a SDSU/UCSD Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology , San Diego , CA , USA.
b School of Social Sciences and Psychology, University of Western Sydney , Penrith , Australia.
Ethn Health. 2018 Jul;23(5):566-581. doi: 10.1080/13557858.2017.1283392. Epub 2017 Feb 3.
To assess the relationship between immigration legal status and related vulnerabilities and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among Mexican-origin Latinos living in a U.S.-Mexico border region.
Data were obtained using multistage sampling from 393 Latino adults who took part in the 2009 San Diego Prevention Research Center community survey.
Significant differences in HRQoL were found across immigration legal status subgroups. Vulnerabilities associated with HRQoL varied across immigration legal status subgroups, and only depression was associated with HRQoL regardless of immigration legal status.
Results from this study emphasize the need for policies and programs to facilitate access to preventive services, including mental health services, in order to maintain the health of at-risk Latino immigrants.
评估生活在美国-墨西哥边境地区的墨西哥裔拉丁裔移民的法律地位及其相关脆弱性与健康相关生活质量（HRQoL）之间的关系。
该研究采用多阶段抽样，从参加 2009 年圣地亚哥预防研究中心社区调查的 393 名拉丁裔成年人中获取数据。
在移民法律地位亚组中，HRQoL 存在显著差异。与 HRQoL 相关的脆弱性因移民法律地位亚组而异，只有抑郁与 HRQoL 相关，而与移民法律地位无关。
本研究结果强调需要制定政策和方案，以促进获得预防服务，包括心理健康服务，从而维护处于危险中的拉丁裔移民的健康。
