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Ursache A, Rollins BY, Chung A, Dawson-McClure S, Brotman LM. BMI Growth Profiles Among Black Children from Immigrant and US-Born Families. J Immigr Minor Health 2024:10.1007/s10903-024-01596-4. [PMID: 38619674 DOI: 10.1007/s10903-024-01596-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/25/2024] [Indexed: 04/16/2024]
Abstract
A large body of research has documented racial/ethnic disparities in childhood obesity in the United States (US) but less work has sought to understand differences within racial groups. Longitudinal studies are needed to describe BMI trajectories across development, particularly for Black children from immigrant families who have been underrepresented in childhood obesity research. The current study utilizes BMI data collected longitudinally from ages 5 to 8 years and growth mixture modeling to (1) identify and visualize growth patterns among Black children from primarily Caribbean immigrant families, and (2) to compare these patterns to growth trajectories among Black children from US-born families. First, we identified four classes or trajectories of growth for Black children from immigrant families. The largest trajectory (70% of the sample) maintained non-overweight throughout the study period. A second trajectory developed overweight by age 8 (25%). Two small trajectory groups demonstrated high rates of moderate and severe obesity-i.e., specifically, a trajectory of accelerated weight gain ending in moderate/severe obesity (3%), and a trajectory of early severe obesity with BMI decreasing slightly with age (2%). We identified a very similar four class/trajectory model among Black children from US-born families, and compared the model to the one for children from immigrant families using multi-group growth mixture modeling. We found that the patterns of growth did not differ significantly between the populations, with two notable exceptions. Among Black children from immigrant families, ∼ 5% were classified into the two heavier BMI trajectories, compared to ∼ 11% of children from US-born families. Additionally, among children with an accelerated weight gain trajectory, children from immigrant families had lower BMIs on average at each time point than children from US-born families. These findings describe the multiple trajectories of weight gain among Black children from immigrant families and demonstrate that although these trajectories are largely similar to those of Black children from US-born families, the differences provide some evidence for lower obesity risk among Black children from immigrant families compared to Black children from US-born families. As this study is the first to describe BMI trajectories for Black children from immigrant families across early and middle childhood, future work is needed to replicate these results and to explore differences in heavier weight trajectories between children from immigrant and US-born families.
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- Alexandra Ursache
- Department of Population Health, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, 180 Madison Ave, New York, NY, 10016, USA.
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- Biobehavioral Health, The Pennsylvania State University, 219 Biobehavioral Health Building, University Park, PA, 16802, USA
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- Department of Population Health, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, 180 Madison Ave, New York, NY, 10016, USA
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- Department of Population Health, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, 180 Madison Ave, New York, NY, 10016, USA
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- Department of Population Health, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, 180 Madison Ave, New York, NY, 10016, USA
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Eagan LE, Mascone SE, Chesney CA, Ranadive SM. Acute inflammation elicits decreased blood pressure but similar arterial stiffness in young African American adults. Exp Physiol 2024; 109:445-455. [PMID: 38048059 PMCID: PMC10988684 DOI: 10.1113/ep091289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2023] [Accepted: 11/14/2023] [Indexed: 12/05/2023]
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African Americans (AA) have a higher risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) as compared to their White (W) counterparts. CVD is characterized by increased blood pressure (BP), arterial stiffness and systemic inflammation. An acute inflammatory stimulus may explain physiological manifestations responsible for amplified CVD in AA that are not apparent at rest. The purpose of this study was to evaluate central and peripheral BP, central and local arterial stiffness, and indices of pulse wave morphology in young healthy AA and W participants in response to acute inflammation. Concentrations of the inflammatory cytokine interleukin-6 (IL-6) and measures of central and peripheral BP, central arterial stiffness (carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (cfPWV)), local carotid arterial stiffness (β-stiffness, elastic modulus (Ep)), and indices of pulse wave morphology were assessed in 28 participants (21 ± 2 years, AA: n = 11) at baseline (BL), 24 h and 48 h post-inflammation. Changes in IL-6 concentrations (ΔIL-6) were significantly greater at 24 h as compared to 48 h post-inflammation (0.652 ± 0.644 vs. -0.146 ± 0.532 pg/μl, P ≤ 0.0001). Among AA participants, central and peripheral diastolic BP were significantly decreased at 24 h post-inflammation as compared to BL (aortic diastolic BP: -4 ± 4 mmHg, P = 0.016; brachial diastolic BP: -4 ± 4 mmHg, P = 0.014). AA participants also experienced a significant decrease in central and peripheral mean arterial BP at 48 h post-inflammation as compared to BL (aortic mean arterial pressure: -4 ± 4 mmHg, P = 0.009; brachial mean arterial pressure: -4 ± 4 mmHg, P = 0.012). Despite haemodynamic changes, there were no differences in central or local carotid arterial stiffness or indices of pulse wave morphology.
