Whitley Deborah M, Fuller-Thomson Esme
1 Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
2 University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Hisp Health Care Int. 2018 Mar;16(1):11-19. doi: 10.1177/1540415318757219. Epub 2018 Mar 1.
The purpose of this descriptive report is to provide the first representative information on the sociodemographic profile and the prevalence of mental and physical health conditions of two "at-risk" groups of Latino caregivers: solo grandparent caregivers and single parents.
The 2012 Behavior Risk Factor Surveillance System was used to compare five dimensions of health on a sample of Latino solo grandparents and Latino single parents, raising their grandchildren/children alone. Bivariate and logistic regression comparative analyses were conducted on study measures.
Latino solo grandparents have a high prevalence of chronic health conditions, including arthritis (51%), depression (40%), diabetes (34%), and asthma (34%). Latino single parents have lower but troubling health risks, including depression (22%), diabetes (14%), and asthma (14%). Differences between the two groups were largely due to the grandparents older age.
Latino solo grandparents have a high prevalence of several chronic medical conditions. The prevalence of disorders is much lower for Latino single parents, although they too have disturbing health risks.
Latino solo grandparents perform their parenting role under intense physical and emotional strain. Health professionals can be instrumental in facilitating interventions that affect the well-being of this expanding family group.
本描述性报告的目的是提供有关两类“高危”拉丁裔照顾者群体的社会人口学概况以及心理和身体健康状况患病率的首批代表性信息，这两类群体分别是独自抚养孙辈的祖父母照顾者和单亲父母。
利用2012年行为危险因素监测系统，对独自抚养孙辈/子女的拉丁裔祖父母和拉丁裔单亲父母样本的五个健康维度进行比较。对研究指标进行了双变量和逻辑回归比较分析。
拉丁裔祖父母慢性健康状况的患病率很高，包括关节炎（51%）、抑郁症（40%）、糖尿病（34%）和哮喘（34%）。拉丁裔单亲父母的健康风险较低但令人担忧，包括抑郁症（22%）、糖尿病（14%）和哮喘（14%）。两组之间的差异主要归因于祖父母年龄较大。
拉丁裔祖父母多种慢性疾病的患病率很高。拉丁裔单亲父母疾病的患病率要低得多，尽管他们也有令人不安的健康风险。
拉丁裔祖父母在巨大的身体和情感压力下履行养育职责。卫生专业人员有助于推动开展影响这个不断扩大的家庭群体福祉的干预措施。
