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Risk Factors for Sudden Cardiac Arrest Among Hispanic or Latino Adults in Southern California: Ventura PRESTO and HCHS/SOL [PDF]
Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2023 Background Out‐of‐hospital sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is a leading cause of mortality, making prevention of SCA a public health priority. No studies have evaluated predictors of SCA risk among Hispanic or Latino individuals in the United States. Methods
Kyndaron Reinier +14 more
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“Unidos Hablemos” – description of a virtual conference series to engage the Hispanic and Latino community in asthma and COVID-19 education and research [PDF]
Research Involvement and EngagementBackground Inequity in asthma and COVID-19 outcomes and research among Hispanic or Latino individuals is well established. Patient centered outcomes research (PCOR) may help address these inequalities.
Vivian Hernandez-Trujillo +8 more
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Journal of the American Heart Association, 2020 Background Among US Hispanics/Latinos, the largest ethnic minority population in the United States, hypertension incidence has not been thoroughly reported. The goal of this study was to describe the incidence of hypertension among US Hispanic/Latino men
Melawhy L Garcia, Sheila F Castaneda
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Mental health symptoms and discrimination among immigrant and US-born Hispanic or Latino adults during the COVID-19 pandemic [PDF]
BMC PsychologyBackground Mental health symptoms are highly stigmatized, potentially increasing the risk of experiencing discrimination, particularly within minoritized communities such as Hispanic or Latino populations.
Emmanuel A. Odame +5 more
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Association Between Discrimination and Depressive Symptoms Among Hispanic or Latino Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Cross-Sectional Study [PDF]
JMIR Formative ResearchBackgroundDiscrimination and xenophobia toward Hispanic and Latino communities increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, likely inflicting significant harm on the mental health of Hispanic and Latino individuals.
Cameron K Ormiston +3 more
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Cross-Cultural Adaptation of Health Literacy Instrument for Hispanic and Latino/a/e Communities [PDF]
Health Literacy Research and PracticeHispanic and Latino/a/e individuals are more likely to have lower levels of health literacy compared to other ethnic and racial groups. Additionally, 32% of this population also has limited English proficiency. There is a need to develop culturally valid
Jennifer Contreras +7 more
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Racial and ethnic inequities in occupational exposure across and between US cities
SSM: Population Health, 2021 Research suggests that racial/ethnic disparities in COVID-19 in the US are largely driven by higher rates of exposure to SARS-CoV-2 among Hispanic/Latino and Black populations. Occupational exposures play a large role in structuring risk of exposure, and
Alina S. Schnake-Mahl +4 more
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Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2023 Background Factors associated with out‐of‐hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) outcome disparities remain poorly understood. We evaluated the role of receiving hospital on OHCA outcome disparities.
Ryan Huebinger +8 more
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Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2021 Background Variation exists in outcomes following out‐of‐hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), but whether racial and ethnic disparities exist in post‐arrest provision of targeted temperature management (TTM) is unknown.
Nicholas A. Morris +10 more
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HGG Advances, 2023 Summary: Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) is used to evaluate kidney function and determine the presence of chronic kidney disease (CKD), a highly prevalent disease in the US1,2,3 that varies among subgroups of Hispanic/Latino individuals.4,5 ...
Laura Y. Zhou +6 more
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