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- Lauren E. Eagan
- Department of Kinesiology, School of Public HealthUniversity of MarylandCollege ParkMarylandUSA
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- Department of Kinesiology, School of Public HealthUniversity of MarylandCollege ParkMarylandUSA
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- Department of Kinesiology, School of Public HealthUniversity of MarylandCollege ParkMarylandUSA
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- Department of Kinesiology, School of Public HealthUniversity of MarylandCollege ParkMarylandUSA
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Debbink MP, Stanhope KK, Hogue CJR. Racial and ethnic inequities in stillbirth in the US: Looking upstream to close the gap: Seminars in Perinatology. Semin Perinatol 2024; 48:151865. [PMID: 38220545 DOI: 10.1016/j.semperi.2023.151865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2024]
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Though stillbirth rates in the United States improved over the previous decades, inequities in stillbirth by race and ethnicity have persisted nearly unchanged since data collection began. Black and Indigenous pregnant people face a two-fold greater risk of experiencing the devastating consequences of stillbirth compared to their White counterparts. Because race is a social rather than biological construct, inequities in stillbirth rates are a downstream consequence of structural, institutional, and interpersonal racism which shape a landscape of differential access to opportunities for health. These downstream consequences can include differences in the prevalence of chronic health conditions as well as structural differences in the quality of health care or healthy neighborhood conditions, each of which likely plays a role in racial and ethnic inequities in stillbirth. Research and intervention approaches that utilize an equity lens may identify ways to close gaps in stillbirth incidence or in responding to the health and socioemotional consequences of stillbirth. A community-engaged approach that incorporates experiential wisdom will be necessary to create a full picture of the causes and consequences of inequity in stillbirth outcomes. Investigators working in tandem with community partners, utilizing a combination of qualitative, quantitative, and implementation science approaches, may more fully elucidate the underpinnings of racial and ethnic inequities in stillbirth outcomes.
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- Michelle P Debbink
- University of Utah Spencer Fox Eccles, School of Medicine Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Salt Lake City, UT.
