival. The discussion has been divided into three broad categories: (1) breast cancer basics and the relationships between risks, race, and survival; (2) influence of race and socioeconomic status on breast cancer morbidity and mortality; and (3) relationship between age and mammography screening. All of the cited studies reveal evidence of a linkage between race and breast cancer survival, however, the effects of socioeconomic factors and race needs to be examined. Results suggest that African-American women and lower income women need to be targeted for early detection. Many of the analyses among younger women (20-39 years) reported that very little disease occurrence in young black women was associated with the socioeconomic factors studied. Conclusions from all studies indicate that more aggressive screening and public education programs directed toward younger black women is warranted. The gaps in knowledge identified included the lack of an explanation of early onset breast cancer with high penetrance as well as an explanation of African-American women's resistance to self-examination and mammography screening and other barriers to diagnostic treatment. Future studies should also examine the link between familial breast cancer and genetic mutations.
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Culture of nursing, preoccupation with prediction, and nursing intention
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Locsin, R. C.
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Holist Nurs Pract. 16(4), 1-3.
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General
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2002
July
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Culture is a series of rules and methods that a society has evolved to deal with the recurring problems it faces. These have become so basic that, like breathing, we no longer think about how we approach or resolve them.
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Breastfeeding in African-American women
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Ludington-Hoe, S. M.
McDonald, P. E.
Satyshur, R.
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J Natl Black Nurses Assoc. 13(1), 56-64.
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Spec. Pop Women
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2002
July
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Currently, a disparity in breastfeeding exists between White, Hispanic, and African-American women. When education and income level are similar in women of these populations, the disparity is minimized. Until similar education and incomes are more fully realized, the disparity in breastfeeding may be reduced by provision of culturally competent care. The purpose of this manuscript is to provide data supporting the disparity in breastfeeding, define culture, and relate how one provides culturally competent care in relation to breastfeeding. Cultural points such as kinship, religion, matriarchy, characteristics of males and adolescents in this group, as well as early introduction of cereal feedings are reviewed. Interventions based on cultural points and characteristics that have been found to or may promote breastfeeding in African-American women are
presented.
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Minority ethnic groups in dementia care: A review of service needs, service provision and models of good practice
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Daker-White, G.
Beattie, A. M.
Gilliard, J.
Means, R.
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Aging Ment Health. 6(2), 101-8.
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General
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2002
May
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Sixty-seven English language articles were obtained for the review, the majority of which (44, 65.7%) had US origins. Broadly, the main issues covered in the literature were: the under-utilization of services by minority ethnic groups, the prevalence of dementia in different ethnic groups, the experience of care giving in different racial groups and language as a factor in cognitive assessment. Although it has been argued that the instruments used to assess cognitive function are culturally biased, the available published evidence would seem to suggest that the fundamental issue is language ability, rather than minority group membership per se. Studies into the care giving experience amongst different ethnic or racial groups suffer from theoretical and methodological weaknesses. Studies of help-seeking among various ethnic groups in the U.S. have found that many do not prioritize dementia as a health problem in the face of more pressing concerns. There was little consensus amongst the articles about whether services should be provided specifically for different ethnic groups, reflecting a lack of evidence concerning the efficacy of different models of service provision.
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Health beliefs and practices among Arab women
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Kridli, S. A.
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MCN Am J Matern Child Nurs. 27(3), 178-82.
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Spec. Pop Women
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2002 May-June
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The purpose of this article is to describe the healthcare beliefs and practices of Arab American women, specifically those regarding menstruation, pregnancy, childbirth, and family planning. The information in this paper is derived from the author's experience as a researcher, as an Arab healthcare provider, and from the literature. Guidelines for nurses who provide care to Arab American women are also presented.
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Effect of race and/or ethnicity in use of antiretrovirals and prophylaxis for opportunistic infection: A review of the literature
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Palacio, H.
Kahn, J. G.
Richards, T. A.
Morin, S. F.
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Public Health Rep. 117(3), 233-51; discussion 231-2.
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General
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2002 May-June
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OBJECTIVE: The authors performed a systematic and critical review of published studies investigating potential associations between race and/or ethnicity and use of HIV-related medications, including antiretroviral medications and medications used for prophylaxis of opportunistic infections. METHODS: The authors conducted a Web-based search of the University of California
MEDLINE/HealthSTAR database for articles published from January 1, 1985, to October 31, 2001. References cited in articles were used to identify potential additional articles for this review. The authors reviewed articles published in peer-reviewed scientific journals that analyzed race/ethnicity as a predictor of antiretroviral or HIV-related prophylactic medication use. RESULTS: The authors identified 28 reports, including: (a) 26 studies published in 1991-2001 that addressed antiretroviral use, spanning data collection periods from 1984 to 1999; (b) 11 studies published in 1994-2001 that addressed prophylaxis for Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP), reporting on data collected from 1989 to 1998; and (c) three studies published from 1998 to 2001 that addressed prophylaxis for other opportunistic infections, reporting on data collected from 1993 to 1998. Among the studies that addressed antiretroviral use, 14 found a negative association between non-white race and at least one measure of antiretroviral use, three studies found a positive association, and 16 studies found no association; seven studies found mixed results across several measures of antiretroviral use. Only four of 11 studies found a negative association between race/ethnicity and PCP prophylaxis; the remainder found no association. Two out of three studies found a negative association between race/ethnicity and prophylaxis for other infections. CONCLUSIONS: There is evidence of racial/ethnic disparities in utilization of
antiretrovirals, which are known to be strongly associated with positive HIV health outcomes. It is now imperative for researchers and policy makers to better understand the causes of these disparities, evaluate programs that affect the delivery of HIV medications, and implement program and policy changes necessary to address the disparities.
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Cultural and contextual influences in mental health help seeking: A focus on ethnic minority youth
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Cauce, A. M.
Domenech-Rodriguez, M.
Paradise, M.
Cochran, B. N.
Shea, J. M.
Srebnik, D.
Baydar, N.
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J Consult Clin Psychol. 70(1), 44-55.
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General
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2002
Feb
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In this article, a mental health help-seeking model is offered as a framework for understanding cultural and contextual factors that affect ethnic minority adolescents' pathways into mental health services. The effects of culture and context are profound across the entire help-seeking pathway, from problem identification to choice of treatment providers. The authors argue that an understanding of these help-seeking pathways provides insights into ethnic group differences in mental health care utilization and that further research in this area is needed.
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