Using a Community-Engaged Approach to Develop a Bilingual Survey about Psychosocial Stressors among Individuals of Mexican Origin

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• Journal Article:
  J Health Care Poor Underserved
• Personal Author:
  Symanski, Elaine ; Karpman, Michelle ; Jimenez, Maria ; Lopez, David S. ; Felknor, Sarah A. ; Upadhyaya, Mudita ; Strom, Sara S. ; Bondy, Melissa L.
• Description:
  Hypertension is on the rise among Hispanics and is highest among those of Mexican origin. Recent studies have found a positive association between air pollution and blood pressure and hypertension. Moreover, a link between hypertension and adverse socioeconomic conditions is well established. However, less is known about psychosocial stressors, although their impact on coronary heart disease has been shown. To address this gap in the literature, community perspectives of the health consequences of environmental exposures and psychosocial stressors experienced among the Mexican-origin population in Houston, Texas were obtained through participation in focus groups, the establishment of a Neighborhood Council of Advisors (NCA), and the testing of a pilot questionnaire. Taken together, the findings from the community were used to develop a culturally sensitive, bilingual questionnaire for an investigation of the combined effects of environmental and psychosocial stressors on hypertension among individuals of Mexican origin.
• Subjects:
  Air Pollution Community Participation Environmental Exposure Environmental Health Focus Groups Hypertension Mexican Americans Multilingualism Occupational Health Pilot Projects Stress, Psychological Surveys And Questionnaires

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• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Psychosocial; Stress; Hispanics; Air Pollution; Hypertension; Community; Focus Group Hypertension; Air Pollution; Blood Pressure; Environmental Exposure; Psychosocial Factors; Community Based; Socioeconomics;
• Source:
  J Health Care Poor Underserved. 26(4):1456-1471
• Pubmed ID:
  26548692
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC11600298
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  T42 OH008421/OH/NIOSH CDC HHSUnited States/
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Georgia ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 6 ; Texas
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  OECSP - Office of Extramural Coordination and Special Projects
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  15 pdf pages
• Volume:
  26
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20064867
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2016
• Performing Organization:
  University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:d525bd40edf1a5e4331cfd6ea4d0199f172a025aa57288c919bab1a91fa85e675172d4269ee493de63c8b99b4c2af9a4e9c722100f1bebd6f7f4064db6305f39
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/170670/cdc_170670_DS1.pdf
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