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- Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Atlanta, GA
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- Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, Atlanta, GA
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Ishmael L, Apter A, Busse PJ, Calderon-Candelario R, Carroll JK, Casale T, Celedón JC, Cohen R, Coyne-Beasley T, Cui J, Ericson B, Hernandez P, Kaelber DC, Maher N, Merriman C, Mosnaim G, Nazario S, Phipatanakul W, Pinto-Plata V, Riley I, Shenoy K, Wisnivesky J, Yawn B, Israel E, Cardet JC. Asthma morbidity measures across Black ethnic subgroups. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2024; 153:408-417. [PMID: 38000696 PMCID: PMC10922293 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2023.10.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2023] [Revised: 10/04/2023] [Accepted: 10/31/2023] [Indexed: 11/26/2023]
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BACKGROUND Black adults are disproportionately affected by asthma and are often considered a homogeneous group in research studies despite cultural and ancestral differences. OBJECTIVE We sought to determine if asthma morbidity differs across adults in Black ethnic subgroups. METHODS Adults with moderate-severe asthma were recruited across the continental United States and Puerto Rico for the PREPARE (PeRson EmPowered Asthma RElief) trial. Using self-identifications, we categorized multiethnic Black (ME/B) participants (n = 226) as Black Latinx participants (n = 146) or Caribbean, continental African, or other Black participants (n = 80). African American (AA/B) participants (n = 518) were categorized as Black participants who identified their ethnicity as being American. Baseline characteristics and retrospective asthma morbidity measures (self-reported exacerbations requiring systemic corticosteroids [SCs], emergency department/urgent care [ED/UC] visits, hospitalizations) were compared across subgroups using multivariable regression. RESULTS Compared with AA/B participants, ME/B participants were more likely to be younger, residing in the US Northeast, and Spanish speaking and to have lower body mass index, health literacy, and <1 comorbidity, but higher blood eosinophil counts. In a multivariable analysis, ME/B participants were significantly more likely to have ED/UC visits (incidence rate ratio [IRR] = 1.34, 95% CI = 1.04-1.72) and SC use (IRR = 1.27, 95% CI = 1.00-1.62) for asthma than AA/B participants. Of the ME/B subgroups, Puerto Rican Black Latinx participants (n = 120) were significantly more likely to have ED/UC visits (IRR = 1.64, 95% CI = 1.22-2.21) and SC use for asthma (IRR = 1.43, 95% CI = 1.06-1.92) than AA/B participants. There were no significant differences in hospitalizations for asthma among subgroups. CONCLUSIONS ME/B adults, specifically Puerto Rican Black Latinx adults, have higher risk of ED/UC visits and SC use for asthma than other Black subgroups.
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- Leah Ishmael
- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, Fla
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- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care, Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa
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- Division of Clinical Immunology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
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- American Academy of Family Physicians National Research Network, Leawood, Kan; Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colo
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, Fla
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- Division of Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa
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- Division of Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Syracuse VA Medical Center, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY
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- Department of Adolescent Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
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- Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation, and Immunity, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Mass
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Mass
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Mass
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- Center for Clinical Informatics Research and Education, MetroHealth System, Cleveland, Ohio; Departments of Medicine, Pediatrics, and Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Mass
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, Fla
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- Division of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology, Northshore University Health System, Evanston, Ill
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- Allergy and Immunology Section, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, San Juan, Puerto Rico
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- Departments of Allergy and Immunology and Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, Burlington, Mass
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC
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- Temple Lung Center, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, Pa
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- Division of General Internal Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
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- Department of Family and Community Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn
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- Divisions of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine and Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Mass
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, Fla.
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Jeong S, Hunter SD, Cook MD, Grosicki GJ, Robinson AT. Salty Subjects: Unpacking Racial Differences in Salt-Sensitive Hypertension. Curr Hypertens Rep 2024; 26:43-58. [PMID: 37878224 DOI: 10.1007/s11906-023-01275-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/10/2023] [Indexed: 10/26/2023]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW To review underlying mechanisms and environmental factors that may influence racial disparities in the development of salt-sensitive blood pressure. RECENT FINDINGS Our group and others have observed racial differences in diet and hydration, which may influence salt sensitivity. Dietary salt elicits negative alterations to the gut microbiota and immune system, which may increase hypertension risk, but little is known regarding potential racial differences in these physiological responses. Antioxidant supplementation and exercise offset vascular dysfunction following dietary salt, including in Black adults. Furthermore, recent work proposes the role of racial differences in exposure to social determinants of health, and differences in health behaviors that may influence risk of salt sensitivity. Physiological and environmental factors contribute to the mechanisms that manifest in racial differences in salt-sensitive blood pressure. Using this information, additional work is needed to develop strategies that can attenuate racial disparities in salt-sensitive blood pressure.
