School of Social Work, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA.
Department of Social Work, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, USA.
Soc Work Public Health. 2020 Mar 2;35(3):114-124. doi: 10.1080/19371918.2020.1747584. Epub 2020 Apr 6.
Among adults, health literacy and health-related quality of life are highly correlated constructs that are associated with tangible health outcomes. While the connection between these concepts and health outcomes among youth is still unclear, studying these factors among at-risk adolescent populations can provide researchers, policy-creators, and educators a quantifiable summary of the challenge they face in their efforts to reduce health disparities. The purpose of this study was to better understand the health of minority youth living in a Southern state near the US-Mexico border. Specifically, we sought to describe their health literacy and health-related quality of life, and identify how those concepts may be interrelated. Results indicated that our sample of primarily Mexican American and Black American youth living along the US-Mexico border may be struggling more than other known high-risk groups in terms of health literacy and health-related quality of life. Practical implications for families, schools, and border communities are discussed.
在成年人中，健康素养和与健康相关的生活质量是高度相关的概念，它们与具体的健康结果相关。虽然这些概念与年轻人的健康结果之间的联系尚不清楚，但在处于风险中的青少年群体中研究这些因素，可以为研究人员、政策制定者和教育工作者提供他们在努力减少健康差距方面所面临挑战的量化总结。本研究的目的是更好地了解生活在美国-墨西哥边境南部一个州的少数族裔青年的健康状况。具体而言，我们试图描述他们的健康素养和与健康相关的生活质量，并确定这些概念如何相互关联。结果表明，我们的研究对象主要是生活在美国-墨西哥边境的墨西哥裔美国人和非裔美国人青少年，他们在健康素养和与健康相关的生活质量方面可能比其他已知的高风险群体更困难。讨论了对家庭、学校和边境社区的实际影响。
