Examining pre-migration health among Filipino nurses

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• Personal Author:
  de Castro AB ; Fujishiro K ; Gee G ; Rue T
• Description:
  The healthy immigrant hypothesis asserts that immigrants arrive in the receiving country healthier than same race/ethnic counterparts born there. Contemporary research, however, has not evaluated pre-migration health among migrants, nor has explicitly considered comparisons with non-migrants in the country of origin. Pre-migration health was examined among 621 Filipino nurses, including self-reported physical health, mental health, health behaviors, and social stress. Measures were compared by intention to migrate and also tested as predictors of actual migration using time-to-event analysis. Nurses intending to migrate had higher proportion of depression and reported higher general perceived stress compared to those not. Predictors of actual migration included age, mentally unhealthy days, social strain, and social support. Physical health and health behavior measures had no association with migration intention or actual migration. Findings suggest that, relative to those not intending to migrate, nurses intending to migrate have worse mental health status and social stress; and, do not have a physical health advantage. Future research must span the pre- to post-migration continuum to better understand the impact of moving from one country to another on health and well-being. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Health Personnel Mental Health Nervous System Occupational Health Race Factors Safety Surveys And Questionnaires
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Philippines Health Health-care Health-care-personnel Health-services Health-surveys Mental-health Mental Health Migration Nurses Nursing Racial-factors Sociological-factors Stress Worker-health

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• ISSN:
  1557-1912
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 9 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  17
• Issue:
  6
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20045453
• Citation:
  J Immigr Minor Health 2015 Dec; 17(6):1670-1678
• Contact Point Address:
  A.B. De Castro, School of Nursing and Health Studies, University of Washington - Bothell, Box 358532, Bothell, WA 98011-8246, USA
• Email:
  BdeCastro@uwb.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2016
• Performing Organization:
  University of Washington
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
• End Date:
  20250630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:96b6cb5b7b2a876deac633fa0a396167505e999f362a9305a1e644c6627fed01e1ff0967c90d6acd80e64b25350b46d1b12f638079190ad8657dd0641e3370d4
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/200870/cdc_200870_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 382.39 KB ]