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- Soolim Jeong
- Neurovascular Physiology Laboratory (NVPL), School of Kinesiology, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, 36849, USA
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- Department of Health & Human Performance, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX, 78666, USA
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- Department of Kinesiology, North Carolina Agriculture and Technology State University, Greensboro, NC, 27411, USA
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- Biodynamics and Human Performance Center, Georgia Southern University (Armstrong Campus), Savannah, GA, 31419, USA
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- Neurovascular Physiology Laboratory (NVPL), School of Kinesiology, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, 36849, USA.
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Mercadel AJ, Sanchez-Covarrubias AP, Medina HN, Pinheiro PS, Pinto A, George SHL, Schlumbrecht MP. Intra-racial disaggregation reveals associations between nativity and overall survival in women with endometrial cancer. Gynecol Oncol 2023; 176:98-105. [PMID: 37480810 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2023.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2023] [Revised: 07/12/2023] [Accepted: 07/13/2023] [Indexed: 07/24/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Prior studies have demonstrated survival differences between Black women with endometrial cancer (EC) born in the US and Caribbean. Our objective was to determine if country of birth influences EC overall survival (OS) in disaggregated subpopulations of Black women. METHODS Using the Florida Cancer Data System, women with EC diagnosed from 1981 to 2017 were identified. Demographic and clinical information were abstracted. Women who self-identified as Black and born in the US (USB), Jamaica (JBB), or Haiti (HBB) were included. Statistical analyses were performed using chi-square, Cox proportional hazards models, and Kaplan-Meier methods with significance set at p < 0.05. RESULTS 3817 women met the inclusion criteria. Compared to USB, JBB and HBB had more high-grade histologies, more advanced stage disease, had a greater proportion of uninsured or Medicaid insured, and had a higher proportion of women who received chemotherapy (all p < 0.05). In multivariate analyses, age (HR 1.03 [1.02-1.05]), regional stage (HR 1.52 [1.22-1.89]), distant stage (HR 3.73 [2.84-4.89]), lymphovascular space invasion (HR 1.96 [1.61-2.39]), receipt of surgery (HR 0.47 [0.29-0.75]), and receipt of chemotherapy (HR 0.77 [0.62-0.95]) were independently associated with OS. Compared to USB, Haitian nativity was an independent negative predictor of OS when evaluating all histologies together (HR 1.54 [1.18-2.00]) and for endometrioid EC specifically (HR 1.77 [1.10-2.83]). Among women with serous EC, HBB had markedly worse median OS (18.5 months [13.4-46.5]) relative to USB (29.9 months [26.3-35.9]) and JBB (41.0 months, [34.1-82.6], p = 0.013). CONCLUSION Country of birth is associated with endometrial cancer survival in Black women, with HBB demonstrating worse outcomes.
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- Alyssa J Mercadel
- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, 1121 NW 14(th) Street, Suite 345C, Miami, FL 33136, USA; Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, 1475 NW 12(th) Avenue, Miami, FL 33136, USA
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, 1121 NW 14(th) Street, Suite 345C, Miami, FL 33136, USA; Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, 1475 NW 12(th) Avenue, Miami, FL 33136, USA
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Miami School of Medicine, 1120 NW 14(th) Street, CRB 919, Miami, FL 33136, USA
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- Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, 1475 NW 12(th) Avenue, Miami, FL 33136, USA; Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Miami School of Medicine, 1120 NW 14(th) Street, CRB 919, Miami, FL 33136, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, 1611 NW 12(th) Avenue, Holtz 2145, Miami, FL 33136, USA
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, 1121 NW 14(th) Street, Suite 345C, Miami, FL 33136, USA; Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, 1475 NW 12(th) Avenue, Miami, FL 33136, USA
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, 1121 NW 14(th) Street, Suite 345C, Miami, FL 33136, USA; Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, 1475 NW 12(th) Avenue, Miami, FL 33136, USA.
