Wallace Phyllis M, Pomery Elizabeth A, Latimer Amy E, Martinez Josefa L, Salovey Peter
Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.
Hisp J Behav Sci. 2010 Feb 1;32(1):37-54. doi: 10.1177/0739986309352341.
The authors reviewed the acculturation literature with the goal of identifying measures used to assess acculturation in Hispanic populations in the context of studies of health knowledge, attitudes, and behavior change. Twenty-six acculturation measures were identified and summarized. As the Hispanic population continues to grow in the United States, there is a need to develop rigorous acculturation measures that include health indicators. Findings suggest that multidimensional acculturation scales are robust measurement tools when assessing nationality, cultural awareness, media and language preferences, and health status. Furthermore, aspects of Hispanic cultural lifestyle, such as beliefs about nutrition and physical activity, affect health care utilization, treatment, and prevention. Health communication researchers should consider aspects of cultural values and beliefs, and their impact on health status, for future research and health promotion interventions.
作者回顾了文化适应文献,目的是在健康知识、态度和行为变化研究的背景下,确定用于评估西班牙裔人群文化适应情况的测量方法。共识别并总结了26种文化适应测量方法。随着美国西班牙裔人口持续增长,有必要开发包含健康指标的严格的文化适应测量方法。研究结果表明,在评估国籍、文化意识、媒体和语言偏好以及健康状况时,多维文化适应量表是强有力的测量工具。此外,西班牙裔文化生活方式的各个方面,如对营养和体育活动的看法,会影响医疗保健的利用、治疗和预防。健康传播研究人员在未来的研究和健康促进干预措施中应考虑文化价值观和信仰的各个方面及其对健康状况的影响。