Pan-Hispanic Oral Tradition

Armistead, Samuel G.

doi:10.1353/ort.2004.0048

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“…Therefore, memory is an important variable in cultures with oral tradition since knowledge and events have to be recalled and transmitted through language. Verbal communication also constitutes a main tool of cultural interaction in Hispanic populations including proverbs, folktales, jokes, folk prayers and others 43. Since, culture is a complex multifactorial variable expressed in many forms (e.g., human relationships, lifestyle, beliefs, values, gastronomy),42 some authors have pointed out the need for different methodologies, both quantitative and qualitative, in studying the role of culture on cognition 44…”

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The Relationship Between Education Level and Mini-Mental State Examination Domains Among Older Mexican Americans

Matallana

Santacruz

Cano

et al. 2010

J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol

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To study the effect of education on the performance in the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) domains, we included 2,861 Mexican Americans aged 65 and older from the Hispanic Established Populations for Epidemiologic Studies of the Elderly (EPESE) followed from 1993-1994 until 2004-2005. The MMSE was examined as total score (0-30) or divided in two global domains: 1) no-memory (score 0-24): Orientation, attention, and language; and 2) memory (score 0-6): working and delayed memory. Mean age and total MMSE were 72.7 and 24.6 at wave 1, and 81.7 and 20.5 at wave 5. Spanish speaking subjects had lower years of education (4.1 vs. 7.4, p<. 0001), they had significantly higher adjusted (by age, education, and gender) mean scores for memory, no-memory and the total MMSE compared with English speaking subjects across the five waves of follow-up. In multivariate longitudinal analyses over 11 years of follow-up, subjects with more years of education performed better than those less educated, especially in no-memory and the total MMSE. Spanish speaking subjects with 4-6 years of education had higher memory scores than those speaking English (estimate 0.40, standard error [SE] = 0.14, p<.001), [7][8][9][10][11] SE= 0.13, p<.01) or 12+ (estimate 0.44, SE= 0.13, p<.001). This suggests that cultural factors and factors related to preferred language use may determine variations in MMSE performance. Since the memory domain of the MMSE is less affected by education, it may be used along with other cognitive tests in older populations with low education.

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The Relationship Between Education Level and Mini-Mental State Examination Domains Among Older Mexican Americans

Matallana

Santacruz

Cano

et al. 2010

J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol

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“…24 Storytelling interventions may be especially useful among immigrants, for whom communication barriers may make existing health education methods less effective, 25 and among groups with strong oral traditions, 26 including those from Somalia and Latin America. 27,28 Narrative-based video interventions, in which story components are incorporated into health communication media, provide the opportunity for wide dissemination and inclusion of consistent content (ie, reproducibility) to promote positive health behavior change. Previous research has demonstrated that narrative-based video interventions are more likely to elicit positive motivations for healthful behaviors than non-narrative video messaging for cervical cancer screening, 14 breast cancer screening, 14,29 and smoking cessation 30 among African American and Hispanic populations.…”

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Pilot Feasibility Study of a Digital Storytelling Intervention for Immigrant and Refugee Adults With Diabetes

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Purpose The purpose of this pilot feasibility project was to examine the potential effectiveness of a digital storytelling intervention designed through a community-based participatory research approach for immigrants and refugees with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Methods The intervention was a 12-minute culturally and linguistically tailored video consisting of an introduction, 4 stories, and a concluding educational message. A structured interview was used to assess the intervention for acceptability, interest level, and usefulness among 25 participants with T2DM (15 Latino, 10 Somali) across 5 primary care clinical sites. After watching the video, participants rated their confidence and motivation about managing T2DM as a result of the intervention. Baseline hemoglobin A1c (A1C) and follow-up values (up to 6 months) were abstracted from medical records. Results All participants reported that the intervention got their attention, was interesting, and was useful; 96% reported that they were more confident about managing their T2DM than before they watched the video; and 92% reported that the video motivated them to change a specific behavior related to T2DM self-management. The mean baseline A1C level for the intervention participants was 9.3% (78 mmol/mol). The change from baseline to first follow-up A1C level was −0.8% (−10 mmol/mol) (P<.05). Conclusions Implementation of a digital storytelling intervention for T2DM among immigrant populations in primary care settings is feasible and resulted in self-rated improvement in psychosocial constructs that are associated with healthy T2DM self-management behaviors, and there was some evidence of improvement in glycemic control. A large-scale efficacy trial of the intervention is warranted.

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“…Reponses to these questions were often embedded in longer, more involved stories of occurrences and events in the participants’ lives which may lend credibility to their responses due to the more culturally appropriate method of obtaining data. Part of the oral tradition in Spanish speaking cultures involves giving “ejemplos” [examples] or anecdotes to illustrate a point [38]. “Dichos” or short phrases that depict Spanish proverbs or sayings are often used to communicate values and standards of behavior during daily conversations [39].…”

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Comparing Two Approaches to Acquiring HIV-Risk Data from Puerto Rican Women with Severe Mental Illness

Heaphy

Loue

2009

J Immigrant Minority Health

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Renewed interest has been expressed by researchers in mixed-method assessment that employs both quantitative and qualitative techniques in an expansive style that utilizes a variety of tactics to address research questions. Participants consisted of Puerto Rican women with severe mental illness living in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. The women were shadowed over a 2-year period to observe and verify behaviors that were self-reported using standardized instruments in semi-structured interviews. Concurrent criterion-related validity was employed to determine the extent of the correlation between responses obtained from the two approaches. Forty-four percent of the women were diagnosed with major depression and the mean overall GAF score was 58.5 ± 14.5. A comparison of the data collected using the different methodologies revealed that inconsistent and contradictory responses are not uncommon. The mixed-method design provided a more complete way of obtaining HIV-risk behavior data. Researchers and clinicians could benefit from mixed methods research that can provide greater opportunities to obtain data of a sensitive nature.

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Pan-Hispanic Oral Tradition

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The Relationship Between Education Level and Mini-Mental State Examination Domains Among Older Mexican Americans

The Relationship Between Education Level and Mini-Mental State Examination Domains Among Older Mexican Americans

Pilot Feasibility Study of a Digital Storytelling Intervention for Immigrant and Refugee Adults With Diabetes

Comparing Two Approaches to Acquiring HIV-Risk Data from Puerto Rican Women with Severe Mental Illness

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