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Zhu T, Martina D, van der Heide A, Korfage IJ, Rietjens JAC. The role of acculturation in the process of advance care planning among Chinese immigrants: A narrative systematic review. Palliat Med 2023; 37:1063-1078. [PMID: 37309994 PMCID: PMC10503260 DOI: 10.1177/02692163231179255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND Acculturation is the process of two different cultures coming into contact. It is unclear how acculturation influences Chinese immigrants' engagement in advance care planning due to the complexity and multifaceted nature of both acculturation and advance care planning. AIMS To synthesize evidence regarding the role of Chinese immigrants' acculturation in their engagement in advance care planning. DESIGN Systematic mixed-method review, registered in PROSPERO (CRD42021231822). DATA SOURCES EMBASE, MEDLINE, Web of Science, and Google Scholar were searched for publications until January 21, 2021. RESULTS Twenty-one out of 1112 identified articles were included in the analysis. Of those 21 articles, 17 had a qualitative design and 13 originated from the United States. Three of four quantitative studies reported that higher acculturation levels were associated with better knowledge or higher rate of engagement in advance care planning. Analysis of qualitative studies showed that Chinese immigrants' engagement in advance care planning was associated with their: (1) self-perceived cultural identity (native or non-native); (2) interpretation of filial piety (traditional or modern); and (3) interpretation of autonomy (individual or familial). To facilitate their engagement, Chinese immigrants prefer an implicit approach, non-family-related initiators, contextualization advance care planning in Chinese culture and using Chinese language. CONCLUSION Chinese immigrants' willingness to engage in advance care planning varied with their acculturation level. To engage them in advance care planning, we recommend adapting the introduction of advance care planning to address people's perceptions of their cultural identity, filial piety, and autonomy, as well as their preference for certain approach, initiator, context, and language.
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- Tingting Zhu
- Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Medical Oncology, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Division of Psychosomatic and Palliative Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
- Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo National General Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia
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- Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Design, Organization and Strategy, Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands
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Hassan S, Gujral UP, Quarells RC, Rhodes EC, Shah MK, Obi J, Lee WH, Shamambo L, Weber MB, Narayan KMV. Disparities in diabetes prevalence and management by race and ethnicity in the USA: defining a path forward. Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol 2023; 11:509-524. [PMID: 37356445 PMCID: PMC11070656 DOI: 10.1016/s2213-8587(23)00129-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2022] [Revised: 05/01/2023] [Accepted: 05/01/2023] [Indexed: 06/27/2023]
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Type 2 diabetes disparities in the USA persist in both the prevalence of disease and diabetes-related complications. We conducted a literature review related to diabetes prevention, management, and complications across racial and ethnic groups in the USA. The objective of this review is to summarise the current understanding of diabetes disparities by examining differences between and within racial and ethnic groups and among young people (aged <18 years). We also examine the pathophysiology of diabetes as it relates to race and ethnic differences. We use a conceptual framework built on the socioecological model to categorise the causes of diabetes disparities across the lifespan looking at factors in five domains of health behaviours and social norms, public awareness, structural racism, economic development, and access to high-quality care. The range of disparities in diabetes prevalence and management in the USA calls for a community-engaged and multidisciplinary approach that must involve community partners, researchers, practitioners, health system administrators, and policy makers. We offer recommendations for each of these groups to help to promote equity in diabetes prevention and care in the USA.
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- Saria Hassan
- Department of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA; Emory Global Diabetes Research Center, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA; Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, GA, USA.
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- Emory Global Diabetes Research Center, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA; Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Emory Global Diabetes Research Center, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA; Department of Community Health and Preventive Medicine, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Emory Global Diabetes Research Center, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA; Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA; Emory Global Diabetes Research Center, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Emory School of Medicine, and the Nutrition and Health Sciences Doctoral Program, Laney Graduate School, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA; Emory Global Diabetes Research Center, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Emory School of Medicine, and the Nutrition and Health Sciences Doctoral Program, Laney Graduate School, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA; Emory Global Diabetes Research Center, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA; Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA; Emory School of Medicine, and the Nutrition and Health Sciences Doctoral Program, Laney Graduate School, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA; Emory Global Diabetes Research Center, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA; Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, GA, USA
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