Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Univeristy of Minnesota School of Public Health, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
J Appl Gerontol. 2022 Feb;41(2):411-420. doi: 10.1177/0733464820977608. Epub 2020 Dec 22.
Acculturation and racial discrimination have been independently associated with physical function limitations in immigrant and United States (U.S.)-born populations. This study examined the relationships among acculturation, racial discrimination, and physical function limitations in = 165 African immigrant older adults using multiple linear regression. The mean age was 62 years ( = 8 years), and 61% were female. Older adults who resided in the United States for 10 years or more had more physical function limitations compared with those who resided here for less than 10 years ( = -2.62, 95% confidence interval [CI] = [-5.01, -0.23]). Compared to lower discrimination, those with high discrimination had more physical function limitations ( = -2.51, 95% CI = [-4.91, -0.17]), but this was no longer significant after controlling for length of residence and acculturation strategy. Residing in the United States for more than 10 years is associated with poorer physical function. Longitudinal studies with large, diverse samples of African immigrants are needed to confirm these associations.
文化适应和种族歧视与移民和美国（美国）出生人口的身体功能限制独立相关。本研究使用多元线性回归分析了 165 名非洲移民老年患者中文化适应、种族歧视与身体功能限制之间的关系。平均年龄为 62 岁（ = 8 岁），其中 61%为女性。与在美国居住不到 10 年的老年人相比，在美国居住 10 年或以上的老年人身体功能受限更多（ = -2.62，95%置信区间 [CI] = [-5.01，-0.23]）。与低歧视相比，高歧视者身体功能受限更多（ = -2.51，95% CI = [-4.91，-0.17]），但在控制居住时间和文化适应策略后，这不再显著。在美国居住超过 10 年与身体功能较差相关。需要对大量不同的非洲移民进行纵向研究，以确认这些关联。
