Acculturation and cardiovascular disease risk in midlife immigrant women from the former Soviet Union

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• Personal Author:
  Chandler PJ ; Michaels Miller A ; Sorokin O ; Wilbur J
• Description:
  This study examines relationships among acculturation, depression, and cardiovascular risk factors in midlife women from the former Soviet Union and identifies factors predicting Framingham Risk Scores. Data were collected at baseline and 1 year later from 218 participants in a longitudinal study of postimmigration health. The leading risk factors were obesity, dyslipidemia, and depression. Older women had lower American Behavioral Acculturation subscale scores, higher Russian Behavioral Acculturation subscale scores, and higher depression scores. Length of residence was significantly correlated with American behavioral acculturation but not Russian behavioral acculturation. Baseline body mass index, both acculturation scores, and depression scores predicted Framingham Risk Scores after 1 year, but serum glucose did not. The results suggest that contrary to findings in other immigrant groups, women from the former Soviet Union may decrease their risk for coronary heart disease as they assume a more American lifestyle. Nursing interventions to address the high cardiovascular disease risk in this population are suggested. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aging Cardiovascular Diseases Cardiovascular System Delivery Of Health Care Epidemiology Health Personnel Mental Health Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Stress, Psychological Surveys And Questionnaires Women

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• Keywords:
  Age-groups Cardiovascular-disease Cardiovascular-system-disease Health-care Health-surveys Humans Medical-care Medical-personnel Nurses Psychological-effects Psychological-factors Psychological-reactions Psychological-stress Risk-factors Weight-factors

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• ISSN:
  0889-7204
• 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:
  47-55
• Volume:
  19
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20039533
• Citation:
  Prog Cardiovasc Nurs 2004 Mar; 19(2):47-55
• Contact Point Address:
  Arlene Michaels Miller, PhD, RN, Associate Professor, College of Nursing, University of Illinois at Chicago, M/C 802, 845 South Damen Avenue, Room 1016, Chicago, IL 60612
• Email:
  arlenem@uic.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2004
• Performing Organization:
  University of Illinois at Chicago
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Progress in Cardiovascular Nursing
• End Date:
  20290630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:e786ca4e27779ff064d1f626865c6ca78582ff12a52e82b35c35c887d6d6d0e1d705fbafdc82537199a8517f41873f45e0e47f075e669da44c1e81624a85e07e
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/192737/cdc_192737_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 172.96 KB ]