Health and depression in women from the former Soviet Union living in the United States and Israel

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• Personal Author:
  Gross R ; Michaels Miller A
• Description:
  Post-immigration adjustment is affected by demographic and health characteristics, as well as national resources. Since 1989, more than a million people emigrated from the former Soviet Union (FSU) to the United States and Israel. These countries differ substantially in health systems and immigrant benefits. The purpose of this study is to compare depressed mood between midlife women from the FSU who reside in the United States and Israel, controlling for demographic and health characteristics. The analysis includes 72 women, 36 from each country, who comprise subsets of larger studies and were matched on age and years since immigration. Women were aged 42-70, and immigrated fewer than 8 years prior to recruitment. Using multiple regression analyses it was found that living in the United States, having lower self-reported health status, and having arthritis predicted higher depression scores. Future cross-national interdisciplinary research should be directed toward identifying specific contextual factors that will guide interventions and influence health policy for new immigrants. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aging Environmental Health Mental Health Nervous System Occupational Health Safety Stress, Psychological Women
• Keywords:
  Age-groups Author Keywords: Immigrant Women Environmental-factors Former Soviet Union Humans Immigrant Health Policy Mental-health Mental Health Psychological-effects Psychological-reactions Psychological-stress Stress

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• ISSN:
  1096-4045
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Illinois ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  187-196
• Volume:
  6
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20039531
• Citation:
  J Immigr Health 2004 Oct; 6(4):187-196
• Contact Point Address:
  Arlene Michaels Miller, PhD, College of Nursing, University of Illinois at Chicago, 845 South Damen Room 1016, Chicago, Illinois 60612
• Email:
  arlenem@uic.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2005
• Performing Organization:
  University of Illinois at Chicago
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Immigrant Health
• End Date:
  20290630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:caf790debcade67aaae81a5a9eba93348cd012e4958c6e40b73733aabf409648da2f91be61a27e97d0f9d7256ba88cdf9ae46447124fe362b999e1ab051baebc
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/192735/cdc_192735_DS1.pdf
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