Communication and culture: Predictors of treatment adherence among Mexican immigrant patients

Villagran, Melinda M.; Hajek, Christopher; Zhao, Xiaoquan; Peterson, Emily; Wittenberg-Lyles, Elaine

doi:10.1177/1359105311417194

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“…opportunities for health screening and education; locations for accessing healthy foods). Recent research suggests that communication between patients and medical providers may be especially important in promoting engagement and treatment adherence among Latinos (Villagran et al, 2012), so it is essential that providers present health recommendations in a clear and culturally appropriate manner. Along these lines, Mohan et al (2013) suggested that illustrated diabetes management instructions may be useful with Latino patients as a supplement to traditional verbal or written directions, particularly for patients who speak limited English.…”

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Rural Latino adolescent health: Preliminary examination of health risks and cultural correlates

et al. 2013

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Latino adolescents living in rural settings may be at increased risk of health problems; however, data describing the health status of this population are limited. This study examined 60 rural Latino adolescents and found high rates of health risk, including at-risk/clinical results for hemoglobin A1C (23.3%), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (55%), systolic blood pressure (21.7%), and overweight/obesity (55%). Time in sedentary behaviors was high and physical activity was limited. Adolescent language use was associated with health risk status, with greater use of English associated with lower risk. Health psychologists could promote improved health by providing health behavior interventions to this underserved population.

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Rural Latino adolescent health: Preliminary examination of health risks and cultural correlates

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“…105,120,124–127 Cultural competence and literacy among providers, a significant factor for effective patient-provider communication, has been linked with improved patient decision making, patient communication, and adherence to treatment. 128 Training for providers in cultural competence and cultural literacy includes knowledge and skill development in the use of patient beliefs, customs, and world views to frame health information. 129 Provider cultural competence is perceived to be high when the practitioner is able to speak even some Spanish and can affect the content of the interaction.…”

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“…130,131 One recent study examined the role of culture and healthcare interaction among Mexican immigrants and found that adherence decisions were associated with patients’ beliefs about the physician’s cultural literacy and identity. 128 …”

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Status of Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke in Hispanics/Latinos in the United States

Rodríguez¹,

Allison²,

Daviglus³

et al. 2014

Circulation

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Background and Purpose This American Heart Association (AHA) scientific statement provides a comprehensive overview of current evidence on the burden cardiovascular disease (CVD) among Hispanics in the United States. Hispanics are the largest minority ethnic group in the United States, and their health is vital to the public health of the nation and to achieving the AHA’s 2020 goals. This statement describes the CVD epidemiology and related personal beliefs and the social and health issues of US Hispanics, and it identifies potential prevention and treatment opportunities. The intended audience for this statement includes healthcare professionals, researchers, and policy makers. Methods Writing group members were nominated by the AHA’s Manuscript Oversight Committee and represent a broad range of expertise in relation to Hispanic individuals and CVD. The writers used a general framework outlined by the committee chair to produce a comprehensive literature review that summarizes existing evidence, indicate gaps in current knowledge, and formulate recommendations. Only English-language studies were reviewed, with PubMed/MEDLINE as our primary resource, as well as the Cochrane Library Reviews, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the US Census data as secondary resources. Inductive methods and descriptive studies that focused on CVD outcomes incidence, prevalence, treatment response, and risks were included. Because of the wide scope of these topics, members of the writing committee were responsible for drafting individual sections selected by the chair of the writing committee, and the group chair assembled the complete statement. The conclusions of this statement are the views of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official view of the AHA. All members of the writing group had the opportunity to comment on the initial drafts and approved the final version of this document. The manuscript underwent extensive AHA internal peer review before consideration and approval by the AHA Science Advisory and Coordinating Committee. Results This statement documents the status of knowledge regarding CVD among Hispanics and the sociocultural issues that impact all subgroups of Hispanics with regard to cardiovascular health. In this review, whenever possible, we identify the specific Hispanic subgroups examined to avoid generalizations. We identify specific areas for which current evidence was less robust, as well as inconsistencies and evidence gaps that inform the need for further rigorous and interdisciplinary approaches to increase our understanding of the US Hispanic population and its potential impact on the public health and cardiovascular health of the total US population. We provide recommendations specific to the 9 domains outlined by the chair to support the development of these culturally tailored and targeted approaches. Conclusions Healthcare professionals and researchers need to consider the impact of culture and ethnicity on health behavior and ultimately health outcomes. There is a...

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“…Nevertheless, to analyze the phenomenon of adherence, especially to drugs, is also complex. This measure of clinical outcome is conditioned by multiple factors that transcend doctors and the patients, and that is why clinicians would reach better levels of adherence by using their communicative behaviors and empathic sensibility in a conscious and articulated way [14][15][16][17][18].…”

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Ways to improve the patient–physician relationship

Gomez

Aillach

2013

Current Opinion in Psychiatry

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Communication and culture: Predictors of treatment adherence among Mexican immigrant patients

Cited by 31 publications

References 27 publications

Rural Latino adolescent health: Preliminary examination of health risks and cultural correlates

Rural Latino adolescent health: Preliminary examination of health risks and cultural correlates

Status of Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke in Hispanics/Latinos in the United States

Ways to improve the patient–physician relationship

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