PMID- 18791825
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20110613
LR  - 20211203
IS  - 1557-1920 (Electronic)
IS  - 1557-1912 (Linking)
VI  - 12
IP  - 3
DP  - 2010 Jun
TI  - A health survey of a colonia located on the west Texas, US/Mexico border.
PG  - 361-9
LID - 10.1007/s10903-008-9186-7 [doi]
AB  - Little is known about how health disparities affect the health status and general 
      health perceptions of Hispanics living in Texas colonias. The purpose of this 
      study was to conduct a health survey of residents (n = 216) of a colonia 
      community on the border between El Paso, Texas and Juarez, Mexico. Instruments 
      used in this study included a researcher developed demographic questionnaire, the 
      Short Acculturation Scale for Hispanics (SASH), Cutting down, Annoyance by 
      criticism, Guilty feeling and Eye-openers (CAGE) for alcohol consumption, and the 
      Short Form version 2 (SF36v2) health survey. Study findings show the average 
      participant was approximately 42 years old, attained an average of 9.6 years of 
      education, earned an average annual household income of $17,575 and had an 
      average SASH score of 25.4. SASH scores range from 12 to 60, with higher scores 
      suggesting higher levels of American acculturation. Findings from this health 
      survey suggest the average resident of the colonia may have health disadvantages 
      when compared to residents from other parts of El Paso and Texas. Binge drinking 
      was self-reported by 13.4% of all participants; with 5.6% having a CAGE score 
      greater than 2 (indicating an increased propensity towards problems with 
      alcohol). The self-report rates of diabetes, depression and anxiety were 15.3%, 
      20.4% and 16.7% respectively. The SF36v2 composite functional health status 
      scores mirrored the national norms.
FAU - Anders, Robert L
AU  - Anders RL
AD  - School of Nursing, University of Texas, 1101 N. Campbell, El Paso, TX 79902, USA. 
      rlanders@utep.edu
FAU - Olson, Thomas
AU  - Olson T
FAU - Robinson, Kris
AU  - Robinson K
FAU - Wiebe, John
AU  - Wiebe J
FAU - DiGregorio, Rena
AU  - DiGregorio R
FAU - Guillermina, Mina
AU  - Guillermina M
FAU - Albrechtsen, Justin
AU  - Albrechtsen J
FAU - Bean, Nathaniel H
AU  - Bean NH
FAU - Ortiz, Melchor
AU  - Ortiz M
LA  - eng
GR  - P20 MD 000548/MD/NIMHD NIH HHS/United States
PT  - Comparative Study
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
DEP - 20080913
PL  - United States
TA  - J Immigr Minor Health
JT  - Journal of immigrant and minority health
JID - 101256527
SB  - IM
MH  - *Acculturation
MH  - Adult
MH  - Alcohol Drinking
MH  - Alcoholic Intoxication/epidemiology
MH  - Anxiety/epidemiology
MH  - Community Health Services/*statistics & numerical data
MH  - Depression/epidemiology
MH  - Diabetes Mellitus/epidemiology
MH  - Female
MH  - Health Status
MH  - Health Surveys
MH  - Hispanic or Latino/*statistics & numerical data
MH  - Humans
MH  - Income
MH  - Male
MH  - Mexico/epidemiology
MH  - Psychometrics
MH  - Risk-Taking
MH  - Socioeconomic Factors
MH  - Surveys and Questionnaires
MH  - Texas/epidemiology
MH  - United States/epidemiology
MH  - Young Adult
EDAT- 2008/09/16 09:00
MHDA- 2011/06/15 06:00
CRDT- 2008/09/16 09:00
PHST- 2008/03/24 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2008/09/01 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2008/09/16 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2011/06/15 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2008/09/16 09:00 [entrez]
AID - 10.1007/s10903-008-9186-7 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Immigr Minor Health. 2010 Jun;12(3):361-9. doi: 10.1007/s10903-008-9186-7. Epub 
      2008 Sep 13.