Coping with a New Health Culture: Acculturation and Online Health Information Seeking Among Chinese Immigrants in the United States

Wang, Weirui; Ye, Nan

doi:10.1007/s10903-014-0106-8

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“…This study provided a comprehensive understanding of immigrants’ communication anxiety in a medical context but its focus was on interpersonal communication, rather than health information seeking behavior. The other research indicates that acculturation predicts the language choice of Chinese American’s online health information seeking [30]. The findings discover that assimilated and integrated immigrants preferred English for online health information seeking and used US health website whereas separated immigrants chose Chinese and accessed Chinese health website.…”

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“…In this respect, utilizing multidimensional measures can broaden a comprehensive understanding of immigrants’ acculturation typologies and further suggests practical implications for public health intervention. What is more, considering that acculturation plays an important role in determining immigrants’ language preference in health information seeking behaviors [30], the present study attempts to identify the multidimensional characteristics of acculturation in Mexican immigrants and its association with language preference when seeking health information.…”

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“…In addition to the significant association between language proficiency and immigrant health, other researchers consider language preference as a key indictor for immigrant health information seeking behavior. Recent study reveals that language preference of Chinese immigrants also predicted different uses of health sources when searching for health information online [30]. …”

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Segmentation of Mexican-Heritage Immigrants: Acculturation Typology and Language Preference in Health Information Seeking

Shin

Maupomé

2016

J Immigrant Minority Health

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With the fast growing number of Mexican immigrants in the United States, more attention is needed to understand the relationship between acculturation and language preference in health information seeking. Latent class analysis provides one useful approach to understanding the diversity in sample of Mexican immigrants (N = 238). Based on 13 linguistic, psychological and behavioral indicators for acculturation, four discrete subgroups were characterized: (1) Less acculturated, (2) Moderately acculturated, (3) Highly acculturated, (4) Selectively bicultural. A Chi-square test revealed that three sub-groups were significantly different in language preference when seeking health information. Less acculturated and moderately acculturated groups sought health information in Spanish, whereas the highly acculturated group preferred English for health information. Selectively bicultural group preferred bilingual health information. Implications for health campaign strategies using audience segmentation are discussed.

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Segmentation of Mexican-Heritage Immigrants: Acculturation Typology and Language Preference in Health Information Seeking

Shin

Maupomé

2016

J Immigrant Minority Health

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“…Given these differences in health information seeking, further research is needed to better understand how information seeking patterns can influence health care use, quality of care, and ultimately health outcomes. When available, culturally and linguistically competent websites that provide disease-specific health information for immigrant populations have been well utilized (Simone et al 2012; Londra et al 2014; Liu, Haukoos, and Sasson 2014; Wang and Yu 2014). However, understanding how these resources strengthen quality of care and service utilization requires additional investigation, particularly when considering the culture and context of health information seeking.…”

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“…Korean immigrants) and/or certain types of health information (e.g. cancer health information) (Britigan, Murnan, and Rojas-Guyler 2009; Nguyen and Shungu 2010; Selsky, Luta, and Noone 2013; Wang and Yu 2014; Lubetkin and Zabor 2015). This research has suggested distinct cultural norms in terms of preferences for health information.…”

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Nativity and language preference as drivers of health information seeking: examining differences and trends from a U.S. population-based survey

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Objective To examine differences in health information seeking between U.S.-born and foreign-born populations in the U.S. Design Data from 2008 to 2014 from the Health Information National Trends Survey were used in this study (n = 15,249). Bivariate analyses, logistic regression, and predicted probabilities were used to examine health information seeking and sources of health information. Results Findings demonstrate that 59.3% of the Hispanic foreign-born population reported looking for health information, fewer than other racial/ethnic groups in the sample. Compared with non-Hispanic White, non-Hispanic Black (OR = 0.62) and Hispanic foreign-born individuals (OR = 0.31) were the least likely to use the internet as a first source for health information. Adjustment for language preference explains much of the disparity in health information seeking between the Hispanic foreign-born population and Whites; controlling for nativity, respondents who prefer Spanish have 0.25 the odds of using the internet as a first source of health information compared to those who prefer English. Conclusion Foreign-born nativity and language preference are significant determinants of health information seeking. Further research is needed to better understand how information seeking patterns can influence health care use, and ultimately health outcomes. To best serve diverse racial and ethnic minority populations, health care systems, health care providers, and public health professionals must provide culturally competent health information resources to strengthen access and use by vulnerable populations, and to ensure that all populations are able to benefit from evolving health information sources in the digital age.

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HPV vaccination, information sources, and acculturation among Chinese college students aged 18–26 in the United States

Tung

Lin

Chao

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Research in Nursing & Health

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Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination behaviors among Chinese college students (CCS) in the United States are affected by social determinants of health. Using a selfreport questionnaire and a snowball sampling technique, this cross-sectional study investigated (a) HPV vaccination practices; (b) primary social networking platforms and preferred means of receiving HPV information; and (c) the influence of acculturation on HPV vaccination, HPV information sources, and social networking use among 213 CCS aged 18-26 in the United States. About half (50.7%) had received one to three doses of an HPV vaccine, and 91.7% had received their first dose. The most popular social networking platforms were WeChat (69.5%), Instagram (58.7%), text messaging (55.4%), and Facebook (47.4%). Preferred means of receiving future HPV information included the internet, online social networking, and health professionals. Participants with high Asian identification (AI) were less likely to receive the HPV vaccine than those with high Western identification. Participants with high AI were more likely to use WeChat for their social networking but less likely to use US-based social media platforms. Acculturation, preferred social networking platforms, and sources and communication of HPV (i.e., health professionals, family members, schoolteachers, friends) influenced participants' HPV vaccination. To promote equity of access to health messages and increase HPV vaccination, future efforts should pay attention to CCS with high AI and incorporate their cultural beliefs and practices. Given that nonprofessionals (e.g., family, friends) were influential factors in HPV vaccination, it is critical to tailor interventions for CCS to the recipients and their social circles.

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Coping with a New Health Culture: Acculturation and Online Health Information Seeking Among Chinese Immigrants in the United States

Cited by 29 publications

References 21 publications

Segmentation of Mexican-Heritage Immigrants: Acculturation Typology and Language Preference in Health Information Seeking

Segmentation of Mexican-Heritage Immigrants: Acculturation Typology and Language Preference in Health Information Seeking

Nativity and language preference as drivers of health information seeking: examining differences and trends from a U.S. population-based survey

HPV vaccination, information sources, and acculturation among Chinese college students aged 18–26 in the United States

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