Disability status differentials across fifteen Asian and pacific Islander groups and the effect of nativity and duration of residence in the U.S.*

Cho, Youngtae; Hummer, Robert A.

doi:10.1080/19485565.2001.9989034

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“…27 One study found that a greater age-adjusted percentage of Vietnamese respondents reported fair or poor health compared to individuals of Chinese, Filipino, and Japanese descent. 9 Similarly, other studies have found that Vietnamese immigrants report worse health status and more disability than other Asian subgroups and white respondents, 26,28 although these studies focused on younger individuals (aged ≥25) and not on older Vietnamese adults, as in this study.…”

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Self‐Reported Health Status of Vietnamese and Non‐Hispanic White Older Adults in California

Sorkin

Tan

Mangione

et al. 2008

J American Geriatrics Society

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Vietnamese Americans are a rapidly growing minority group in the United States, yet little is known about their health status. Chronic medical conditions and self-rated health of older Vietnamese Americans were compared with those of non-Hispanic white adults living in California using the 2001 and 2003 California Health Interview Surveys (CHISs). The CHIS employed a random-digit-dial telephone survey, and its sample is representative of California's noninstitutionalized population. The sample included 359 Vietnamese and 25,177 non-Hispanic white adults aged 55 and older. Vietnamese and non-Hispanic white adults were compared in terms of limitations in activities of daily living, chronic medical conditions (diabetes mellitus, hypertension, heart disease, asthma), mental health care, and self-reported health, adjusting for age, sex, and education. Vietnamese were more likely than white participants to report needing help for mental health problems (adjusted odds ratio (aOR) = 2.1, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.4–3.1) but less likely to have had their medical providers discuss their mental health problems with them (aOR = 0.3, 95% CI = 0.1–0.5). In addition, Vietnamese participants reported significantly worse health than white adults on five of eight domains of the Medical Outcomes Survery 12-item Short Form survey (P<.006). Clinicians caring for older Vietnamese individuals should be aware of the high risk for mental health needs in this population and should initiate discussions about mental health with their patients. Further research is needed to better understand why older Vietnamese Americans are at higher risk for worse self-reported health than older white adults.

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“…24,25 It may be that the lower health status of older Vietnamese immigrants is the result of inadequate access to healthcare services in the United States, along with premigration physical and psychological trauma during the war years and in Communist re-education camps. 26 …”

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Self‐Reported Health Status of Vietnamese and Non‐Hispanic White Older Adults in California

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Tan

Mangione

et al. 2008

J American Geriatrics Society

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“…Recent research has reported differences among the foreign-born from different geographic origins in life expectancy at age 65 (Mehta et al 2016) and in several physical and mental health outcomes (Cho and Hummer 2001; Hamilton and Hummer 2011; Huang et al 2011). Foreign-born adults of different origins differ in several domains that affect health and employment profiles—namely, educational attainment, English proficiency, immigration status, and time of entry into the United States—as well as in the physical and social circumstances they experienced in their sending countries (Feliciano 2005; Frisbie et al 2001; U.S.…”

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Work Disability Among Native-born and Foreign-born Americans: On Origins, Health, and Social Safety Nets

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Public debates about both immigration policy and social safety net programs are increasingly contentious. However, little research has explored differences in health within America’s diverse population of foreign-born workers, and the effect of these workers on public benefit programs is not well understood. We investigate differences in work disability by nativity and origins and describe the mix of health problems associated with receiving Social Security Disability Insurance benefits. Our analysis draws on two large national data sources—the American Community Survey and comprehensive administrative records from the Social Security Administration—to determine the prevalence and incidence of work disability between 2001 and 2010. In sharp contrast to prior research, we find that foreign-born adults are substantially less likely than native-born Americans to report work disability, to be insured for work disability benefits, and to apply for those benefits. Overall and across origins, the foreign- born also have a lower incidence of disability benefit award. Persons from Africa, Northern Europe, Canada, and parts of Asia, have the lowest work disability benefit prevalence rates among the foreign-born; persons from Southern Europe, Western Europe, the former Soviet Union, and the Caribbean have the highest rates.

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“…Besides the effects that work-related injuries and illnesses may have on the worker, such injuries and illnesses also have broader social effects on work, family, and community environments (45). The connection between these individual and social impacts are mediated by factors such as the type of work and the type and severity of illness or injury, sociodemographic characteristics, economic situation, the duration of illness or disability (45), the length of time of residence, documentation status, and access to care (46,47).…”

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Immigrant populations, work and health—a systematic literature review

Ahonen¹,

Benavides²,

Benach³

2007

Scand J Work Environ Health

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Scand J Work Environ Health 2007;33(2):96-104 that can encourage immigration, there is an important connection to be made between migrating populations, work, and the effect that both foreign status and worker status have on the health and quality of life of these groups. It is probable that these newly arrived persons find themselves in positions of special occupational vulnerability, with high levels of precarious employment and poor work conditions.Considering the magnitude of current human movement, we know relatively little about the links between work and health in immigrant groups. Reviews on this topic are scarce and with a limited scope. They have tended to focus on specific collectives, which are clearly useful for understanding the conditions of these groups. However, such reviews do not bring to light the commonalities that can exist across immigrant worker collectives that could direct further research and advocacy at a structural level. Other descriptive reviews are not described as such and include little information about the search process, factors that are important for locating Objectives This paper summarizes the information on immigrant occupational health available from recent studies, incorporating varied study designs.Methods A systematic search was carried out in PubMed employing terms of interest to the study and related terms supplied by the same search engine. Articles were selected through the following process: (i) reading the title and abstract, in English or Spanish, for the period 1990-2005, (ii) reading of the entire text of selected articles; (iii) making a manual search of the relevant citations in the selected articles; (iv) eliminating articles without a focus on the themes of central interest (immigration, work, and health), and (v) reading and analyzing the definitive article set. No quality criteria were used in the article selection. Results The location of studies was not straightforward and required careful thought about the search terms. The included 48 papers were often multifaceted and difficult to categorize. They generally came from countries historically associated with immigration and described occupational risk factors, health consequences, and the social, economic, and cultural influences on worker health. They were also based on data, surveillance, training, and preventive measures that were inadequate.Conclusions Increased migration is a reality in industrialized countries all over the world, and it has social, political, and economic consequences for migrating groups, as well as for their sending and host societies. More reliable data, targeted appropriate interventions, and enforcement of existing regulations are necessary to improve the health of immigrant workers. Furthermore, studies in sending and developing countries should be encouraged to form a more complete understanding of this complex situation.

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Disability status differentials across fifteen Asian and pacific Islander groups and the effect of nativity and duration of residence in the U.S.*

Cited by 51 publications

References 31 publications

Self‐Reported Health Status of Vietnamese and Non‐Hispanic White Older Adults in California

Self‐Reported Health Status of Vietnamese and Non‐Hispanic White Older Adults in California

Work Disability Among Native-born and Foreign-born Americans: On Origins, Health, and Social Safety Nets

Immigrant populations, work and health—a systematic literature review

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