Level of acculturation, food intake, dietary changes, and health status of first-generation Filipino Americans in Southern California

Cruz, Felicitas A. dela; Lao, Brigette T.; Heinlein, Catherine

doi:10.1111/1745-7599.12031

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“…Interestingly, despite the high rate of chronic conditions in the sample, many respondents rated their health as good or excellent. This is not dissimilar to the findings of Dela Cruz et al [ 22 ] who found that Filipinos have good self-rated health despite higher than normal anthropometric measures, an indication of increased risk for chronic diseases. Becker [ 23 ] reported that a cultural characteristic of Filipino Americans is minimising the impact or presence of illness which could help explain this finding.…”

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Facilitators and Barriers to Health-Seeking Behaviours among Filipino Migrants: Inductive Analysis to Inform Health Promotion

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DiGiacomo

Salamonson

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BioMed Research International

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Understanding factors that influence health-seeking behaviour of migrants is necessary to intervene for behaviour change. This paper explores Filipino migrants' perceptions of facilitators and barriers to maintaining health in Australia. Open-ended survey item responses reflecting factors that assisted and hindered health following migration to Australia were inductively analysed. Three hundred and thirty-seven of the 552 survey respondents (61%) provided open-ended responses. Responses were grouped into two major categories: individual factors, including personal resources and cultural influences, and environmental factors encompassing both the physical conditions in the host country and health service access. Awareness of practices that enhance health was a major personal facilitator of health-seeking behaviour; however, competing priorities of daily living were perceived as barriers. Cultural beliefs and practices influenced health-seeking behaviour. Despite high self-rated English language skills in this population, new migrants and the elderly cited communication difficulties as barriers to accessing health services. Insight into facilitators and barriers to health-seeking behaviour in this less researched migrant population revealed tools for enhancing engagement in health promotion programs addressing healthy lifestyle.

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Facilitators and Barriers to Health-Seeking Behaviours among Filipino Migrants: Inductive Analysis to Inform Health Promotion

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DiGiacomo

Salamonson

et al. 2015

BioMed Research International

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“…Despite representing one of the largest populations in the United States, the health of Filipino Americans and other Asian American subgroups is poorly understood and not well studied [2,4]. Public health studies have either examined Asian American subgroups individually, generalizing these findings to all Asian Americans, or have aggregated Asian Americans into one group, which may misrepresent the differences in disease prevalence among different subgroups [5,6].…”

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“…This population also has higher smoking rates and binge drinking rates compared with other Asian American subgroups [8]. As Filipino Americans are a highly acculturated ethnic group, they may exhibit bicultural eating patterns than reflect both a preference for food that is typically American and traditionally Filipino [4]. More specifically, the Western dietary acculturation scale, which measures Western eating patterns that include a high intake of fat and sugar, was a significant predictor of the increase in anthropometric factors such as body mass index (BMI) and weight in Filipino Americans [14].…”

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Addressing the Health Needs of High-Risk Filipino Americans in the Greater Philadelphia Region

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Background Filipino Americans represent one of the largest and most diverse immigrant populations in the United States. It has been established that chronic diseases are a significant public health issue affecting this population. Methods We conducted a health needs assessment of two hundred Filipino Americans aged 18 years or older residing in the greater Philadelphia region. Study participants were recruited from eight Filipino community-based organizations in the region. Information about demographic and acculturative characteristics, health behaviors, self-reported chronic health conditions, and chronic disease perception were collected. Results Participants were older and highly acculturated. With regards to health behaviors, several did not meet dietary fruit and vegetables intake and physical activity guidelines. The top five health conditions were high blood pressure (67.5%), high blood cholesterol (57.1%), arthritis (28.9%), diabetes (21.8%), and cancer (14.7%). Several participants perceived high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol, and diabetes to be a concern in their community, and had high awareness of the risk factors associated with these diseases. Conclusion Reported rates of hypertension, high cholesterol, and diabetes suggest that lifestyle interventions targeting diet and physical activity, in addition to health education, are needed in this population.

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“…Upon arrival, these new U.S. immigrants undergo acculturation—the “process by which an immigrant adopts the language, customs, behaviors, and attitudes of the host culture” (Lee, O'Neill, Ihara, & Chae, , p. 2). Acculturation has been shown to influence dietary practices (dela Cruz, Lao, & Heinlein, ; Serafica, Lane, & Ceria‐Ulep, ); medication adherence, lifestyle behaviors, and blood pressure control (Tailakh et al., ); and obesity and cardiovascular risk factors (Shah et al., ).…”

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“…Since its development and original validation, the studies using ASASFA involved first-generation (Philippine-born) Filipinos (dela Cruz & Galang, 2008;dela Cruz et al, 2013;Ea, 2007;Kataoka-Yahiro, 2010;McAdam, Stotts, Padilla, & Puntillo, 2005;Reyes & Cohen, 2013;Serafica et al, 2013). Very little research on its use with U.S.-born FAs exists.…”

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The factor structure of a short acculturation scale for Filipino Americans in an adult U.S.‐born sample

Cruz

Vindua

2018

Journal Community Psychology

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The influx of non‐European immigrants since 1965 ushered the development and use of acculturation measures in immigrant health studies. A Short Acculturation Scale for Filipino Americans (ASASFA) represents a validated, unidirectional ethnic‐specific measure used with first‐generation FAs. ASASFA's psychometric properties with adult U.S.‐born children—the second generation—remain unexplored. This study determined (a) the factor structure of ASASFA with adult U.S.‐born FAs and (b) the predictors of their acculturation scores. A secondary analysis was conducted on ASASFA data from a mental health survey of 116 U.S.‐born FAs. Exploratory factor and parallel analyses showed a two‐factor solution: language use and preference (Factor 1) and ethnic social relations (Factor 2). Ordinary least squares regression indicated gender and ethnic self‐identification predict Factor 1 scores; self‐identification solely predicts Factor 2 scores. Results demonstrate ASASFA's validity and parsimony, supporting its use in FA health studies when lengthy bidirectional acculturation measures become impractical.

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Level of acculturation, food intake, dietary changes, and health status of first-generation Filipino Americans in Southern California

Cited by 25 publications

References 33 publications

Facilitators and Barriers to Health-Seeking Behaviours among Filipino Migrants: Inductive Analysis to Inform Health Promotion

Facilitators and Barriers to Health-Seeking Behaviours among Filipino Migrants: Inductive Analysis to Inform Health Promotion

Addressing the Health Needs of High-Risk Filipino Americans in the Greater Philadelphia Region

The factor structure of a short acculturation scale for Filipino Americans in an adult U.S.‐born sample

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